There's a reason why I'm the only candidate who not only opposed Stoney's Casino, but led the No Casino campaign against it. I have the right priorities. After public safety, job #1 is to fix the Richmond Public Schools. Senator Kaine and I have worked for 15 years on this. But RVA elected leaders - Democrats all - see a taxpayer subsidized baseball stadium or Casino or patronage jobs for their cronies as a more important priority. That's wrong. City government finances are out of control fueled by the wrong priorities.
RVA’s kids have to come first.
We are failing to teach the basics in school, and we have elected leaders who forgot the basics of how to lead a city. Most people know me through my having been Doug Wilder's campaign manager in his historic efforts. But my record, as you will see, has achievements in public finance, women's rights and local government reforms. If you're tired of RVA's status quo politics that keeps taxes too high and educational learning too low, then I ask for your vote. We need new leadership; it's time for a change.