ARLnow Candidate Essay: Adam Theo
Last week, [ARLnow] invited the four candidates running in the general election for a seat on the County Board to write a post about why [ARLnow] readers should vote for them next Tuesday (Nov. 2).
Last week, [ARLnow] invited the four candidates running in the general election for a seat on the County Board to write a post about why [ARLnow] readers should vote for them next Tuesday (Nov. 2).
Theo, 42, works as a communications consultant, video producer and political organizer. He points to his experience in housing activism, serving on the county’s civic federation and chairing the Libertarian party of Northern Virginia. Theo opposes subsidies for Amazon and thinks the civilian review board has been “hobbled and watered down.”
Much needed bus stops along the Pike have been delayed yet again for poor design. This morning I spoke before the County Board on the issue and asking if there will be accountability. Find my comments at about 20 minutes into video: https://youtu.be/x2HvSsJpPUc Hello, I’m Adam Theo, 8 year resident and candidate for Arlington County […]
Safer Streets and Better Transit Growing up in the suburbs of south Georgia and north Florida, I was surrounded by cars. Using my trusty Wal-Mart-bought bicycle to get round town to work, the shopping mall, and friend’s houses, I happily rode on sidewalks when available, but often had to carefully squeeze along the curb of […]
The 2021 Candidate Guide from Sustainable Mobility for Arlington is now out, including responses from Theo on issues ranging from bike trails, transit, safe streets with Vision Zero, and how best to enforce traffic violations.
A Green and Beautiful Pentagon City: Comments on the Sector Plan Update Expand Government Accountability Fully Fund the County Auditor ∙ Ranked Choice Voting ∙ School Transparency ∙ Police Oversight ∙ Better Communication from the County In 2015, with the hard work of (then) County Board member John Vihstadt, Arlington established a County Auditor office […]