Mason supervisor candidate Reid Voss intends to be proactive
Reid Voss, a real estate agent and member of the Lake Barcroft Association Board of Directors, told members of the community at a meet-and-greet on Jan. 8 that he plans to announce his candidacy for Mason District supervisor within the next 10 days.
Voss is one of four Democratic candidates vying for that position, along with Jeremy Allen, Andres Jimenez, and Steve Lee. The current supervisor, Penny Gross, is retiring at the end of 2023.
He vows to be a proactive supervisor. “My mission is to think about problems we’re going to have and solve them – before we break a record on pedestrian fatalities, before 21 of our Mason schools are overcrowded by more than 200 kids.”
Mental health is a major priority, he said, noting he had three friends or relatives that committed suicide in the last five years. “So, I want to talk about it every day, not the day after a 6-year-old takes a gun to school, not the day after a shooting.”
He wants to ensure Fairfax County has enough beds for mental health patients to ensure people get the help they need.
“It trickles down,” he said. If the county provides more support for mental health, the schools can focus more on teaching, and “the policing job gets easier.” He said 37 percent of police calls are related to mental health emergencies.
Voss also plans to address school issues, such as overcrowding and inequity, before they become major problems.
He said the principal of Annandale High School, who used to be Voss’ guidance counselor 25 years ago, told him he has enough money to hire more teachers but doesn’t have the physical space to allow for smaller classes.
Traffic is another big issue. “We’ve had four studies on traffic in Seven Corners. We’re now studying the ring road and not a single dollar has been spent on Seven Corners in 30 years,” he said.
While he lives in Lake Barcroft now – with his wife and sons ages 7 and 9 – Voss said living in that community had been his dream since he was a sixth-grader. As a teen, he used to earn money mowing lawns in Lake Barcroft because he could charge more than in his own neighborhood in Bailey’s Crossroads.
He was born in a tiny town in Nebraska and moved to Bailey’s Crossroads when he was 2. He attended Glen Forest Elementary, Glasgow Middle School, and Justice High School.
“I grew up blue-collar,” Voss said. “I’m a meat-and-potatoes kind of working guy.” His mom was a school nurse, and his dad was a carpenter who started his own business and bought his first house at age 50. On days off from school, Reid worked with his father on construction.
“I intend to outwork every other candidate,” Voss said. “I intend to meet more people. I intend to knock on more doors.”
Reid is a republican and he thinks he can hide it. It seems like he only cares about Lake Barcroft.
This link shows that he worked for and supported a failed GOP candidate who ran for Lt. Gov.
https://www.vpap.org/vendors/79758-reid-voss/
Here is his record as one of the lead organizers in opposition to the Justice High School name change.
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Subcommittee%201%20Report%202.pdf
We need a supervisor who cares about the entire district and not just Lake Barcroft.
Great news, I’ll vote for him! Go JEB Stuart!
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Mike Ramirez,
Given the disappointment with the current democratic supervisor and local polices of democratic dominated Fairfax county government- you have done a public service by pointing out that there are reasonable Republicans In Name Only (RINO) to consider. Regardless of intent.
Want more failed polices for Mason, keep thinking democrat only or that D/R matters. Look at what they do, know. A community organizer typically knows far less about land development than a real estate agent. Then look at or ask what they want to do on zoning, in fill, parks.
Don’t ask about schools, that is the school board.
“It seems like he only cares about Lake Barcroft.” Based on ??
It’s been way too long since the Mason District had a “worker” in office. Looking forward to this election. Go Reid
Seems like he is flooding in with business donations, has 40,000 all from December. Andres Jimenez seems like the best candidate with the best policies and name recognition, he has only raised a quarter of that. This is deeply concerning on surface value given what you said https://www.vpap.org/candidates/449143/finance_summary/?start_year=all&end_year=all
I looked at the Andres Jimenez website. His policy positions are toothless…lofty little marshmallows. Nothing specific. A lot of talk about equity and supporting the One Fairfax plan, which has proven disastrous if you follow our crime stats. Nothing about education or STEM which are glaring inadequacies. Laws and grades are not racist.
Voss is not being honest with Voters – Not a Democrat – Was not “School Board Member,” only a non-voting student representative. Read more:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/09/11/for-county-a-year-of-pocketbook-politics/a46080b4-3298-4cf5-a2e7-890a9b72108c/
https://www.rollcall.com/2004/02/20/davis-hires-promotes-subcommittee-staffers/
Sounds like a person who plans to work hard to help Mason overall. He’s lived here almost his entire life – probably has a good perspective on how things are and how they’ve changed. The issues mentioned in the article are applicable to all of Mason District. Don’t really see his being a republican (and ‘hiding’ it – SHAME!) changing any of that.
Being a Republican (campaign manager and Hill staff person, not just a voter) and hiding it from the voters is dishonest. Do we want a dishonest person in this powerful position? How can you trust anything he says, if he is not honest in this matter?
I have heard good things and because he lives in LB he will clean up all the crap around us that is eating away at our middle class neighborhoods like cancer. Maybe we will even get some decent new development in all those empty lots on Columbia Pike that have been vacant for decades.
He has my vote!
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I too was and against changing names of things because someone has hurt feelings – democrats have a great record at wasting my money – I’m with Voss
Seems like a reasonable person to me. And so what if he donated to a Republican? I’m a Republican and I’ll vote for him him in the Dem primary just so we don’t elect some progressive knob.
perhaps you meant nob.
I wish Reid luck in his effort to improve and provide leadership in our community. Reid has been an active supporter of youth activities for years and will make a good politician if he chooses to apply himself to that. 2 things (mentioned above) that are priorities for me; improving mental health services and wiping the stain of the Confederacy away, should be priorities for our leaders. Supporting Law Enforcement is also especially important to me personally. I am saddened that Penny Gross’ long distinguished career is coming to an end. She worked very hard and did countless good deeds for our community.
The Confederate stain doesn’t come off. Stop trying to atone for something that you had nothing to do with, that happened over 150 years ago. It’s just groveling at this point and it’s proven divisive and destructive. Cut it out.
He has Tom Davis working for him. How is he a democrat?