Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Bill from Oakton's delegate would overhaul how money is allocated in Virginia.
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Wednesday, January 30
By Destiny Brandon, Capital News Service Northern Virginia would get a bigger share of the state’s highway maintenance funds under legislation being sponsored by Oakton's Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill). House Bill 1884 would allocate the funds “on the basis of vehicle miles traveled in each highway construction district compared to vehicle miles traveled in the Commonwealth as a whole.” A subcommittee of the House Transportation Committee voted 3-2 in favor of HB 1884. The bill is awaiting a vote by the full committee. The three subcommittee members who favored the measure are all delegates from Northern Virginia: Republicans Tom Rust of Herndon and Randy Minchewof Leesburg, and Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn of Springfield. Republican …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Legislators to meet with constituents Thursday before the Jan. 9 start of next General Assembly.
State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) and Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67th) are holding a town hall meeting Thursday to speak with their constituents' before the start of the 2013 General Assembly session in Richmond. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Sully Government Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. The event is free and open to the public and no RSVP is required. "...before I go to Richmond, I want to hear about what issues are important to you," LeMunyon wrote on his website in a message about the meeting. LeMunyon, elected in 2009, serves on the following committees: Counties, Cities and Towns, Education and General Laws. So far LeMunyon prefiled HJ565, a resolution that makes application to the U.S. Congress to …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Tell us: Should Virginia continue to operate under Dillon Rule or should lawmakers leave more room for local governments to set their own course?
RICHMOND (Capital News Service) — During a session marked by debates over big issues like the state budget and abortion rights, Virginia legislators spent a surprising amount of time dealing with mundane matters — like telling slackers in Prince George County, the city of Hopewell and the towns of Ashland and Chincoteague to mow their lawns. In Virginia, it takes a state law for local governments to order residents to cut their grass or remove trash from their property. That’s because Virginia follows a legal doctrine called the Dillon Rule. Under that principle, localities have only powers granted to them by the state. As a result, every year local officials must go hat in hand to the Capitol and ask the General Assembly for permission to…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
LeMunyon is running against Eric Clingan in the 67th Delegate District election Nov. 8
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) and Eric Clingan (D) are vying for the 67th Delegate District seat, which will be decided Nov. 8. Patch sent in the same questionnaire to each candidate. The following are LeMunyon's unedited responses. Click here for Clingan's responses. Local Editors Ask Local Questions Q: Some elected officials and advocates for mass transit have suggested that Metrorail extend the Orange Line to Centreville within the next decade or two. Should it? Explain. Yes. In my view, the project should have taken priority over extending Metro to Dulles, as an Orange Line extension along I-66 would take more cars off the road and do more to reduce congestion. The federal government requires that an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) be …
Clingan is running against Del. Jim LeMunyon in the 67th Delegate District election Nov. 8
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) and Eric Clingan (D) are vying for the 67th Delegate District seat, which will be decided Nov. 8. Patch sent in the same questionnaire to each candidate. The following are Clingan's unedited responses. Click here for LeMunyon's responses. Local Editors Ask Local Questions Q: Some elected officials and advocates for mass transit have suggested that Metrorail extend the Orange Line to Centreville within the next decade or two. Should it? Explain. I strongly support expanding Metro’s Orange line to Centreville over the course of the next two decades. We can’t afford to turn good ideas away and extending the Metro out to Chantilly is a good idea. We need to get it done and we need to get it done right. Our commutes, our …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Delegate talks transportation, education at candidates forum
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) participated unopposed in a candidates forum sponsored by the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning. His challenger in the 67th Delegate District, Eric Clingan, said in an email to Oakton Patch he was unable to attend due to illness. The political debate, which is open to the public, will also be televised via the “Local Government” folder on Cox On Demand channel 2635 and Cox’s YouTube channel starting Oct. 26. The following is a full transcript from LeMunyon's time during the forum hosted at Cox Communications in Herndon. Raoul Dany Vargas, a former DRCC chairman, moderated the event. OPENING REMARKS Here's just a little bit about the 67th District if you're not familiar with it. It extended from …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Candidates in 67th Delegate District discuss transportation, role of federal government and more
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) and his challenger Eric Clingan (D) faced off in their first debate of the 2011 election Sunday. The candidates are vying for the 67th Delegate District, which includes parts of Oakton, Centreville and Chantilly. LeMunyon and Clingan appeared on "Inside Scoop" in a debate moderated by host Mark Levine and Mike Lane. TRANSPORTATION LeMunyon: "We do have a serious problem and it's not being adequately addressed." LeMunyon suggested legislation that would require transportation projects in Northern Virginia to be indepedently rated based on what they will do to reduce congestion. "We need to determine the projects that will give us the biggest bang for the buck, make that list public so that the voting public can hold …
Friday, September 23, 2011
LeMunyon continues his focus on transportation in his campaign for re-election
At a Glance Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) may have been hired by the constituents of the 67th District to represent them in Richmond for two months out of the year, but he treats it like a full-time, year-round job. "I think I'm making on an hourly basis less than minimum wage," he laughed. A detail-oriented person, the 52-year-old incumbent delegate likes to be familiar with the specifics of an issue before drafting legislation and rallying cosponsors. In his opinion, it's not possible to get anything significant done without putting in the work during the other 10 months of the year. But he enjoys the work and believes he's the best person to hold the seat, touting his "what you see is what you get" demeanor and his disinterest in politicking …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Clingan touts himself as a moderate in campaign against incumbent Jim LeMunyon
At a Glance Eric Clingan has been interested in politics since he was a young boy. Raised in a conservative household, he began following politics at 12 years old, the same year Ronald Reagan was first elected president. Now Clingan is 43, a Democrat and still just as interested in the power of politics as he ever was, but now moving into the spotlight as he makes his first run for public office in his challenge to Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) for the 67th District seat. He said he's ready to get off the sidelines and start taking action. "Frankly, there is a point where you have to actually get on the field and that's what I'm doing now," Clingan said. "I'm on the field and I'm looking to score and score big." He likes that not only is politics …
Skeptical
4:52 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012
It is so past time for this thing to go away. First, it's time-consuming and cumbersome; second, it's ridiculous to imagine that someone from Albemarle or Wise County has the slightest idea what is appropriate for Arlington or Falls Church. And, perhaps, third: legislators from the more conservative parts of Virginia seem to delight in inflicting the screwgie on what they see as treacherous blue … more ›