The 34th district sits entirely within Fairfax County. The district’s northern boundary is the Beltway (I-495). Its southern boundary is the Occoquan River. Its eastern boundary is the Potomac River, and in the west, the border follows the railroad tracks, Pohick Creek and Ox Road (Rt. 123). It is nearly the same boundaries represented by my predecessor, Joe Gartlan, for two decades.
The district includes the Mt. Vernon and Franconia Magisterial Districts. It includes most of Fairfax County Public School’s Region 3, including the West Potomac, Mt. Vernon, Edison, Hayfield, and South County High School Pyramids. It excludes the Lewis High School part of Region 3. The 34th overlaps with four Delegate districts including the 16th (Sickles), 17th (Krizek), 18th (Tran), and 19th (Vacant). The first three of those are entirely within Fairfax County and the 19th is primarily Prince William County.
The 34th District includes about 80,000 households. 26.5% of residents were born outside the United States. 62% of its constituents identify as White, 20.1% Hispanic, 23% Black, 13.4% Asian and 9.5% other. While the majority of the district commutes to work, census data shows that 15.7% work from home. Many work in management or the service industry. Around 12.5% work in construction, manufacturing or maintenance. Government employees comprise about 27.7% of the district. Our community’s median household income is $116,555 and about 5.7% of families fall below the poverty level. 24.1% have some type of public health insurance and 8.7% are uninsured.
While I am saddened I will no longer represent the areas of Prince William and Stafford Counties where I have devoted significant time bringing solutions, I am excited to have the opportunity to be reunited with many of my former constituents I represented when I was the 44th District Delegate, including much of my old elementary, intermediate, and high school pyramid.