Kaye Kory
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| Kaye Kory | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 38th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Robert D. Hull |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1947 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa, George Mason University |
| Profession | School Board Member |
| Committees | Counties Cities and Towns, Science and Technology |
Kaye Kory (born April 18, 1947) is a delegate to the Virginia General Assembly and former vice-chairman of the school board for Fairfax County Public Schools. After winning the Democratic Primary in June, 2009 for the Democratic candidate against long-time incumbent Robert D. Hull, Kaye Kory was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia's 38th District, after running against Danny Smith (R).
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[edit] Career
Kaye Kory has lived in Fairfax, Virginia for over thirty years. In addition to ten years of involvement with the school board, Kaye Kory has been a member of the Annandale Chamber of Commerce; the Virginia League of Conservation Voters and the NAACP. She has also been a member of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee since 2001. In June 1999, Kory won a special election for the Fairfax County Public School board.[1]
Kory won her next three subsequent elections by some of the largest margins in the Mason District and across Fairfax County.
In addition, Kory has also served as a member on the Fairfax County Action Advisory Board, the Board (member and President) of the Montessori School of Northern Virginia, the Fairfax County Partnership for Youth, the Fairfax County Association for the Gifted; the J.E.B. Stuart Educational Foundation (founding President); the Fairfax County Boys and Girls club; and the Hampton Court Homeowner’s Association.
During her 2009 campaign for Virginia's 38th District, Kaye Kory was endorsed by Fairfax County Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs, Senator Jim Webb, Falls Church News Press, Virginia Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics, Virginia League of Conservation Voters, National Organization for Women, Service Employees International Union and Transit Workers, The Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, and others.
[edit] Community activism
Kory has served two years as a VISTA volunteer working on housing and anti-poverty issues. As a program advisor to a Community Agency on Aging and Executive Director at the Saunders B. Moon Senior Citizens Center in the Gum Springs neighborhood of Fairfax County, Kory established a free transportation for the elderly.
In addition, Kaye Kory has been endorsed by many for achieving an excellent record on the school board rebuilding Glascow Middle School as a "green school" with high energy efficiency.
[edit] Positions
The Kory campaign listed education, transportation, and the environment as top concerns for Fairfax County. On both transportation and the environment, Kory supports funneling available dollars to smaller, localized projects.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kaye Kory Campaign Website". http://www.kayekory.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Washington Post Voter's Guide". http://projects.washingtonpost.com/votersguide/2007/va/candidates/l-kaye-kory/. Retrieved 2009-05-07.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Official Campaign Website
- School Board Biography
- Washington Post Interview with Kaye Kory
- A critique of the Washington Post endorsement of Kaye Kory's opponent Danny Smith (R)
- Living people
- Virginia Democrats
- 1947 births
- Women in Virginia politics
- Northern Virginia politicians
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Politicians from Chicago, Illinois
- University of Iowa alumni
- George Mason University alumni
- School board members in the United States
- People from Fairfax County, Virginia
