When I grew up, West Springfield was on the edge of civilization. We had miles of woods south of us. Old Keene Mill was two lanes, the Pohick Regional Library was a dairy farm, and Burke was still just one house! Can you believe it?

But even today, many things are the same as they were in the 1970s. I played on SYC soccer teams. (Back then it was the Springfield Boys Club), swam on my NVSL swim team for Village West, and played trombone in the band.

I graduated from UVA in 1984 with a degree in Economics. I attended law school at the University of Richmond in 1988. After law school, I moved back to West Springfield, where I started my law practice and got involved in our community (I was President of the West Springfield Civic Association for three years and on the Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Committee). In 1993, I ran for the House of Delegates and won. I have held this position for 18 years, and am truly honored to represent the area in which I grew up and currently live and work.

I spent the first couple of years listening more than talking, and learning all I could. I am now one of the most Senior Republican members, and the most senior majority party Delegate from all of NoVa. All of this hard work has allowed me the honor of serving as Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee (the Judiciary Committee). And, now, I can get things done!

Rita and I were married on April 21, 2000. (Aren't you proud that I remembered the day?) We adopted Ben on September 1, 2005! We had one day notice and got our little Atlantic City, New Jersey boy the day after he was born.

Rita worked in pharmaceutical sales before Ben was born. Now she is a mom and runs her interior decorating business as a part time job. On the side, she is the tambourine player for my band Planet Albo. (Did I tell you about my band? Well, when I get a chance I will make a web site for us. Basically, we are a band of Republican Delegates and government affairs reps. Believe it or not, we are pretty good...if you like old guy classic rock like Led Zep, the Who or the Stones.)