John Gray is once again running for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Gray has previously run as a candidate for positions on the Board of Supervisors on two separate occasions. In his last bid for Chairman, At-large in 2011, Gray ran against Prince Corey Stewart. Gray ran as an Independent and lost that race.
Gray also ran for the Occoquan District seat on the Prince William County School Board in 2015, he was defeated by the incumbent Lillie Jessie.
Find your polling place for the Nov. 5, 2019, General Election
Name: John Gray
Party: Republican
Town: Prince William County
Running for: Chairman, At-large, Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Website: votejohngrayforchairman.com
Work: Self-employed CPA
Education: Hofstra University – BBA
Community Involvement: 30+ years Community & County activities; multiple Board of County Supervisors Boards & Commissions, multiple Supervisory Budget Commissions; Lake Ridge Parks and Recreation Association 12 years – six years as President; currently Sole Citizen Representative to the Joint Board of County Supervisors/School Board Audit Committee.
Questions and answers
PL: What are the top three major issues facing the district you wish to represent?
Gray: Maintain removal of criminal illegal aliens and stop Prince William County from becoming a sanctuary county; Preserve and protect the Rural Crescent in its present form & focusing development in the development area with the fiscal rationale for maintaining the Rural Crescent.
PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?
Gray: Support the 287g Program (a program that identifies illegal aliens after they are suspected of committing a crime and are arrested); Follow the 2019 Comprehensive Plan (land development) Require new residential development to include plans at the very least plans for infrastructure – roads, schools, first responders, libraries and parks and recreation.
PL: From your perspective, what is the job description of the office you’re seeking?
Gray: As Chairman, lead the Board in developing priorities the citizens want and need, not what benefits best special interests and large donors to a political campaign.
PL: What expertise will you bring to the office?
Gray: Common sense best business practices of 42+ years as a CPA, 38 years of these self-employed; three years of voluntary services to Prince William County and deep institutional knowledge of Prince William County.
PL: Do you feel that the average citizen is well-informed and understands the workings of local government?
Gray: They are as well-informed as they choose to be. I would like to have regularly scheduled town hall meetings in each Magisterial District (along with the Magisterial district Supervisor and School Board representative).
PL: Have you ever made any mistakes in your public life? How have they affected you?
Gray: Anyone who says they haven’t are lying to themselves. Learn from the mistake and move on.
PL: Our readers want leaders in local government. Why should they vote for you?
Gray: Because I want this job. I believe my careers’ 42+ years experience as a CPA along with my 30+ years of local volunteerism makes me uniquely qualified for this position.
This isn’t a stepping stone to higher office. I have no desire, whatsoever, to serve at any level of government other than here at the local level. I’m not going anywhere and I’m not beholden to any special interest to build my campaign coffers.
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