Equality Fairfax

OK folks, so here’s what we need you to do over the next few weeks.

 

During the next month we’ll be coordinating efforts to contact all of our county and town elected officials. Shortly after we get started, we’ll also expand to contacting our state delegates and senators about co-sponsoring a statewide non-discrimination bill. Equality Virginia will be working with legislators to introduce a bill in the Virgnia General Assembly in the next session that would make it illegal to discriminate against any public employee based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Local support is crucial to that bill’s success.

 

When we talk to our elected officials, we have three major goals for these contacts and meetings:

 

1. Ask each local elected official to sign a pledge that within their offices and staffs they will not discriminate in their own hiring or employment and promotion practices.
2. Ask each local elected official’s representative body to pass a resolution in support of Equality Virginia’s non-discrimination bill in the legislative package they send down to Richmond. This applies to town and city councils, and to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The constitutional officers for the county and cities should be asked to express support to their respective council or board.
3. Additionally, for Fairfax County officials, to ask them to support the measure to allow the County to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its non-discrimination policies.

Attached to this post is a document with some talking points for you, a few FAQs, a sample resolution to present to your elected officials on town and city councils, as well as to members of the Board of Supervisors. Also in that attached document is a pledge form for every local official to complete and return to Equality Fairfax, as well as a sample letter to the editor in support of a non-discrimination bill.

 

Below are the people that we need to contact. Please take some time in the next few weeks to contact all of those on this list who represent you. Your voice and your concerns matter to your elected officials, and our community and our allies need your chorus of voices to make it clear to our elected officials that they time for action has come.

 

If you are interested in making an appointment with an official, and would like to join others in your visit, please email us at info@equalityfairfax.org, and let us know when and who you’d like to visit, and we will make sure to pair you up with a fellow advocate.

 

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

DIRECTORY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, JULY 2008

 

FAIRFAX COUNTY OFFICIALS

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/

 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/bos/

 

Find Your District Supervisor. Residents have two supervisors — the chairman and a district supervisor. To find the district in which you live, use My Neighborhood to enter your address, click search and then click “My Neighborhood Report.”

 

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gisapps/myneighborhood/

 

CHAIRMAN

Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly (D)

12000 Government Center Parkway

Suite 530

Fairfax, VA 22035-0079

(703) 324-2321

Fax: (703) 324-3955

TTY: (703) 324-2319

E-mail: chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

BRADDOCK DISTRICT

Sharon Bulova (D)

Kings Park Library

9002 Burke Lake Road

Burke, VA 22015

(703) 425-9300

Fax: (703) 503-9583

TTY 711

E-mail: braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

DRANESVILLE DISTRICT

John W. Foust (D)

McLean Governmental Center

1437 Balls Hill Road

McLean, Va. 22101

Phone: 703-356-0551

Fax: (703) 703-821-4275

TTY: 711

Herndon Office

730 Elden Street

Herndon, VA 20170

(703) 471-5076

Fax: (703) 437-3210

E-mail: dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

HUNTER MILL DISTRICT

Catherine M. Hudgins (D)

North County Governmental Center

12000 Bowman Towne Drive

Reston, VA 20190-3307

(703) 478-0283

Fax: (703) 471-6847

TTY: 703-736-4460

E-mail: hntrmill@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

LEE DISTRICT

Jeff McKay (D)

Franconia Governmental Center

6121 Franconia Road

Alexandria, VA 22310-2508

(703) 971-6262

Fax: (703) 971-3032

TTY: 711

E-mail: leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

MASON DISTRICT

Penelope A. Gross (D)

Mason District Governmental Center

6507 Columbia Pike

Annandale, VA 22003-2099

(703) 256-7717

Fax: (703) 354-8419

E-mail: mason@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT

Gerald W. Hyland (D)

Mt. Vernon Governmental Center

2511 Parkers Lane, Suite 2

Alexandria, VA 22306-3294

(703) 780-7518

TTY: 711

Fax: (703) 780-1491

E-mail: mtvernon@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT

Pat S. Herrity (R)

W. Springfield Governmental Center

6140 Rolling Road

Springfield, VA 22152-1579

(703) 451-8873

Fax: (703) 451-3047

Government Center Office

12000 Government Center Pkwy

Suite 233

Fairfax, VA 22035

(703) 324-2500

Fax: (703) 324-3149

E-mail: springfield@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

PROVIDENCE DISTRICT

Linda Q. Smyth (D)

8739 Lee Highway, Suite A

Fairfax, VA 22031-2198

(703) 560-6946

TDD: 703-207-9407

Fax: (703) 207-3541

TTY: 711

E-mail: provdist@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

SULLY DISTRICT

Michael R. Frey (R)

Sully Governmental Center

4900 Stonecroft Boulevard

Chantilly, VA 20151-3808

(703) 814-7100

Fax: (703) 814-7110

TTY: 703-814-7109

E-mail: sully@fairfaxcounty.gov

 

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES

 

CLERK OF COURT

John T. Frey (R)

4110 Chain Bridge Road

Fairfax, VA 22030-4048

(703) 246-4111

Fax: (703) 352-8934

 

COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY

Raymond F. Morrogh (D)

4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 123

Fairfax, VA 22030-4047

(703) 246-2776

 

SHERIFF

S. G. Barry (D)

4110 Chain Bridge Road

Fairfax, VA 22030-4041

(703) 246-3227

Fax: (703) 359-4192

 

TOWN ELECTED OFFICIALS

 

TOWN OF CLIFTON

Clifton Town Hall

12641 Chapel Road

Clifton, VA 20124

(703) 802-0847

 

Mayor:

Thomas C. Peterson

 

Town Council:

Michael F. Anton

Wayne H. Nickum

Deborah L. Dillard

C.M. “Chuck” Rusnak, Jr.

Patrick J. Layden

 

Leave a Message(703) 923-3500
Select
#1 Tom Peterson, Mayor
#2 Michael Anton, Vice Mayor
#3 Deborah Dillard
#4 Pat Layden
#6 Chuck Rusnak
#7 Town Clerk

 

 

 

TOWN OF HERNDON

http://www.town.herndon.va.us

Herndon Town Hall

730 Elden Street

Herndon, VA 20170

(703) 435-6804

 

Mayor:

 

Stephen C. DeBenedittis (703) 435-6804

E-mail: Mayor.Steve@Herndon-va.gov

 

Town Council:

 

Richard F. Downer (703) 870-7257

E-mail: Richard.Downer@Herndon-va.gov

 

Dennis D. Husch (703) 709-5404

E-mail: Dennis.Husch@Herndon-va.gov

 

Connie Haines Hutchinson (703) 437-6366

E-mail: Connie.Hutchinson@Herndon-va.gov

 

David A. “Dave” Kirby (703) 481-6198

E-mail: kirbyforherndon@aol.com

 

William B. Tirrell, Sr (703) 709-7586

E-mail: bill.tirrell@verizon.net

 

Charlie D. Waddell (703) 435-2520

E-mail: charliewaddell@verizon.net

 

TOWN OF VIENNA

http://www.viennava.gov/

Vienna Town Hall

127 Center St. South

Vienna, VA 22180

(703) 255-6300

 

Mayor:

 

M. Jane Seeman (703) 255-6311

E-mail: mayor@viennava.gov

 

Town Council:

 

Laurie G. Cole (703) 281-6956

E-mail: lgcole@viennava.gov

 

Edythe F. Kelleher (703) 242-7651

E-mail: ekelleher@viennava.gov

 

George E. Lovelace (703) 938-8729

E-mail: glovelace@viennava.gov

 

Michael J. Polychrones (571) 221-8764

E-mail: mpolychrones@viennava.gov

 

Maud F. Robinson (703) 938-7375

E-mail: mrobinson@viennava.gov

 

Daniel M. Dellinger (703) 255-2918

E-mail: ddellinger@viennava.gov

 

INDEPENDENT CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS

 

FAIRFAX CITY

http://www.fairfaxva.gov/

City Hall
10455 Armstrong St.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030

(703) 385-7855

 

Mayor:

 

Robert F. Lederer 703-591-8217

E-mail: rlederer@fairfaxva.gov

 

Council Members:

 

Joan W. Cross 703-273-2930

E-mail: jcross@fairfaxva.gov

 

Daniel F. Drummond 703-268-0541

E-mail: ddrummond@fairfaxva.gov

 

Jeffrey C. Greenfield 703-591-2714

E-mail: jgreenfield@fairfaxva.gov

 

David L. Meyer 703-691-8852

E-mail: dmeyer@fairfaxva.gov

 

Gary J. Rasmussen 703-385-2991

E-mail: grasmussen@fairfaxva.gov

 

Steven C. Stombres 703-279-5187

E-mail: sstombres@fairfaxva.gov

 

Commissioner of the Revenue

 

William Page Johnson II 703-273-6130

E-mail: pjohnson@fairfaxva.gov

 

Treasurer

 

Stephen L. Moloney 703-273-6747

E-mail: smoloney@fairfaxva.gov

 

 

FALLS CHURCH CITY

http://www.fallschurchva.gov/

City Hall
300 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
TEL: 703-248-5001
TTY: 711
E-mail: city-manager@fallschurchva.gov

 

Mayor

 

Robin S. Gardner (h) 703-534-8644

E-mail: rgardner@fallschurchva.gov

 

Council Members

 

Harold (Hal) Lippman, Ph. D.

Vice Mayor (h) 703-237-9089
E-mail: hlippman@fallschurchva.gov

Nader Baroukh (h) 703-992-9433
E-mail: nbaroukh@fallschurchva.gov

 

Daniel K. Maller (h) 703-731-8433
E-mail: dmaller@fallschurchva.gov

 

David F. Snyder (h) 703-241-0419
E-mail: dsnyder@fallschurchva.gov

 

Daniel X. Sze (h) 703-538-5986
E-mail: dansze@fallschurchva.gov

 

Lawrence Webb (h) 703-532-1043
E-mail: lwebb@fallschurchva.gov

 

Commissioner of the Revenue

Tom Clinton 703-248-5019
E-mail: commissioner@fallschurchva.gov

 

Treasurer

 

Cathy Kaye 703-248-5046
E-mail: treasurer@fallschurchva.gov

 

Sheriff

 

S. Stephen Bittle 703-248-5111
E-mail: sheriff-info@fallschurchva.gov

 

Download Virginia Non-Discrimination Info

Currently, in Virginia, we can be fired for being gay or transgender. We can be fired simply for being perceived as gay or transgender. This puts all of us at risk simply for being who we are and can create an atmosphere of fear. No Virginian should live in fear of losing a job simply because of identity or orientation.

In 2009, Equality Virginia’s major legislative goal is to pass a law prohibiting workplace discrimination in state employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. In order to build support for passing this bill in the next General Assembly session, we need to start now.

During the next month we’ll be coordinating efforts to contact all of our county and town elected officials. We have three major goals in these meetings:

• To ask them to sign a pledge that within their offices they will not discriminate in their own hiring
• To ask them to add this bill to the legislative package they send down to Richmond
• Additionally, for Fairfax County officials, to ask them to support the measure to allow the County to add sexual orientation and gender identity to it’s non-discrimination policies.

We also want to meet with all the state delegates and senators that represent us in Richmond and ask them to:

• Sign the non-discrimination pledge for hiring in their own offices (if they haven’t already done so)
• Co-sponsor this bill

We’ll be trying to set up face-to-face meetings with each official, but for those that can’t participate in these meetings, we’ll be writing letters, making phone calls to their offices and sending emails to aid this effort. We want to build as much support within Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Herndon, Vienna and Clifton as we can prior to the General Assembly session.

Finally, we’ll be attending EV’s Lobby Day on January 27th to lobby the entire General Assembly. Don’t worry if you’ve never done this type of grassroots activity before. We’ll be there to assist if needed. 

The details of the campaign will be posted shortly. Let’s make Virginia a safe place for all of us to work!

May 2, 2006
6:00 am	to	7:00 pm

Equality Fairfax needs volunteers to canvass voters outside of the polling places during the special Town Elections to be held throughout the county on May 2, 2006. Our goal is to use these elections as an opportunity to meet registered voters and identify solid \”no votes\” for the Marshall/Newman Amendment on the November General Election ballot. We will provide training, campaign literature and pledge sheets for anyone who volunteers to assist. There will be only a few polling places affected on May 2, one each in Vienna, Herndon and Clifton as well as six in Fairfax City and 5 in Falls Church. We would want to try to cover most of them during the key voting hours of 6-8AM and 5-7PM. Note: We will also be doing this for all polling places during the Democratic Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, June 13. Contact Terry Mansberger 703-573-0046, terry@equalityfarifax.org to volunteer.

October 27, 2004
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

An Introduction to the Celebrations, Struggles and Personal Truths of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community.

A public town hall meeting featuring:

• Reverend Jeremy McLeod from Wellspring United Church of Christ directing the Northern Virginia Rainbow Freedom Chorus,
• Reverend Kharma Amos from the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
• Dyana Mason, Executive Director of Equality Virginia,
• and several other panelists representing our broad community.

Social/gathering time 7:00-7:30pm
Meeting/discussion 7:30-9:00pm

Come hear personal stories and ask the questions you’ve been wondering: Why is it important to “come out?” What happens to the relationships between parents and their children? How can you have a relationship with God and be gay? Why is legal protection important? What protections are possible in Virginia? What is the difference between gay and transgender? How does this affect me? This event is sponsored by: Equality Fairfax, Equality Virginia, Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia, Wellspring United Church of Christ in Centreville. All organizations seeking equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Virginians. It is our pleasure to offer American Sign Language interpreting for this event.

Old Town Hall
3999 University Drive
Fairfax City, VA 22030