John Foust seeks to challenge Frank Wolf for Congress in 10th District

Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust announced Dec. 10 the start of his campaign to represent the residents of Virginia’s tenth congressional district now represented by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA).

The candidate was quoted in a news release as saying,  “Like so many Virginians, my life has been shaped by opportunities that were forged through hard work, but the reckless and irresponsible politics of Washington are holding Americans back from achieving our country’s promise of this opportunity. When Congressman Frank Wolf shutdown our nation’s government, it became clear just how out of touch Congressman Wolf’s dysfunctional agenda is with the values of Virginia families who want Congress to stop standing in the way of solutions at every turn. Whether it was balancing six budgets while still delivering quality services to residents or expanding full day kindergarten county-wide, in Fairfax I brought Republicans and Democrats together, worked hard, and got results – and it’s exactly this problem solving leadership that I’ll bring to Congress.”
       
Growing up in Johnstown, Pa., Foust started working on a Christmas Tree Farm when he was 12, meeting the owner before sunrise and working to cut, drag and load trees for 8 hours a day. The first member of his family to attend college, Foust put himself through school by working each summer as a laborer in the steel mills and on the railroad tracks. After college, he went on to earn his MBA and law degree while working full time during the day and attending classes at night.

Since his election to the Fairfax Board of Supervisors in 2007 when he defeated the Republican incumbent, Foust’s news release said he worked “with Republicans and Democrats to pass six balanced budgets and close a $650 million projected deficit by cutting wasteful spending, while still delivering quality, cost effective services to residents.”

He was chairman of the Fairfax Board’s Audit Committee, vice chairman of the Budget Committee and chairman of the County’s Economic Advisory Commission. He worked to expand full day kindergarten to the entire county and fund widening of Route 7 to ease congestion for commuters.