Socialism has arrived in New York, but is it wanted in Fairfax County? That question is presented to voters in the county\u2019s Braddock District as they consider the candidates for an open seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in the upcoming Dec. 9 special election.<\/p>\n
Rachna Sizemore-Heizer, the Democrat candidate, embraces socialist teachings. She currently serves on the Fairfax County School Board. When she took her oath of office after the 2023 election, she didn\u2019t lay her hand on the Bible, the Torah, or the Quran.\u00a0 She chose as her sacred text a socialist tract, A People\u2019s History of the United States.\u00a0 Its author variously described himself as something of a \u201csocialist,\u201d \u201canarchist,\u201d and\/or \u201cMarxist.\u201d His text, which\u00a0 Sizemore-Heizer holds so dear, claims that American history, from its founding to the present, is a story of oppression of the working class by a privileged elite. The Constitution, the two-party tradition, patriotism, and even populist reforms (occasional \u201cgestures\u201d) \u2013 all are portrayed as tools to keep the masses in their place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sizemore-Heizer\u2019s choice of this tome for taking her oath is unsurprising. She has consistently pushed far-left ideology in the county\u2019s public schools. Under her watch, and with her support, the school board developed history curriculum materials based on concepts from critical race theory.\u00a0 It paid an exorbitant fee to a notorious race-baiter, Ibram X. Kendi, to spread his teachings to school administrators. It has supported a bloated 56-person DEI office in which the salaries of about half the employees exceed the maximum salaries of the most qualified master teachers. It has mandated that \u201cequity\u201d be at the forefront of all decisions. It has maintained an LGBTQIA policy that permits the school system to support gender transitions behind the backs of parents, polices pronoun usage, and permits biological males to compete in girls\u2019 athletics and use girls\u2019 locker rooms. These and other policies supported by Sizemore-Heizer are documented on my website, FairfaxSchoolsMonitor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although Fairfax County tends to be a \u201cblue\u201d jurisdiction, the vast majority of its citizens, and certainly those in the Braddock District in which I reside, are moderate, sensible, and fiscally responsible. Sizemore-Heizer falsely portrays herself as being in the mainstream. The views of the Republican candidate, Ken Balbuena, are much more in line with the values and priorities of local citizens. The board of supervisors has 10 members, only one of whom is currently a Republican. All voters, including those who typically vote for Democratic candidates, should consider the benefits of having a board whose members bring varying views to the table.\u00a0 In this election, choosing the mainstream candidate should be a clear choice for all.<\/p>\n