To the Fairfax County Community,

On Wednesday, the 2022 session of the General Assembly began and the new state leadership begins their term on Saturday. I want to thank Governor Northam for his service to the Commonwealth and I look forward to finding common ground and working with Governor Youngkin and his administration.

While Fairfax County does not introduce laws to the…

To the Fairfax County Community,

A year ago today, our U.S. Capitol was attacked. The violence threatened our Vice President, members of Congress, Senators, police officers, Hill staffers, and the other employees inside that building who work every day on our behalf.

Sadly that day, one police officer died, others have since committed suicide, and dozens more still live with…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Yesterday, the Board received an update from the Health Department regarding the omicron variant of COVID-19, COVID-19 caseloads, and our continued vaccination efforts. I detail that information below.

This certainly isn't where we would like to be close to two years after the pandemic began in the United States. We still have a lot to learn…

To the Fairfax County Community,

I hope your holiday season is off to a safe and healthy start!

This has been a confusing couple of weeks parsing through the news of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. There is a lot of information we do not know yet about Omicron, but we don't want people to panic. Researchers around the world are conducting studies to better understand many…

To the Fairfax County Community,

In case you missed it, on Friday the CDC...

To the Fairfax County Community,

Children ages 5-11 are finally eligible to be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine! I'm proud in Fairfax County that over 83% of our residents 18 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and over 85% of our kids ages 12-17 have done the same. It has been great to see lines of excited families waiting to get vaccinated at…

To the Fairfax County Community,

I was proud to join members of our Fairfax County Fire and Rescue team to collect donations of winter coats for Fairfax County families. We have partnered with Operation Warm to distribute 3,000 new winter jackets. Read more about this annual event...

To the Fairfax County Community,

Election Day in Virginia is right around the corner (Nov. 2!), have you voted yet? On the ballot is the next Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and members of the House of Delegates. Learn about the ballot ...

To the Fairfax County Community,

OurFairfax County Health Department has made great strides in vaccinating our population, with over 81% of residents 18 and up having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. I'm also proud to say that partnering with FCPS and our School Board, our schools remain open with a remarkably low incidence of exposures - thanks to our vaccine efforts and…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Over the weekend, I represented Fairfax County at the National Association of Counties conference in Maryland. I’m always excited to showcase all of our successes in Fairfax with counties across the country and learn new ways to advance. As President of the Virginia Association of Counties I was proud to host Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia…