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Richard Saslaw

Richard Saslaw

Richard L. Saslaw, D-35th, joined the Virginia Senate in 1980. The district is composed of portions of Fairfaix, Alexandria and Falls Church. He previously served in the House of Delegates beginning in 1976. Saslaw has been the Democratic leader of the Senate since 1996, currently as minority leader. He sits on the Rules, FInance, Education and Health, Courts of Justice and Commerce and Labor committees. Saslaw ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. House seat in 1984. He has owned several successful gasoline and automobile service businesses.  Saslaw served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960 and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1965.

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Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on October 5, 2015 a debate.:
Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2015
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on November 24, 2014 a presentation.:
Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
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By Sean Gorman • December 8, 2014
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on July 11, 2014 a TV interview.:
Governing magazine has "estimated that in the states that don’t expand Medicaid, a minimum, they said of 40 percent of rural hospitals will close in those states..."
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By Sean Gorman • July 25, 2014
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 a news conference.:
Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 9, 2013 an interview:
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
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By Nancy Madsen • February 5, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on April 16, 2011 an interview.:
On redistricting.
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By Wes Hester • April 29, 2011
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on November 9, 2010 a statement to Alexandria City Council :
$65 million from ABC privatization will not pay for "even an overpass in Tysons Corner."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • November 14, 2010
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