Contact Your Elected Officials

...and ask them two simple YES/ NO questions: 

Question 1:Will you fight to stop MWAA from raising round-trip tolls to $9 by 2015?

Question 2: Will you fight to reduce tolls AND save billions by demanding VDOT retake the Dulles Toll Road (DTR) from the corrupt, dysfunctional, and unaccountable MWAA board?

We hope to see a unified resolve to act as we receive responses to these two simple questions. Please send an email using the links below, and please BCC info@NoTollIncrease.org

Virginia Governor

Gov. Bob McDonnell
Web Contact form  (804) 786-2211
Elected in 2009
Question 1: YES
Question 2: NO action
Authorized wasting $150 million of scarce transportation funds on MWAA, who refused to apply it to the DTR user's share of capital costs. 
Has the authority to retake the Dulles Toll Road if MWAA is declared to be in 'Non-compliance' under the Dulles Toll Road Permit and Operating Agreement, but has refused to do so. Retaking the DTR would, at minimum, greatly reduce the interest rates on toll-backed bonds, saving billions of dollars. VDOT accountability and contracting practices could also reduce some of MWAA's bloated costs.

Virginia Senate

Sen. Richard Black (R- 13th District)
Official Email (703) 406-2951
Question 1: YES
Question 2: YES, wrote letter to Gov. McDonnell
Elected to the Virginia Senate in 2011
Sen. Black represents a large portion of Loudoun County.
He was patron of SB 3, to provide MWAA accountability though transparency, free-market labor policies, and Virginia public audit as a condition of any Commonwealth funding for Dulles Rail; the bill was defeated 19-20 in a mostly party-line vote.
Authored a letter to Gov. McDonnell on Sept. 9, 2012, asking the Governor to take control of the DTR away from MWAA.

Sen. Barbara Favola (D- 31st District)
Official Email (703) 835-4845
Question 1: YES
Question 2: No answer
Elected to the Virginia Senate in 2011
Favola's district borders the Potomac River from Countyside in Loudoun County to the DC line. Up to 35,000 cars/day will be forced off the Dulles Toll Road and onto Rt. 7 and Rt. 193 (Georgetown Pike), which run through the heart of her district.
Her answer to the toll-avoidance threat that faces her constituents is to divert scarce transportation funds to MWAA's failing rail project!

Sen. Mark Herring- (D- 33rd District)
Official Email (703) 729-3300
Question 1: YES
Question 2: No answer
Elected to VA Senate in 2005
All but one of the Dulles Rail Phase 2 stations are in his district, as are Rt. 28, Rt. 7, and the DTR/Greenway from Fairfax County Parkway to Waxpool Rd. Herring's district will see the worst of the local traffic increases from the rail stations and much of the toll avoidance congestion.
Advocated taking $300 million from other transportation needs to push Tollmageddon a few years down the road. "I will certainly continue my efforts and oppose exorbitant tolls."

Sen. Janet Howell (D- 32nd District)
Official Email (703) 709-8283
Question 1: YES answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to the Virginia Senate in 1991
Her district stretches from Rt. 7 to Rt. 50, from the Fairfax County Parkway into Arlington, including Reston, Tyson's Corner and most of the Dulles Toll Road.
"I have been working to broaden the funding streams. The federal government must contribute more. As a minimum, substantial TIFIA loans should be approve. Tolls should be placed on the Access Road. And, most importantly, the Commonwealth of Virginia must pay its fair share."

Sen. Dave Marsden (D- 37th District)
Official Email (571) 249-3037
Question 1: YES
Question 2: YES
Elected to House of Delegates in 2005, and Virginia Senate in 2010.
District includes sections of Rt. 28, Rt. 50, and I-66 that will be affected by toll avoidance traffic, including Chantilly, Centerville, and Fair Lakes.
Sen. Marsden has talked with us and said he is open to solutions to the rapidly-increasing tolls, and the traffic that toll avoidance will cause.

Sen. Chap Petersen (D- 34th District)
Official Email  (703) 349-3361
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 2001, and Virginia Senate in 2007.
His district includes most of Rt. 50 and I-66 between the beltway and Rt. 28, including Vienna and the city of Fairfax, meaning that the toll-avoidance traffic could hurt his constituents.
Commuters using the Metrorail orange line stations at Vienna and Dunn Loring in his district could see their service deteriorate with Silver line competition for the Rosslyn Tunnel.

Virginia House of Delegates

Del. Bob Brink (D- 48th District)
Official Email  (703) 531-1048
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected in 1997
Represents the area inside the beltway from McLean to Washington, D.C. including the Dulles Toll Road.
His district wouldn't be quite as hard-hit by toll-avoidance traffic as some others, but will still see added congestion on Rt. 123, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Old Dominion Dr. He's one of NoVA's longest-serving delegates, so some leadership from him would be helpful.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th District)
Official Email  (703) 772-7168
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to the House of Delegates in 2009

Delegate Comstock's district borders the Potomac River from Countyside in Loudoun County to the Arlington line. Under MWAA's plan, up to 35,000 cars/day will be forced off the Dulles Toll Road and onto Rt. 7 and Rt. 193 (Georgetown Pike), which run through the heart of her district. 

She seems to have access to the Governor, and he could take control of the DTR away from MWAA, so why is she silent?

Del. Tag Greason (R- 32nd District)
Official Email  (703) 203-3203
Question 1: Yes "I do support the Rail project, but disagree with the funding mechanism"
Question 2: "I am looking into it."
Elected to House of Delegates in 2009
Delegate Greason’s district stretches from the Potomac to Ryan Rd., including Ashburn, Landsdowne, and Countryside. 

The Dulles Greenway, Rt. 7, Waxpool Rd, and the Loudoun County Parkway go straight through the middle of his district, and Rt. 28 borders it. 

His constituents will be hit hard by toll-avoidance traffic, so he has signed our petition, commenting: "Lower tolls should be all of our goals. I oppose these massive toll increases."

Del. Tim Hugo (R- 40th District) 
Official Email  (703) 968-4101
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 2002
His district includes portions of Fairfax and Prince William Counties that will  see toll-avoidance traffic on Rt. 29, I-66, Braddock Rd, and Sudley Rd.
He has spoken out about the dangers of toll increases, and against throwing more taxpayer money at MWAA's waste, "It's about time to shed some light on MWAA's actions and make it accountable to Virginia."
We need to hear back from him on supporting a VDOT retake of the DTR.

Del. Mark Keam (D- 35th District)
Official Email  (703) 350-3911
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 2009
His district runs along the I-66 and Rt. 123 corridors from the beltway to Rt. 50, including Tyson's Corner, Dunn Loring, Vienna, and Oakton.
There will be very significant toll-avoidance congestion in his district, especially as Tyson's corner redevelopment takes place.
Is he listening to his constituents, or the Tyson's developers who want to make millions from upzoning while shoving the costs off to tolls and taxes?

Del. Jim LeMunyon (R- 67th District)
Official Email  (703) 264-1432
Question 1: YES
Question 2: YES
Elected to House of Delegates in 2009, serves on the Joint Commission for Transportation Accountability.
His district includes Rt. 28, Rt. 50, and I-66, and will see significant toll-avoidance traffic.
Lemunyon has spoken out regarding the injustice of the toll increases, and the problem of toll-avoidance traffic. His position includes federal funding and Dulles Rail users footing the cost and he states that "Phase 2 should be delayed until a significant additional funding source is found to help pay for the Phase 2 project that does not include toll hikes."

Del. Joe May (R- 33rd District)
Official Email  (703) 777-1191
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 1993, Chair of Transportation Committee
Del. May's district stretches from Winchester to Leesburg, including Rt. 7 as well as Rt. 15 north of Leesburg.
Back in 2005 he said of raising tolls to $1.25, "What [they] are proposing for commuters on the Dulles Toll Road is, in reality, not a fee increase but an implicit tax increase," May wrote. "They are attempting to impose this tax while avoiding substantive public debate and preventing elected officials from going on the record."
He advocated for Dulles Rail, despite the problems with the financing scheme, toll-avoidance traffic, and lack of demonstrated justification through feasibility and ridership studies.
If he demands a VDOT takeover, that would help our efforts immensely.

Del. Randy Minchew (R- 10th District)
Official Email  (703) 777-1570
Question 1: YES, drafting legislation to lower interest costs by leveraging Virginia's credit rating
Question 2: YES, see plan of action
Elected to House of Delegates in 2011
His district stretches from Winchester to Lessburg along Rt. 50 and Rt. 15.
Attended MWAA's toll increase "public hearings" and released a written comment to MWAA saying toll-avoidance may be worse than they claim.
He has been working on ways to use the Commonwealth's AAA credit rating to lower the interest rates charged on toll-backed bonds. MWAA's Phase 1 bonds were 6.07% compared to VDOT's under 3%.

Del. Ken Plum (D- 36th District)
Official Email  (703) 758-9733
Question 1: YES
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 1977

Delegate Plum’s district stretches from Rt. 7 south between the Fairfax County Parkway and Hunter Mill Rd. It includes Reston, and goes to the outskirts of Vienna. 

The DTR goes straight through the middle of his district, so toll-avoidance traffic will hit his constituents hard, prompting him to write an Op-Ed calling the toll increases “way beyond any justifiable or reasonable amounts.” He still hasn't answered question 2.

Del. David Ramadan (R- 87th District)
Official Email  (703) 348-7015

Question 1: No answer
Question 2: NO, claims it's not possible
Elected to House of Delegates in 2011

Delegate Ramadan’s district stretches from north of Rt. 7 to I-66 between the Fairfax County line and the Bull Run Mountains, straddling Rt. 28 and the DTR. Four of the new Metro stations are in or adjoin his district, and the toll-avoidance traffic will hit his district particularly hard, yet he hasn’t responded to our questions. Why not?

He claims some state bureaucrats told him VDOT can't retake the Dulles Toll Road, but we know they can.

Del. Tom Rust (R- 86th District)
Official Email  (703) 437-9400
Question 1: YES answer
Question 2: "I along with others are studying this issue"
Elected to House of Delegates in 2001

Delegate Rust’s district stretches from Rt. 7 to Rt. 50 between the Loudoun County line and Fairfax County Parkway, straddling Rt. 28 and the DTR.

The toll-avoidance traffic will hit his district particularly hard, yet he hasn’t responded to our questions. Why not?

Please contact him and ask him the two questions above, and let us know if you get an answer so we can post it here.

Del. Jim Scott (D- 53rd District)
Official Email  (703) 560-8338
Question 1: No answer
Question 2: No answer
Elected to House of Delegates in 1991
Del Scott represents the area between the beltway and the Dulles Toll Rd. and The Rt. 50, Rt. 29, and I-66 corridor between the City of Fairfax and Arlington County, including the City of Falls Church.
He has refused to  respond to our requests for answers, so we need to keep contacting him until we get some answers.
Please let us know if you can get him to answer our two questions!

County Board of Supervisors

Fairfax County

Sharon Bulova (At-Large Chair) 703-324-2321
John Foust (Dranesville) 703-356-0551
Michael Frey (Sully) 703-814-7100
Catherine Hudgins (Hunter Mill) 703-478-0283
Linda Smyth (Providence) 703-560-6946

Loudoun County

Scott York (At-Large Chairman) 703-777-0204
Ralph Buona (Ashburn) 703-777-0205
Janet Clarke (Blue Ridge) 703-777-0210
Eugene Delgaudio (Sterling) 703-771-5819
Geary Higgins (Catoctin) 703-771-5028
Matthew Letourneau (Dulles) 703-771-5069
Kenneth Reid (Leesburg) 703-777-0203
Suzanne Volpe (Algonkian) 703-771-5033
Shawn Williams (Broad Run) 703-771-5088