Sunday, April 7, 2013
Del. Rob Krupicka kicked off his re-election campaign in March.
Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) is hosting three legislative wrap-up sessions in his district this month, giving residents an opportunity to ask questions and have a dialogue concerning the 2013 session of the General Assembly. Krupicka is hosting one session in each of the jursidictions included in the 45th District—Alexandria, Fairfax County and Arlington County. Each session is expected to last an hour. His legislative wrap-up schedule is as follows: Krupicka, a former Alexandria City Councilman and former member of the Virginia Board of Education, was elected delegate during a special election in September 2012. He kicked off his re-election campaign last month at Capitol City Brewing in Shirlington with endorsements from State Sen. Sharon …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Engle lists party affiliation as Independent, in campaign to unseat Democrat Del. Rob Krupicka.
City of Alexandria resident Jeffrey Engle has launched a campaign to run for the 45th District seat in Virginia's House of Delegates. The seat represents parts of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County. In his Statement of Organization filed with the State Board of Elections, Engle lists an address in Alexandria as his residence and his political party as "independent." Independent candidates wishing to run in the general election are required to submit their nomination petitions by June 11. Nomination petitions must contain the signatures of at least 125 qualified voters in the legislative district. Engle launched a website to announce his run and collect campaign contributions. On the site, he says: Are you tired of politicians being …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Alexandria-area representatives to answer questions about General Assembly session.
Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) and Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) are hosting a town hall meeting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Charles Houston Recreation Center in Old Town Alexandria to discuss this winter's General Assembly session. The Alexandria-area representatives will be taking comments and questions during the 90-minute session. No RSVP is necessary. Krupicka, a former member of both the Alexandria City Council and the Virginia Board of Education, was elected to the House of Delegates in a special election in September 2012. Visit Richmond Sunlight for a detailed look at the bills Krupicka has worked on this session. Ebbin is in his first term as senator, winning election to the office in 2011. He was previously a state delegate …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Bill would have allowed those with medical conditions access to retailers' employee-only bathrooms.
The Restroom Access Act, a bill proposed by Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45) that would have allowed people with certain medical conditions quick access to employee-only bathrooms at local retailers, failed Monday in a General Assembly subcommittee after no members made a motion to advance the bill. Similar bills have passed in at least 13 states, according to a website about Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD. It first became a law in 2005, after a 14-year old girl with Crohn's disease, Ally Bain of Illinois, was denied access to a restroom during a flare-up. An immune disorder, Crohn's disease — and similar diseases like ulcerative colitis — is characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in diarrhea, abdominal pain and…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The “Reduce Gun Danger Act, “Mental Health First Aid“ proposal and “Flexible School Security Act” are designed to curb gun violence and offer protection to schools and families.
Delegate Rob Krupicka (D-45) has introduced three bills designed to curb gun violence and protect Virginia families. The package of bills “offer a coordinated first step toward addressing the current problem with gun violence, particularly in our schools,” according to a statement from Krupicka. “They give new tools and flexibility to communities so that they can better protect themselves from dangerous situations,” he said. “I am looking forward to working with colleagues from both parties on these and other measures to keep our schools and communities safe.” Bryan Porter, assistant commonwealth’s attorney for the City of Alexandria, said he supports the measures, calling the Reduce Gun Danger Act and Flexible School Security Act “common…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The page raises awareness about the county bond issue.
Newly elected state Delegate Rob Krupicka (D-45th) isn't wasting anytime helping out his new constituents. He has set up a Facebook page to rally constituents and others to get behind a $30 million bond referendum to protect the Huntington area from flooding. The page, called "Protect Huntington from Flooding," is raising awareness about the Fairfax County bond issue that would pay for storm drainage improvements. Voters have the option to vote on the bond on Nov. 6. Here's the description Fairfax County uses to describe the 2012 Stormwater Bond: "If approved by voters, the $30 million stormwater bond will pay to build a levee and pumping station to protect the Huntington neighborhood from flooding. During the past 10 years, three floods …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Former Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka says education will be an area of focus for him in Richmond.
Rob Krupicka is officially a state delegate. The former Alexandria City Council member was sworn in Friday morning in Richmond as the representative to the 45th District in the House of Delegates. Krupicka’s wife Lisa, their two daughters and several friends joined Krupicka as he took the oath of office. “I’m honored to be entrusted with representing the interests of the residents of the 45th District,” Krupicka said in a press release. The Democrat defeated Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin by a wide margin in a special election held Sept. 4. The seat became vacant when David Englin resigned effective Aug. 31. Krupicka plans on spending the next three months developing his legislative agenda by reaching out to …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka handily won over his two competitors, Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin.
Democrat Rob Krupicka won in a landslide Tuesday night in his quest to secure a House of Delegates seat representing the 45th District of Virginia. "[This election] is a wakeup call for all of us for the next two months that we are going to work tirelessly so the direction of this state and country keeps moving forward to make our country stronger," Krupicka said at his victory party at Fireflies in Del Ray. "You're not going to stop us for standing up for what we believe in as a community. That's standing up for education, equal pay, good jobs, giving everyone a seat at the table no matter their sexual orientation or race." Krupicka took 75.7 percent of the vote—about 6,384 total votes—in the unofficial count after polls closed at 7 p.m. …
Voters head to the polls to vote for their state delegate in Tuesday's special election.
Residents slowly made their way to the polls in Alexandria on Tuesday morning, voting for their new delegate to represent them from the state's 45th District. City Hall precinct in Old Town Alexandria had about 145 votes mid-morning, or about 4 percent of the total voting population. About 70 absentee votes also had been tallied, raising the total voters to 6 percent. Precinct Chief Election Officer Jeff Herre said the turnout was "about what we were expecting." Alexandria votes this year are being cast on paper unless a voter requests to vote electronically. Herre said the city is no longer voting mainly electronically because the state has mandated "a paper trail" of votes. Additionally, the City of Alexandria has a lengthy ballot in …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Libertarian Justin Malkin is one of three candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's 45th District special election.
Justin Malkin’s platform for the 45th District seat in the House of Delegates is a simple one, one that he even says is a little corny. “I honestly believe in my message and that it will resound with voters, and that’s social tolerance and fiscal responsibility,” he said. The Libertarian candidate is on Tuesday’s special election ballot, where he will face Democrat Rob Krupicka and Republican Tim McGhee. How does his Libertarian Party philosophy mesh with a constituency that largely depends on the government for jobs and livelihood? Malkin says it’s an uphill battle, but he also believes the 45th District is not an outright void when it comes to libertarian thinking. “I think there are a lot people out there who will take a government job …
Martha
10:21 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I applaud Rob for these initiatives. I hope one or all of them gain traction and get passed. more ›