The name Jeff Barnett has been in circulation a lot in Democratic circles of late, but it may be a name some Democratic voters may not know. For example, we know that Doorbellqueen knocks for him. And we know that Daverunner makes the case for him.

So who is Jeff Barnett? He is a veteran, a Democrat, a homeowner, a father and a fighter for you and me.

Jeff Barnett is our Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 10th district, running against 20-year incumbent, Frank Wolf.

A new vision for the 10th District

My name is Jeff Barnett, and I am running for Congress in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.

Forty years ago I answered the call to serve when I took the oath for the United States Air Force. Today I am stepping up to serve again. I am running for Congress because our district needs someone who believes in stepping up to our problems, not passing the buck to the next generation of Virginia. We need to start solving our problems now. In our time. On our dime. We need to focus on producing economic growth while helping families keep their homes, sparking the next generation of job growth, creating the next generation of transportation, and achieving national security. – Jeff Barnett

That’s who Jeff Barnett is. Follow below the fold for my own reasons for supporting our next Congressman.  I first met Jeff at the LCDC Reorganization meeting in January. He spent many (boring!) hours on a Saturday watching the most procedural of events, just for the opportunity to see, meet, and talk with Loudoun’s democrats. He spent his time listening to our diverse voices, and hearing what we had to say.

I met Jeff again at an event hosted by the Lansdowne Democrats. On a grey afternoon, Jeff met with a score of Democrats in a neighbors house and talked with us about health care, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the burdens of debt carried by so many of our students.

But Jeff’s primary message truly struck home for me. He talked about the debt and despair brought on by the housing crisis. He talked about neighbors losing their homes, people unable to make their mortgage payments because of losing their jobs. He talked about how Loudoun county had suffered from the housing bubble more than most anywhere, and how its aftereffects reverberated from house to house and street to street.

And then Jeff talked about people like me.

He talked about homeowners who were underwater, but making their payments in good faith, even as the banks they were paying were reneging on their own promises, and refusing to renegotiate terms, even as they negotiated the best terms they could from our government.

Jeff understands that we need to fix our problems in our time and on our dime. That means doing it now, not leaving it to the next generation, that means talking about defense spending as something to be considered rationally. It means governing for you and me.

So that’s who Jeff Barnett is, and why he’s going to have my vote in November. I hope he’ll have yours.

[Update] If you want to get involved with the campaign, here’s how!

How can I get in contact with the campaign?

For general questions and information, you can email info@jeffbarnettforcongress.com, or call our office number at 703-657-2664 (NOTE: This number rings through directly to our Herndon HQ. It is a different office number than we had previously given, however both numbers will still work).

Where are your offices located?

Our Campaign HQ is located at 344 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170. It is in the Herndon Centre (KMart) right behind the McDonalds.

Our McLean office, located at 1322 Vincent Place, McLean, VA 22101, will be up and running by May 14.

Will you be opening other offices in the District?

Yes we will. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to reach us and to volunteer for the campaign. The only other confirmed location is the Loudoun County Democratic Committee office in Leesburg, which at least one of our Field Organizers will be working out of.  I will email out as soon as locations are nailed down and offices are up and running.

I want to volunteer today, can I do so?

Most definitely! If you stop by our Herndon office (or our McLean office at the end of next week) we can get you a walk packet or set you up with call lists.

(Crossposted from Leesburg Tomorrow.)