Babur Lateef

Northern Virginia accounts for 40% of the state’s revenue. With federal cuts looming, thousands of NoVa jobs are on the line. Our communities are at risk of bottoming out, and Dr. Lateef is the only Lt. Governor candidate who has been elected in NoVa. He currently represents about a half-million constituents in a locality three times the size of a state Senate district, and he’s received more votes than any other candidate in the race. Dr. Babur Lateef understands the issues facing our NoVa communities that support funding for programs across Virginia.

Every year, Virginia runs a multi-billion-dollar surplus. Meanwhile, the task of funding schools falls in the hands of local governments who rely on real estate and personal property taxes. Despite the soaring surpluses, Virginia’s General Assembly has continually pushed for predatory gambling to bolster the state’s coffers through measures like a Tysons casino and so-called “skill game” machines in corner stores. With the state running massive surpluses each year, it’s clear that Virginians don’t need tax revenue from predatory gambling operations in grocery stores or near our children’s schools. We also don’t need a casino that’s opposed by the local community. Babur is the only elected Lt. Governor candidate who would vote NO on a NoVa casino and predatory gambling.