URGENT: CONTACT YOUR HOUSE OF DELEGATES REPRESENTATIVE
The House budget plan released by the House Appropriations Committee on Sunday calls for reducing arts grants through the Virginia Commission for the Arts by 50 percent during FY11 and eliminating the Commission altogether at the end of FY12.

Please urge the House to delete, from the proposed House amendments to the Budget Bill (House Bill 30), the elimination of all funding for arts grants through the Virginia Commission for the Arts.  The proposal to eliminate this funding is part of Item 0.9 #2h, paragraph L., reductions to Items 233 and 234.  This item begins on page 7 of the House Amendments (LINK HERE) and the actual elimination of arts grants appears on page 10.

An attempt to abolish the Commission in the early 1990s was rejected by the General Assembly and led to the creation of Virginians for the Arts to serve as a permanent advocacy force. This recommendation by the House committee represents a regrettable step backwards to 1990.

It is critical that arts advocates contact House members and ask them to oppose this recommendation on the floor of the House in the budget debate, which will be held on Thursday, February 25.

For an entire list of the Members of the General Assembly, click here.

http://leg1.state.va.us/101/mbr/MBR.HTM

 

We thank you for your support of the arts in Fairfax County and the state of Virginia.

 

 

VA SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 
Senator Charles J. Colgan   (D) - Senate District 29
MANASSAS

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 626
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7529

email: district29@senate.virginia.gov

10677 Aviation Lane Manassas, Virginia 20110-2701
(703) 368-0300

 

Senator Richard L. Saslaw   (D) - Senate District 35
SPRINGFIELD

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 613
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7535

email: district35@senate.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 1856 Springfield, Virginia 22151-0856
(703) 978-0200

VA SENATE

Senator Janet D. Howell   (D) - Senate District 32 RESTON

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 321
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7532

email: district32@senate.virginia.gov

P. O. Box 2608 Reston, Virginia 20195-0608
(703) 709-8283
 

Senator David W. Marsden   (D) - Senate District 37 BURKE

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 307
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7537

email: district37@senate.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 10889 Burke, Virginia 22009
email: district37@senate.virginia.gov


Senator J. Chapman Petersen (D) - Senate District 34 FAIRFAX

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 323
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7534

email: district34@senate.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 1066 Fairfax, Virginia 22038
(703) 349-3361
 

Senator George L. Barker (D) - Senate District 39
ALEXANDRIA

General Assembly Building, Room 316
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7539

email: district39@senate.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 10527 Alexandria, Virginia 22310
(703) 303-1426

 

Senator Linda T. Puller   (D) - Senate District 36
MOUNT VERNON

General Assembly Building, Room 328
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7536

email: district36@senate.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 73 Mt. Vernon, Virginia 22121-0073
(703) 765-1150
 

Senator Patricia S. Ticer   (D) - Senate District 30
ALEXANDRIA

General Assembly Building, Room 329
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7530

email: district30@senate.virginia.gov

301 King Street City Hall, Room 2007 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211
(703) 549-5770

VA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

 

Delegate David B. Albo   (R) - House District 42
SPRINGFIELD

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 529
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1042

email: DelDAlbo@house.virginia.gov

6367 Rolling Mill Place Suite 102 Springfield, Virginia 22152
(703) 451-3
 

Delegate David L. Bulova   (D) - House District 37
FAIRFAX STATION

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 405
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1037

email: DelDBulova@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 106 Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039
(703) 310-6752


Delegate Barbara J. Comstock   (R) - House District 34 MC LEAN
In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 407
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1034

email: DelBComstock@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 6171 McLean, Virginia 22106
(804) 698-1034


Delegate Mark L. Keam   (D) - House District 35
VIENNA

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 715
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1035

email: DelMKeam@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 1134 Vienna, Virginia 22183
(703) 350-7213


Delegate Kenneth R. Plum   (D) - House District 36
RESTON

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 401
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1036

email: DelKPlum@house.virginia.gov

2073 Cobblestone Lane Reston, Virginia 20191
(703) 758-973

 

Delegate James M. Scott   (D) - House District 53
MERRIFIELD

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 402
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1053

email: DelJScott@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 359 Merrifield, Virginia 22116-0359
(703) 560-8338
 

Delegate Vivian E. Watts   (D) - House District 39
ANNANDALE

In-session address: Mailing address: General Assembly Building, Room 514
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1039

email: DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov

8717 Mary Lee Lane Annandale, Virginia 22003
(703) 978-2989

 

Delegate Timothy D. Hugo   (R) - House District 40
CENTERVILLE

General Assembly Building, Room 528
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1040

email: DelTHugo@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 893 Centreville, Virginia 20122
(703) 968-4101

 

Delegate L. Kaye Kory   (D) - House District 38
FALLS CHURCH

General Assembly Building, Room 817
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1038

email: DelKKory@house.virginia.gov

6505 Waterway Drive Falls Church, Virginia 22044
(804) 698-1038

 

Delegate James M. LeMunyon   (R) - House District 67
CHANTILLY

General Assembly Building, Room 419
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1067

email: DelJLeMunyon@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 220962 Chantilly, Virginia 20153-0962
(703) 264-1432

 

Delegate Thomas Davis Rust   (R) - House District 86
HERNDON

General Assembly Building, Room 820
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1086

email: DelTRust@house.virginia.gov

730 Elden Street Herndon, Virginia 20170
(703) 437-9400


Delegate Mark D. Sickles   (D) - House District 43
ALEXANDRIA

General Assembly Building, Room 703
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1043

email: DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 10628 Alexandria, Virginia 22310
(703) 922-6440

 
Delegate Scott A. Surovell   (D) - House District 44
MOUNT VERNON

General Assembly Building, Room 708
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1044

email: DelSSurovell@house.virginia.gov

P.O. Box 289 Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121
(571) 249-4484