To the Editor:

Let me introduce LuAnn Bennett, Democrat running against Barbara Comstock to represent us in the 10th District. LuAnn is one of us; grew up in a middle class family, attended public university, married, and with her husband started a business and had 3 boys. Life got harder in 1994 when her husband died and in 2008 when the economy collapsed, but she worked harder and smarter - didn’t miss a payroll – and raised 3 fine young men. During those difficult years she worked on projects that created job opportunities for over a thousand workers of all levels, and as a businesswoman learned the necessity of bringing all sides to the table to work out solutions. She also found time to work for the children and families of the Metro area and across the state as an appointee on Governor Warner’s Virginia Healthcare Foundation, and on Governor Kaine’s Climate Change Commission, the I Have a Dream Foundation, and Turnaround for Children Foundation. The 10th District now needs LuAnn Bennett and her common sense result-oriented work ethic to represent us!

Linda Burchfiel

McLean