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John Foust's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Mclean Governmental Center 1437 Balls Hill Road
McLean, VA 22101

730 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170

Full Name:

John W. Foust

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Marilyn; 2 Children: Matthew and Patrick

Birth Place:

Johnstown, PA

Home City:

McLean, VA

Religion:

Christian - Catholic

Bachelors, Economics, University of Pittsburgh

JD, George Washington University School of Law

MBA

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2014

Candidate, Virginia State House of Representatives, District 34, 1999

Former Attorney

Former Employee, Railroad

Former Employee, Steel Mill

Chair, Board of Supervisor's Audit, Economic Advisory Committees

Vice-Chair, Board’s Budget and Transportation Committees

Former Chair, Chain Bridge District, Boy Scouts of America

Former Employee, Christmas Tree Farm

Member, Dulles Rail Phase I and Phase II Tax District Commissions

Chair, Fairfax County Economic Advisory Commission

Former Member, Fairfax County Medical Care for Children Partnership

Chair, Fairfax County/Town of Herndon Inter-Jurisdictional Committee

Former Chair, Legislative Committee, Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council

Former President, McLean Citizens Association

Representative, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Vice-Chair, Metropolitan Washington Emergency Preparedness Council

Representative, Mosaic Community Development Authority

Representative, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission

Chair, Route 28 Commission

Favorite Movie:

Casablanca, Rocky I, Godfather II

Favorite Musician:

Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springstein, The Beatles

Favorite Quote:

"The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadow of life- the sick, the needy and the handicapped." Hubert Humphrey

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill

"Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never- in nothing, great or small, large or petty- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." - Winston Churchill

"For myself, I am an optimist- it does not seem to be much use being anything else." - Winston Churchill

Favorite TV Shows:

CNN, ESPN, NFL Network, Saturday Night Live

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Family, Friends, Reading, Hiking, History, Government, Community service, Politics, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, College football

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