Del. Rust a Rare Advocate for Sensible, Bipartisan Cooperation

Del. Rust a Rare Advocate for Sensible, Bipartisan Cooperation

The Washington Post says:

District 86: Few members of the House of Delegates were more persistent, instrumental and influential in pushing for and enacting the transportation-financing legislation than Republican Thomas Davis Rust. As desperately needed revenue starts flowing and putting a dent in Northern Virginia’s traffic over the coming years, Mr. Rust will deserve enormous credit for devoting years to leading on an issue that many in the GOP preferred to ignore. On other issues as well, Mr. Rust, the former mayor of Herndon, has been one of the rare advocates in his caucus for sensible bipartisan cooperation. 
He deserves reelection over Democratic Party activist Jennifer B. Boysko.

And the Loudoun Times-Mirror agrees:

Del. Tom Rust of the 86th District remains a beacon of common sense and moderation in the Northern Virginia delegation. Attempts by Democratic opponent Jennifer Boysko to paint Rust as either an ideological extremist or ineffective legislator simply fall flat. Experience has its benefits. Even if we were more taken with Boysko’s first campaign, it wouldn’t overcome our appreciation for the long history of transportation solutions and bipartisan compromise that we’ve seen from Rust.

Tom is a bipartisan leader who continues to work for mainstream, commonsense solutions. That’s why he’s received the endorsement of almost every major nonpartisan group in Northern Virginia:

• Virginia Education Association
• Fairfax Education Association
• Loudoun Education Association
• Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce BizPAC
• National Federation of Independent Business
• Northern Virginia Technology TechPAC
• Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance
• Northern Virginia Association of Realtors RPAC
• Virginia Farm Bureau Federation AgPAC
• Virginia Police Benevolent Association
• Greater Herndon Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #64
• Fairfax County Professional Firefighters & Paramedics IAFF Local 2068

On jobs, education, healthcare, and transportation, Tom brings the leadership needed in Richmond to work past party lines to get things done.