- Dave Albo
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David B. Albo Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 42nd districtIncumbent Assumed office
1994[1]Preceded by Robert K. Cunningham, Sr. Personal details Born April 18, 1962 [1]
Flushing, New York[1]Political party Republican[1] Spouse(s) Rita Irene Von Essen[1] Children Ben[1] Residence Springfield, Virginia Alma mater University of Virginia, University of Richmond School of Law[1] Profession Lawyer[1] Committees Courts of Justice (chair); General Laws; Privileges and Elections[1] Religion Episcopalian[1] Website http://www.davealbo.org/ David B. Albo (born April 18, 1962 in Flushing, New York[1]) is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represents the 42nd District of the Virginia House of Delegates and has been a member since 1994.[1]
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Personal
Dave Albo grew up in Springfield, Virginia.[2] He graduated from Fairfax County public schools—Rolling Valley Elementary through West Springfield High School.[citation needed] He has a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law.[1]
Political career
Albo is Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee and a member of the General Laws and Privileges and Elections committees. Albo is chair of the Virginia State Crime Commission.[1] Albo, first elected in 1994, is the most senior northern Virginia member of the Republican Party in the House of Delegates.[citation needed]
Professional career
Albo was an assistant city attorney for the City of Fairfax from 1990–1994, before going into private practice. Now Albo is a partner at a law firm that he co-founded, Albo & Oblon, LLP. The firm specializes in employment law, government contracts, business/civil litigation, and traffic law. Albo is a trial lawyer, practicing in the area of employment law and traffic defense law.[3] (The firm also includes House Majority Leader Del. H. Morgan Griffith.)[4]
Fees for driving violations
Albo supported large surcharges for felony and misdemeanor level driving convictions in 2007, a plan that met strong resistance from some Virginia residents.[5][6] The money raised by the Virginia bill would to go toward transportation funding.[5] Albo was singled out for criticism in part because his law practice specializes in traffic defense, and could ostensibly gain from the new law.[7] Albo countered by arguing that increased punishments on crimes could possibly lower the occurrence of crimes decreasing business for lawyers.[8][9] He further pointed out that this was the case with the "abuser fees" that lowered the number of reckless driving charges.[10] However, other studies have correlated increased ticketing rates with prior year government revenue declines.[11]
A primary area of controversy stemmed from the fact that the final bill was amended by Governor Tim Kaine to apply the abuser fees only to Virginia residents, and not those residing in other states.[12] Albo defended the governor's amendment and described it as a "weakness" but still advocated passage.[13] The following session he voted to repeal his own "abuser fees."[14] Responding to the public outcry, elected officials repealed the bill in 2008.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Bio for David B. Albo". Virginia House of Delegates. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/5cda64b1a33df8dd8525738a0052b636?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Albo, Dave. "Delegate Dave Albo: A Record of Accomplishment for His Constituents & Virginia". http://www.davealbo.com/Record_of_Accomplishments.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Albo & Oblon LLP". Albo & Oblon LLP. http://www.albo-oblon.com/albo.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Albo & Oblon LLP". Albo & Oblon LLP. http://www.albo-oblon.com/griffith.html. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ a b Craig, Tim (2008-06-27). "Va. Traffic 'Abuser Fees' Spur Backlash". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601970.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17. "'I've had people from all around the state calling and yelling at me,' said Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax), one of architects of the plan to assess the fees..."
- ^ Craig, Tim (2008-06-27). "Va. Traffic 'Abuser Fees' Spur Backlash". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601970.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17. "Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and legislative leaders sought to respond Tuesday to a growing backlash over plans to make some Virginia drivers pay hefty surcharges on traffic tickets to finance road improvements."
- ^ Van Riper, Tom (2008-12-18). "The Most Expensive States For Speeding Tickets 2007". Forbes.com (Forbes). http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/12/18/highways-automobiles-virginia-biz-logistics-cx_tvr_1218speeding.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "The Most Expensive States For Speeding Tickets 2007". Forbes. 2007-12-18. http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2007/12/18/highways-automobiles-virginia-biz-logistics-cx_tvr_1218speeding.html.
- ^ http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/LevittUnderstandingWhyCrime2004.pdf
- ^ http://www.chroniclenewspapers.com/articles/2007/08/14/news/commentary/com03.txt
- ^ http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2006/2006-048.pdf
- ^ http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB3202H4
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew87bfCPf1w&feature=related
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5M0fe8vBw0
- ^ Davis, Chelyen (2008-03-09). "Abuser fees finally put to an end". Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company). http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/032008/03092008/362259. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
External links
- Official website
- Virginia House of Delegates' Bio (2008 session)
- Virginia Public Access Project entry
- Richmond Sunlight entry
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