Thomas Davis Rust

Infobox State Representative
name = Thomas Davis Rust


state_delegate = Virginia
district = 86th
term_start = 2002
preceded = Donald L. Williams
succeeded = incumbent
birth_date = Birth date and age | 1941 | 7 | 21
birth_place = Front Royal, Virginia
party = Republican
spouse = Ann Edwards
children = Robin, Douglas, James
residence = Herndon, Virginia
alma_mater = Virginia Tech, George Washington University, University of Virginia
profession = Civil engineer
committees = Commerce and Labor; Education; Science and Technology; Transportation
religion = Episcopalian
website = http://www.tomrust.org

Thomas Davis (Tom) Rust (born July 21, 1941 in Front Royal, Virginia) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 86th District since 2002. Previously, he was mayor of Herndon, Virginia for 19 years (1976-84, 1990-2001).

Personal

Education

* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S.; Civil Engineering; 1965)
* George Washington University; Washington; D.C. (Masters; Public Works Engineering; 1978)
* University of Virginia (Masters of Urban/Environmental Planning; 1989)

Family

Rust married the former Ann Edwards. They have a daughter, Robin Mullet, two sons, Douglas Wharam, James Wharam, [cite web
url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50755
title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Thomas Davis 'Tom' Rust - Biography
accessdate=2008-04-18
date=
publisher=Project Vote Smart
quote=] and two grandchildren, Abbey and Ross Mullet. [cite news
first=
last=
authorlink= |author= |coauthors=
title=Vote 2007 Election Virginia State House of Delegates Candidates
url=
format=
work=Loudoun Independent Newspapers
publisher=
location=
id=
pages=
page=
year=2007 |date=
accessdate=2008-04-18
language=
quote=
archiveurl=
archivedate= ]

Memberships and affiliations

* St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
* Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
* Northern Virginia Regional Commission
* Northern Virginia Transportation Coordinating Council (executive committee)
* Fairfax/Falls Church United Way (former chairman)
* Dulles Area Transportation Association
* Northern Virginia Community Foundation
* American Red Cross (honorary director)
* Virginia Tech Committee of 100
* Fairfax Committee of 100
* American Planning Association
* American Institute of Certified Planners
* Longwood College, Board of Visitors, (1980-1988)

Occupation

Rust is a civil engineer, and is currently the Chairman of [http://www.phra.com/home_flash.asp Patton Harris Rust & Associates] , one of the mid-Atlantic region's leading land development/civil engineering firms. The firm has 18 locations and over 400 employees.

Awards

* Herndon Jaycees, Man of the Year (1979)
* Vecinos Unidos Recognition for Assistance to Hispanic Youth (1997)
* Who's Who in the United States (1998)
* Best of Herndon-Dulles Award (1999)
* Patrick Henry Award (2001)
* Virginia Tech, Academy of Distinguished Alumni for Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2001)

Political

Rust introduced the HB 6017 Food and beverage tax, which allows counties to impose without referendum a tax rate, not to exceed 4%, provided the revenues raised are used solely for new transportation construction programs. The Grocery Manufacturer's of America released a statement saying "Selective food and beverage taxation is also arbitrary, discriminatory, and regressive. Placing a tax on one item within a category and excluding other items leads to consumer and retailer confusion and establishes government-imposed preferences that may unfairly affect consumer-purchasing decisions. Furthermore, selective food and beverage taxes disproportionately affect households with lower incomes because a larger percentage of their income goes toward food purchases." However, Rust has been one of the few to actually make legislation that attempts to address the transportation issue in Virginia [http://bustrust.com/] .

Rust also authored and supported the "abusive drivers fee" law, which added a $1000 fine to the $200 court bill for abusive and reckless drivers [http://bustrust.com/] .

State and local elected offices

* Mayor, Town of Herndon, (1976-1984, 1990-2001)
* Herndon Town Council (1971-1976)

House of Delegates committees (2008)

* Commerce and Labor
* Education
* Science and Technology (Vice chair)
* Transportation

References

External links

* [http://www.tomrust.org Official website]
*cite web
url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/7298cfe8a5ed93978525738a0052b664?OpenDocument
title = Historical Bio for Thomas Davis Rust
accessdate = 2008-08-14
author = Virginia House of Delegates
year = 2008
work =
publisher =
pages =
*cite web
url = http://bustrust.com/
title = www.bustrust.com
accessdate = 2008-06-28
author = Thomas Davis Rust record and watchdog website
year = 2008
work =
publisher =
pages =