the real difficulties posed for his district by the exploding number of data centers (Jac is not opposed to data centers per se but has important things to say about protecting his neighbors from the skyrocketing electricity prices that will follow),
the difficulty of protecting voters’ interests when their representatives take a lot of donations from corporate interests (Jac won’t),
the critical importance of strong public schools to our future (we should fund them, fix them if they need it, and not allow taxpayer money to be siphoned away to private interests),
the challenge for his district residents posed by the huge cuts in federal spending on healthcare (and what the state can do about it),
and the vexing problem of housing affordability in his district (which he and his young family have seen up close).
…That’s just a snapshot of our conversation. There’s so much more, so please, take a listen!”
“Jac’s breadth of experience really shone through in our conversation this week. We covered a lot of territory, including:
Jac will focus on getting more funding for schools.
Money for schools
Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier County Public Schools on paper are considered to be wealthy counties that don't need money from the state, but they do.
Jac will push back against the Washington DC based pain like cuts to Medicaid.
Healthcare
Cuts to Medicaid will not only have an impact on those who use that as their health insurance but will also have secondary impact on people who have private health insurance.
Jac believes private schools should play against private schools and public schools should play against public schools.
Public and private school competition
Private schools can provide incentives for athletes to come to their institutions, which is something public schools can't do. Private schools should play private schools and public schools should play public schools.