To the Editor:
Please find below some interesting facts about our 10th district candidates. I retrieved this information from Opensecrets.org, a nonprofit website dedicated to adding transparency to the money behind our candidates.
- Barbara Comstock: She is a member of the House of Delegates and is listed as Lobbyist for Comstock Corrello. She is referred to as a revolving door as she has worked as a lobbyist then worked in the government then gone back to lobbying.
(https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.php?priv=Comstock+)
She has voted to allow concealed guns in bars. She has received campaign funds from the NRA. Link follows:
https://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=VA10
Below are three of her top contributors.
Elliot Management (New York Hedge Fund that pushed Argentina into bankruptcy)
Carried interest lobby Altria, formerly known as Philip Morris, Largest Cigarette Company in the world (tobacco subsidies legislation)
Koch Industries (Bringing fracking to a neighborhood near you)
- John Foust- Fairfax Board of Supervisors for 10th district since 2007, Construction Lawyer previous
Below are three of his top contributors.
Data Networks -- Local woman owned IT business
Paul Weiss a large New York law firm with operations in D.C.
American Ass. For Justice, formerly ATLA (They lobby against tort reform)
Please see a more complete list below.
https://www.opensecrets.org/races/contrib.php?cycle=2014&id=VA10&spec=N
I have made up my mind on who I will vote for based on past voting record, ethics, and who I want pushing my representative around.
Phil Brown
McLean