Prince William County鈥檚 newest supervisor wants to eliminate the meals tax, have data centers’ revenue trickle down to residents and ensure roads in the Woodbridge District aren鈥檛 neglected.
In an interview with 小萝莉影视, supervisor Jeannie LaCroix said people 鈥渨ant to get behind the underdog, and I am proud to be their underdog that they are behind.鈥�
According to unofficial Virginia Department of Election results Tuesday, LaCroix secured 43.7% of the vote, edging out Democrat Muhammed Sufiyan “Sef” Casim.
Over 700 people wrote in a candidate鈥檚 name.
Pam Montgomery, who lost the Democratic nomination to Casim, urged voters to consider supporting her through the write-in process.
Casim continued his campaign, even as calls to withdraw from the race intensified after
LaCroix, a real estate agent, is expected to become the first Republican to represent the Woodbridge District in over 30 years.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really about messaging,鈥� LaCroix said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about getting Republicans out to vote, because so many people have been discouraged by politics.鈥�
LaCroix lost the race for the same seat in 2023.
She will join the board as it works toward its fiscal 2027 budget. With billions in revenue coming from data centers, she said that funding hasn鈥檛 trickled down to be available to residents.
鈥淥ur electricity bills have gone up as the concerned citizens fought,鈥� LaCroix said. 鈥淲e have almost doubled our bills.鈥�
LaCroix said she鈥檇 support a full repeal of the county鈥檚 meals tax, which was lowered to 3% on Jan. 1.
鈥淥ur small businesses are suffering because of that meals tax, and a lot of the marginalized families cannot go into a restaurant and eat,鈥� LaCroix said. 鈥淭hey can’t afford it.鈥�
Prince William County schools receive 57.23% of the county鈥檚 general fund revenues as part of longstanding agreement. But LaCroix said with data center and other revenue coming in, 鈥渋t鈥檚 giving an enormous amount to the schools. And I鈥檓 all about that if they need it, but I don鈥檛 want it to end up being a use-it or lose-it situation.”
“We could take some of that money and help the parents of these kids by making it a little bit more comfortable for them to live in our community,鈥� she added.
Meanwhile, Route 1 has been widened, but LaCroix said, 鈥淚f you go up and down Route 1 and you look to the left and to the right, you鈥檙e going to see that in the north end, it is unacceptable.鈥�
She said the poor state of the road is the result of 鈥渄ecades of not being prioritized.鈥�
Once LaCroix joins the board, Democrats will have a 5-3 advantage in the Northern Virginia suburb.
LaCroix said she鈥檚 scheduled to be sworn in Monday at 4 p.m.
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