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Candidates' Biographical Information |
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for:
Senate Of Virginia 37th District, Virginia |
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August 23, 2011 Virginia Republican Primary |
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Candidates' Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Biographical Information issue questions. The responses were provided by Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt and Jason A. Flanary or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Biographical |
Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt - R
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Jason A. Flanary - R
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| Personal: (gender, age, marital status, spouse, children, residence) |
Steve and Monique Hunt have lived in Fairfax County for nearly 15 years. He returned to the DC area upon his retirement as an active duty Naval Flight Officer. Steve grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, having been born at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines where his father was serving as a junior enlisted airman. |
Jason is engaged to his fiance Jessica who also lives in Fairfax County. |
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He received his civil engineering degree from Duke University, where he was a member of the Civil Engineering honor society and the Navy Pistol Team. He attended Duke on a full Navy ROTC scholarship, having graduated in 1976 from Frederick Douglass High School in Upper Marlboro. At Douglass, he was senior class vice president and middle linebacker on the county's AA champion football team. |
Jason earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and International Politics from George Mason University. |
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Steve understands first-hand the importance of Northern Virginia's technology sector as an engine for economic growth in the region, as he works in the sector as a senior systems analyst at defense contractor SAIC. His work there involves programmatic analysis, computer modeling, software development and numerous other advanced technology applications. |
Jason Flanary is a successful businessman who knows what it takes to create jobs. As Chief Operating Officer of a small business in Fairfax County, he is a proven job creator in Northern Virginia.
Jason has the political experience we need to improve Northern Virginia. He has worked with numerous Republican candidates and has served as a Legislative Assistant to Delegate Tim Hugo, Congressman J. Randy Forbes and former Congressman Bud Shuster who was Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He has been responsible for handling many key issues - including government reform, transportation, and education. |
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Upon graduating from Duke, Steve was commissioned an officer in the US Navy. After earning his Naval Flight Officer wings in Pensacola, Florida and F-4 Phantom training in Virginia Beach, he headed off to Fighter Squadron VF-151. He was permanently forward deployed for over two years operating throughout the Far East and the Indian Ocean, returning mid-tour to attend TOPGUN.
Back in Virginia, after serving as an admiral's aide for one year, he transitioned to and became an instructor in the F-14 Tomcat.
Later as a tactical action officer, he was responsible for directing defensive operations of the carrier battle group. In foreign ports, Steve would participate in the community relations projects, such as painting schools and orphanages.
He joined fighter squadron VF-31 shortly before Iraq invaded Kuwait. |
Between 1997 and 2001, Jason proudly served in the United States Marine Corps where he provided security to former President Clinton aboard the Presidential Retreat Camp David. |
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As a member of the Fairfax County School Board from 2004-2007 he represented over 1.3 million people, supported over 165,000 children and fought for accountability in a $2.2 billion budget.
Steve's community work has included serving as chairman of the School Health Advisory Committee for three years, as vice commander of the Centreville American Legion Post 1995 and as Legion sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 1995 and Cub Scout Pack 321, as well as serving as a member of the advisory committees for the Medical Care for Children Partnership and the Care Connection for Children, and on the board of the Joshua Foundation. He's also a member of the Fairfax VFW, Clifton Lions Club and Bailey's Crossroads Rotary Club, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer and an Honor Flight volunteer.
In foreign ports, Steve got involved in Navy community relations projects, such as painting schools and orphanages. |
Jason has served as the Vice President of Government Relations for the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce which is dedicated to promoting issues on behalf of businesses. |
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The Hunts are members of Chantilly Bible Church and active volunteers in the annual "March for Life" and have marched in support of America's veterans. Steve has also served as President of the Assist Pregnancy Center and an instructor in a Virginia Health Department-approved teen abstinence program, Keep It Simple Say No (KISSN). While living in Virginia Beach, he also helped start St. Michael's Lutheran Church. In his last Naval tour, Steve was the volunteer youth leader at the Point Mugu Naval Weapons Station Chapel along with being the church council president. |
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| Accomplishments: (awards, achievements) |
As the air-defense officer on the USS Enterprise, he earned Navy Achievement and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals for his actions during Operation Preying Mantis. |
As Executive Director of CapNet, he was named by the Washington Post as "Youngest Tech-Association Chief Executive in the Washington Area." |