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Dan J. Foster
Dan J. Foster was a 2013 Libertarian candidate for District 78 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Foster co-owns and manages a dog kennel business with his wife. He also owns a record label.[2]
Campaign themes
2013
Foster’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Military
Excerpt: "The possibility of losing their health care and retirement benefits: I intend to bring more widespread attention to this issue. This is a great injustice we are doing to our troops and is unacceptable. I intend to vote to stop this problem and point out areas where we can cut unnecessary military spending and put it back in the pockets of our troops who so deserve it."
- Transportation
Excerpt: "Year after year, we all pay taxes on our vehicles (among other vehicle related expenses), and this money goes into a transportation fund. The problem is that our wonderful, trustworthy representatives take the money from the Transportation Fund and put a bunch of it in the General Fund and spend it elsewhere, leaving you and I with tore up and congested highways, nice huh? Here's how we fix it: All the money earmarked for transportation goes into what they call a lock box that they can't touch unless it is used strictly for transportation and highway purposes."
- Cut Taxes and Spending
Excerpt: "Taxes are too high, that's because Virginia's state spending is too high. I want to reduce both. If elected I will file a budget bill that cuts state spending immediately by 25% or more."
- Education
Excerpt: "I'd...like to see Virginia start Voucher Programs for home schooled children and children whose parents want them to attend private schools. It saves the government tax dollars while giving the option of allowing parents to choose where they send their kids to school or helps them cover their cost of home schooling."
- Pro 2nd Amendment Rights
Excerpt: "A persons right to bear arms for self defense of his own person and family should not be compromised. I am a gun owner as are most of my friends and neighbors. All I can say here is I plan to vote to keep our rights as stated in our Constitution, period."
Elections
2013
Foster ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78. He was defeated by Jay Leftwich (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[4]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 78 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jay Leftwich |
57.1% | 13,770 | |
| Democratic | Linda Bryant | 39.1% | 9,430 | |
| Libertarian | Dan J. Foster | 3.7% | 889 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 23 | |
| Total Votes | 24,112 | |||
Personal
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Foster and his wife, Jeannine, have one child, Amy. Foster lives in Chesapeake, VA.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dan + Foster + Virginia + House"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ 'Dan Foster - Libertarian, "About," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Dan Foster - Libertarian, "State Issues," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Dan J. Foster - Biography," accessed September 9, 2013
