Delegate Tom Rust (R-Herndon)

Party Republican Photo of Tom Rust
District 86: Counties of Fairfax (part) and Loudoun (part) [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2009
Committees Commerce and Labor, Education, Science and Technology (Chair), Transportation
Website tomrust.org
Fundraising $64,483 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 64% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 74% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 59% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Republican Party Republican Party committees $79,554
Hazel Jr, John T Attorneys & law firms $37,500
Howell For Delegate PACs operated by Republican state politicians $30,000
Hazel, William A Public works, industrial & commercial construction $30,000
David For Congress, Tom Republican candidate committees $25,000
House Republican Campaign Cmte Republican Party committees $20,250
Albrittain Family Trust Real estate developers & subdividers $12,500
Leadership For Virginia Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $10,000
Fried, Ms Barbara J Real estate developers & subdividers $10,000
Batmangheligj, Bahman Real estate developers & subdividers $8,500

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

novatownhall blog: Sterling Town Hall Meeting on Gang Violence

June 29, 2009
 Delegate Tom Rust has arranged for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss Gang Violence in Sterling . Our local elected officials need to hear from all  of us concerned about conditions in our communities brought about by the presence of Gangs and those Illegal Migrants engaged in unlawful activities.  Please make some time to attend this important event. (Sterling, VA) ? Delegate Tom Rust announced a Town Hall Meeting on Gang Violence to be held in Sterling.  Rust will be joined by Congressman...

rhrealitycheck.org: Roundup: Arizona Legislation Restricting Abortions Passed

June 24, 2009
Arizona Legislation Restricting Abortions Passed In a previous RHRealityChec k post , we took note of legislation restricting abortions in Arizona which had not yet passed. Bill 1206 would implement a 24-hour waiting period, and would make abortions available in only three Arizona communities. Tuesday, the Associated Press reported the bill's passing. The Arizona Senate voted 16-12 for the bill, which will also require women to get a "state-scripted disclosure from doctors." The min...

www.fairfaxdemocrats.org: FCDC Chair Responds to FCRC Promoting New Crop of Candidates

June 11, 2009
The Fairfax County Republican Committee recently issued a press release trumpeting their latest crop of candidates.  Here is FCDC?s analysis. First, if the Republicans are going to challenge our candidates, they ought to first get their facts straight. There are 17 House of Delegate districts with precincts in Fairfax County, not 16. This list leaves out the 49th (also, they don?t have a candidate in the 37th). One of their three remaining Delegates, Tom Rust, actually represents the 86...

Waldo Jaquith: The legislature?s most prolific copatrons.

June 10, 2009
The more time that I spend mapping the social relationships of legislators via their copatroning habits, the more fascinated that I am by this mechanism of exploring the General Assembly. It really is a powerful tool. (To see one of the ways I?m using it on Richmond Sunlight now, check out HB1721 , SB1436 , or HB2482 , where you can see a graph indicating the average partisan position of each bill?s cosponsors.) Here?s a less thoughtful usage of this data, but no less interesting: a listi...

Featured States News: Tom Rust's Wikipedia Page Scrubbed of Abuser Fees?

June 2, 2009
Original Author:  noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) This is interesting: on April 24, Del. Tom Rust's (R-86th) Wikipedia page had this language : Rust introduced the HB 6017 Food and beverage tax, which allows counties to impose without referendum a tax rate, not to exceed 4% , provided the revenues raised are used solely for new transportation construction programs. The Grocery Manufacturer's of America released a statement saying "Selective food and bev...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Loudoun Times: Northern Virginia holding its own in the fight against gangs

July 2, 2009
Wolf joined Del. Tom Rust (R-Sterling), Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York (I-at large), Loudoun Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio ...and more »

Leesburg Today: Gang Prevention: Time To 'Step On The Gas'

July 2, 2009
Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) who was a member of the forum put together by Del. Tom Rust (R-86) told the audience that $3 million in federal appropriations had ...and more »

Loudoun Independent: The Dartboard: Bull's Eye for June 24

June 24, 2009
Delegate Tom Rust has had a good week. In addition to being named the most business-friendly legislator in the House of Delegates by the Virginia Foundation ...and more »

Loudoun Independent: The Dartboard: Bull's Eye for June 17

June 17, 2009
86th District: Incumbent Delegate Tom Rust (R) kicked off his campaign on June 11 at Art Space in Herndon. Challenger Stevens Miller (D) was seen at the ...and more »

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