Jay Wins Support From The Sierra Club and Arlington Education Association

Tuesday, October 16, 2001

Arlington, VA (October 16, 2001) - Arlington County Board Chair Jay Fisette, and Democratic candidate for re-election this year to the Arlington County Board, today earned strong backing from two community leadership groups: The Sierra Club and the Arlington Education Association.

"I'm sincerely honored to have the outstanding support from my fellow environmentalists and from our public school educators and employees," said Jay Fisette. "The Sierra Club and the AEA understand as much as I do that a healthy community is one in balance. Their vote of confidence is also for Arlington's future, through preserving our natural resources and sustaining the quality of our children's schools. I thank them warmly for their trust and for their help year in and year out."

The Sierra Club endorsement was delivered by Bruce Parker, Chair of the Mount Vernon Group and also by Chair of the Chapter's political committee, George Lamb, not only on behalf of Arlington's 4,000 Sierra Club members - but also from the entire membership of the nation's oldest, grassroots environmental organization.

The Arlington Education Association recommendation was made on behalf of the 1,500 Arlington County's public school employees, and delivered by Kathryn Scruggs, President of the AEA as well as Jim Schroeder, who chairs the AEA's Political Action Committee.

Both groups gave their support in 1997 to Jay Fisette during his original successful County Board race, and have renewed it this year. Election day for the Arlington County Board race and other Virginia races will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2001.

The two endorsements were revealed on Tuesday evening, October 16 at a candidate forum held at Arlington Central Public Library.

For more information on the Fisette campaign, and for further details on these endorsements, please visit www.fisetteforarlington.com.

Press Contacts:

For the Sierra Club
Mr. George Lamb, 703-538-5767

For the Arlington Education Association
Ms. Kathryn Scruggs,703-379-1650

For the Fisette campaign
Ms. Judy Beck, 202-293-2450