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About Howie
I am a solid conservative Republican and hold the following Republican Party positions. I also support candidates who support these same positions:
- Strong national defense – at home and abroad
- Strong economy
- Limited government.
- Lower taxation.
- Respect for human life.
- Support 2nd amendment rights.
- Oppose illegal immigration.
I support party registration in Virginia.
My personal and work background:
- Grew up in McLean, graduated from Langley High School.
- Graduated from Virginia Tech.
- Served a 20 year career in the U. S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer.
- Worked as a Defense Consultant for 3 years after the Navy.
- Served over 4 years in the Bush Administration in the Iraq Reconstruction Offices – in the Departments of Defense, State, and the Army.
- Departed government service and joined a large engineering and construction firm as the Washington, DC, area representative to the Department of Defense.
My political background:
- Over 12 years grassroots experience in Virginia politics, first while living in Virginia Beach as I was transitioning out of the Navy.
- Helped Delegates such as Bob McDonnell in 1999 when the GOP took majority in the House of Delegates.
- Served as the Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach.
- Ran for the Virginia State Senate in 2003 for the 32nd Senate District – McLean, Great Falls, and parts of Herndon and Falls Church.
- Political appointee in the Bush Administration in the Department of Defense from 2003 to 2007.
- Served as the Dranesville District Chairman for the Fairfax County Republican Committee.
- Elected to the State Central Committee at the 2008 10th District Convention.
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