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Virginia C apitol C onnections, Fall 2015
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Lashrecse Aird | Democrat
Lashrecse Aird will replace
current delegate Joseph Preston in the
63rd district. Aird attended Virginia
State University. She is the Executive
Assistant to the President and Board
Liaison at Richard Bland College of
William andMary as well as chairman
of the Petersburg Democratic
Committee, the 16th Senate District
nominating committee and several
other Petersburg committees. Aird
previously served as Chief of Staff to
Senator Rosalyn Dance, former 63rd
District Delegate. Aird her husband
Blaine and their two sons live in
Petersburg.
Chris Collins | Republican
Chris Collins the new delegate of
the 29th district defeated incumbent
Mark Berg in the June 9th primary,
which secured him the seat in the
November 3rd election since he is
running unopposed. Collins is a
James Madison University Graduate.
Since graduating college and serving
as a member in the National Guard,
Collins has owned a small business
and served as both a deputy sheriff
and volunteer firefighter. Collins has
served in many different leadership
roles in his community including
being a member of the Frederick
County Board of Supervisors. Collins his wife Therese and their
son have lived in the Winchester and Frederick County area for
several years.
Nick Freitas | Republican
Nick Freitas will replace current
delegate Ed Scott in the 30th district.
Freitas joined the Army right out of
high school. Freitas has an extensive
military background which includes
serving two tours in Iraq as a Special
Forces SGT and Special Forces
Intelligence SGT. Since being
honorably discharged in 2009, Freitas
has worked as Director of Operations
for a Service DisabledVeteran Owned
Company which services disabled
Veterans and he lead a successful
campaign for Senator Bryce Reeves
in his hometown of Culpeper. Freitas
was elected to be the Culpeper County Republican Committee
Chairman in 2014. Freitas his wife Tina and their three children
reside in Culpeper.
Steve Heretick | Democrat
Steve Heretick defeated veteran
delegate Johnny Joannou for the
79th district seat in the June 9th
primary. Heretick attended the
College of William and Mary before
being accepted into a dual doctoral
program at Hahnemann University
Medical School and Villanova
University Law School. Heretick
was appointed to the Virginia Board
of Medicine by Governors Warner
and Kaine. In 2007 he was the first
non-physician in Virginia history
to serve as President of the Virginia
Board of Medicine. Heretick also
has an extensive and prestigious law career, which includes owing
his own practice. He was also a member of the Portsmouth City
Council for seven years. Steve his wife Stephanie and their son
live in the Portsmouth area.
Paul Krizek | Democrat
Paul Krizek will replace delegate
Scott Surovell in the 44th district
after defeating Justin Brown in the
June 9th primary. Krizek attended
the University of Virginia before
attending Columbus School of Law
at Catholic University inWashington
D.C. Krizek has worked as a
nonprofit executive, a legislative
staffer for Congressman Jim Moran
and as the Chief Counsel and Vice
President in charge of fundraising
for Christian Relief Services
Charities, Inc. Paul has chaired
the Mount Vernon and Fairfax
County Democratic Committee as well as being involved in many
local Mount Vernon organizations. Paul his wife Tracey and their
daughter live in the Mount Vernon area.
Mark Levine | Democrat
Mark Levine will replace delegate
Rob Krupicka in the 45th district after
winning the June 9th primary against
four other primary candidates. Levine
is a graduate of Harvard University
and Yale Law School. Levine has
served as precinct captain for the
Alexandria Democratic Committee,
and as the Voter Protection Attorney
for the Virginia Democratic Party.
Levine is a resident of Old Town
Alexandria.
Hayley Allison is a Bluefield College
Senior and former Intern with David
Bailey Associates.
Soon to be New Delegates Running without Opposition
By Hayley Allison
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