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Marsden Brings Common Sense to Juvenile DUI Laws
Burke, VA – Senator Dave Marsden introduced and had passed a bill to discourage underage drinking and driving, addressing a discrepancy in Virginia code many legislators had tried and failed to fix.
This law will make the penalty for having any alcohol in your system if you are under 21years old while operating a motor vehicle equal to possession of alcohol which is a Class I Misdemeanor. Previously it was a Class II Misdemeanor, which meant there was a lesser penalty for drinking and driving than there was for possession of alcohol under the age of 21. This will be signed into law today, June 30, 2011, by Governor McDonnell at a ceremony on Church Hill in Richmond.
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Senator Dave Marsden Files for Re-Election
BURKE, VA – Virginia State Senate districts have been drawn and released to the public. Though the process is not done it is a big step in solidifying the lines for the next ten years. Legislators will return to Richmond next week for a Special Session for re-districting. With little population deviation in the 37th District, changes were minimal. Burke, Centreville and West Springfield continue to be the population centers for the district which is solely contained in Fairfax County.
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Solutions for Schools on a Local Level
Fairfax County School Board members met last night to vote on a series of amendments to the disciplinary policy. Similar legislation was considered in the state legislature this session. Senator Dave Marsden voted to ensure that measures to solve these problems would be dealt with in our community, not in Richmond.
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Press Release
BURKE, VA - Virginia State Senate districts have been drawn and released to the public. Though the process is not done it is a big step in solidifying the lines for the next ten years. Legislators will return to Richmond next week for a Special Session for re-districting. With little population deviation in the 37District, changes were minimal. Burke, Centreville and West Springfield continue to be the population centers for the district which is solely contained in Fairfax County.
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Isn't It Obvious?
Once again, we have balanced our budget in Virginia in the most difficult and challenging financial environment since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was my goal for this session of the General Assembly that we accomplish three things: first, that we maintain the car tax relief we currently enjoy, second, that the Local Composite Index (LCI) for school funding that finally adjusted to Fairfax County’s favor not be frozen at last year’s level granting us an additional $60 million over the biennium, and thirdly, that cuts to K-12 funding be minimal as the quality of our schools are the most critical factor in maintaining our home values.
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Going Into Overtime
We went into overtime, although only for one extra day. The budget conferees from the Houseof Delegates and the Senate could not agree on reconciling their differing budgets until Sunday at 2 a.m. Compromise prevailed and we are able to present a spending plan for the rest of this fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and for next fiscal year ending on June 30, 2012. The budget was balanced as it always is. We should be leaving Richmond late on Sunday night, Feb. 27, after a final vote on the budget having previously debated and passed 887 bills out of 1,882 that were introduced.
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Big To-Do over Hotel Tax
The late Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina once declared, “All farm subsidies were a waste of money … except for the ones for tobacco because they really help people.” Needless to say, North Carolina was a leading tobacco state.
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Marsden Wins!
Vows to fight for Fairfax quality of life in Virginia Senate
(FAIRFAX STATION, VA) Senator-Elect Dave Marsden won the hard-fought contest for the 37th District Special Election tonight. Marsden pledged to keep focusing on what's critical for Fairfax County: tax relief for middle class families, helping our small businesses grow jobs, and protecting Fairfax County's world class schools.
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Marsden Statement on Proposed Cuts to Fairfax County Schools
"Let this be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks Fairfax County Schools are safe from harm"
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Dave Marsden for Senate
N VIRGINIA, the two candidates running in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli II, in western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choice.
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Elect Marsden
To the Editor:
On Jan. 12, voters of the 37th District can elect Dave Marsden to the State Senate. With two terms as delegate under his belt, Dave knows his way around Richmond. He is the only legislator who also served as head of a state agency (director, Juvenile Justice Department) and has 17 years of public service experience right here in Fairfax County.
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Marsden makes his case for 37th District Senate seat
As a Fairfax County resident for 57 years, I have a deep understanding of our community and what makes it special. But it only took a few short years as a House delegate down in Richmond to understand that our state government is no longer working for us. I am running in the special election for state Senate because I want to continue my efforts to bring fiscal restraint to Richmond and make progress on the vital priorities of Fairfax County.
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Marsden Gains Prominent Republican Support
(BURKE, VA) Virginia Delegate Dave Marsden proudly accepted the endorsement of long-serving Fairfax County Republican Delegate Jim Dillard in his bid for the state senate. Dillard, who served Fairfax for three decades in Richmond and sits on numerous community boards, highlighted Delegate Marsden's commitment to the people of Fairfax County over rigid ideology.
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Local Leadership Lines Up in Support of Marsden Senate Bid
Northern Virginia leaders back Fairfax native as best candidate to serve the 37th Senate District
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Delegate Dave Marsden Announces Campaign for State Senate
(BURKE, VA) Today, Virginia Delegate Dave Marsden announced his campaign for the 37th Senate seat in Fairfax County. The current state Senator, Ken Cuccinelli, will be leaving the Senate to become Virginia's Attorney General after his electoral victory on November 3rd.
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