North Stafford, Va. –– An open Virginia House of Delegates seat has a contender.
Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Dudenhefer announced he will vie for the newly shifted 2nd District House of Delegates seat.
The district encompasses much of Northern Stafford, Quantico, and Woodbridge east of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) north to Belmont Bay.
The district was shifted to Northern Virginia from the southwest portion of the state after population there declined, and more residents moved into to the Potomac Communities.
“I know how to keep taxes low, reduce government and create jobs because I have already done it in Stafford County,” said Dudenhefer in a press release.
A Republican and retired Marine Colonel after 30 years of service, Dudenhefer won a position on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors in 2006.
Improving transportation in the region was a focus of his campaign following the death of his 17-year-old daughter, Emily, who was killed in a car crash in Stafford in 2004.
Seven years later, Dudenhefer now serves as the Chairman of the Stafford Board which serves the county’s nearly 129,000 residents. He’s recently tackled issues like hiring and retaining fire and rescue personnel, the county’s mandatory redistricting process, defining where urban growth will happen in Stafford, and stood with Virginia’s transportation secretary Sean Connaughton (the former Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman) to herald construction of new commuter parking in North Stafford.
Dudenhefer said he was approached by Virginia House Speaker Del. Bill Howell about seeking the newly shifted House seat.
“We need more conservatives to stand firm in the House of Delegates, and I’ll be a reliable ally to Speaker Bill Howell as we keep Virginia the best place in the country to conduct business through low taxes and less government intervention.”
So far, no other candidate has come forward to run against the Republican.
