
The 36th Senate District of Virginia needs new leadership, and Jeff Frederick is the best person for the job.
Everywhere you go these days people are hungering for a new environment in the halls of power, a new wind that will blow down barriers to business and job creation. They are tired of arrogant regulations, burdensome taxes, and unnecessary layers of government that have assumed lives of their own and are killing the very same enterprises they should be supporting.
Toddy Puller, after 20 years on the job, has come to represent the interests of government, not the people, not the citizens, and not the taxpayers. It is time for her to go.
Jeff Frederick, who runs his own technology firm, and has served in the House of Delegates, understands Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s pro-growth agenda. He will help to cut taxes, protect families and traditional values, and encourage business formation and new jobs.
Jeff will work to end the anti-business Business Permit and Operating License tax, one of the most destructive taxes businesses face in America. BPOL taxes companies whether they have profits or losses, so it discourages success and compounds failure.
Vote for Jeff Frederick to end BPOL, reduce taxes, support business growth, and reclaim government for all its citizens.
David Paine
Alexandria
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