Steve For Fairfax

Allow me to introduce you all to Steve Stombres, who is running for one of the six seats on the Fairfax City Council.  For the last four years the City Council has had no change, but this year will be very different.  Two incumbents, Scott Silverthorne and Gail Lyon, are retiring leaving two spots open.  That doesn't happen very much, I believe the last opening was when Chap Petersen was elected to the House of Delegates.  For those who don't know, the Council is nonpartisan (supposedly), and all seats are elected at-large.  Right now, the make-up is roughly 50-50 in terms of ideology; though its fluid.  Because of the non-partisan nature of the elections, the councilmembers aren't conventional like they would be on a county Board of Supervisors.

I met Steve Stombres for the first time two weeks ago and came away very impressed.  Fairfax City is a very insular community, and outsiders have sometimes have a hard time cracking into the place.  Its more about being part of the community than being of a certain political persuasion.  Steve has been a part of this community for a long time and seems like just the candidate that Republicans in this area need to cultivate.  Today's councilman is tommorow's state senator (ask Chap about that).  Steve has worked for years on the hill working for good Republican congressmen and knows how politics and governing works.  He's a great combination of public policy experience and understanding of local issues.  He'll make a great councilman, and I encourage all Republicans and independents to give him your support. 

Comments

[Councilman Scott Silverthorne]

Chris, I'm hoping to convince Democrats that Steve is a guy they can support as well. He's a man of reason, and will serve as an independent voice for Fairfax residents. And you're correct, labels don't work well in our community and I think it's in all of our best interest to keep it that way. Regards,
-Councilman Scott Silverthorne

[Chris]

Thats great to hear, Scott!

Chris..Scott's words are well taken. While Steve works in a partisan enviornment, he
truly will be an independent voice with respect to Council... and a voice that Dems, Republicans and Independents will come to respect.
I have known Steve and Kristen for sometime.
I see nothing to support the thought that he
has ambitions beyond council and giving back to a community that he and his family call home.
He is a gem and this Dem is going to do all she can to help him! I hope to meet you at his kick-off next Sunday.

Mary I.

[Smitty]

We need more candidates like Steve. This is a sample of Steve's competition for the Fairfax City Council: a corrupt Labor Department bureaucrat named Meyer who has been cited by the Inspector General for high dollar contract fraud and writing off tens of thousands of tax dollars that his staff racked up on governement charge cards for personal items, including home furniture. This election will air some very dirty candidate laundry. A few candidates, such as Steve, will prove to be fit for office, unlike Meyer and his ilk.

[IntelligentVoterinFairfax]

"David Meyer is one of the finest and most honest people I've known and worked with. Smitty’s comments are obviously unfounded and are intended to smear his name in an attempt to “whitewash” their own incompetence. Whoever is posting these outrageous and immature attacks needs to find something better to do with their time than smear a good man. He's upfront and open - he doesn't hide behind blogs."

[Becki]

How come "AnotherIntelligentVoter" doesn't use his real name when he is accusing others of "hiding behind blogs"? If David Meyer were really honest he would not have garnered so much media attention for his contracting fraud and other abuses involving government money. He would also not be the subject of so many Inspector General investigations. Finally, he would not need to tell racial "jokes" in the workplace.

David Meyer is not fit for office and he should have been fired from the Labor Department long ago. He got the job there because his mother-in-law had connections with the Clinton Administration and pulled some strings so that he could at least provide for her daughter and grandchildren.

David Meyer's long list of priors are public records, despite his efforts to keep the public from knowing.

It is also against government regulations for David Meyer's subordinates to publicly defend him and work on his campaign, especially on government time. But, the IG has opened up an investigation into that conduct, also.

[Gordon McIntyre]

I notice how David Meyer's postings on this board as well as other boards -- all made anonymously -- never offer any facts or documents to rebut the charges against him, but invariably attack the other person's right to speak.

Very telling.

Gordon McIntyre
Fairfax

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