Gray focused on teacher, public safety pay in Potomac District bid

Devon Gray is running for the Republican nomination to be the next Potomac District Supervisor on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.

He will face fellow Republican Douglas “Doug” Taggart in a “firehouse primary” election on May 4, 2019.

Current Potomac District Supervisor Maureen Caddigan will not seek re-election to the seat.

Andrea Bailey, a Democrat, is making a second run at the seat this year.

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Name: Davon Gray

Party: Republican

Town: Prince William County

Running for: Potomac District Supervisor, Prince William County Board of Supervisors

Website: grayforsupervisor.com

Work: Senior Director of Political Affairs

Education: University of Southern Mississippi

Community Involvement: Ordained Minister – Grace Church; Prince William County Board of Equalization; Prince William County Police Citizens Advisory Board.

Questions and answers

PL: What are the top three major issues facing the district you wish to represent? 

Gray: Transportation, Education, Public Safety

PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?

Gray: Transportation – Focused on funding issues; Education – focused on student outcomes and teacher pay; Public safety – focused on community policing and officer pay.

PL: From your perspective, what is the job description of the office you’re seeking?

Gray: Members of the Board of Supervisors primarily oversee the budget affairs and has certain legislative, executive and some judiciary powers over the affairs of Prince William County.

PL: What expertise will you bring to the office?

Gray: Dedication to serving my community, over 23 years working in political and legislative affairs and an understanding of how to engage and work toward solutions on legislative matters.

PL: Do you feel that the average citizen is well-informed and understands the workings of local government?

Gray: Not all the times. People have very busy lives, especially in this area so it is hard to keep track of what’s going on with their local government. I propose to have a community approach similar to our current supervisor. This means keeping in constant contacts with our church communities, civic organizations, and homeowners associations.

PL: Have you ever made any mistakes in your public life? How have they affected you?

Gray: No mistakes that I can think of.

PL: Our readers want leaders in local government. Why should they vote for you?

Gray: I believe they should vote for me because my approach is to always work toward solutions that matter. This starts with listening to what our citizens are talking about, what’s keeping business owners up at night and what are the challenges we see coming 10 years down the road. That is the way that I think and the way that I believe our local government should approach many of the concerns we have, especially when addressing our growth challenges as the second largest county in the state.