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Friday, November 2, 2012

Ask the Candidates: Virginia's 10th Congressional District

You asked, 10th District hopefuls answer your questions ahead of Nov. 6 elections.

You asked, and now candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District are here to answer your questions in Patch's Ask the Candidate series. Patch submitted the same 10 questions to each of the three candidates who will be on the ballot come Nov. 6: incumbent Frank Wolf (R), Kristin Cabral (D) and Kevin Chisholm (I). Two of those candidates — Cabral and Chisholm — responded. Candidates were asked to keep their answers to a total of 2,500 words for all 10 questions. Click on each candidate's name below to read the responses:

Ask the Candidate: Kristin Cabral

The Democrat candidate for Congress answers 10 questions from Patch readers.

Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum.  Responses from Kristin Cabral, a Democrat candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District, can be found below, unedited.  You can read responses from Kevin Chisholm here. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Fairfax County has a gross county product of $108.7 billion. Ignoring the spinoff effect government contracts and defense industries provide to its local economy, what can Fairfax County do to attract and retain more local businesses that engage in commercial interests outside this sector? On the campaign trail, I listened to many people, especially women and fellow mothers of school-age …

Ask the Candidate: Kevin Chisholm

The Independent candidate for Congress answers 10 questions from Patch readers.

Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum.  Responses from Kevin Chisholm, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th District, can be found below, unedited.  You can read responses from Kristin Cabral here. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Fairfax County has a gross county product of $108.7 billion. Ignoring the spinoff effect government contracts and defense industries provide to its local economy, what can Fairfax County do to attract and retain more local businesses that engage in commercial interests outside this sector? Fairfax County will gain the most fiscal strength by doing its best to make the county a desired …

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