ALEXANDRIA – In preparation for the 2007 session of the General Assembly, which begins Wednesday, Delegate David Englin (D-Alexandria) today released a new Constituent Survey online at www.DavidEnglin.org/survey. As part of his ongoing dialogue with his constituents and his strong belief in open government, Englin’s new survey includes an opportunity to comment on all of the bills he has had drafted for the upcoming legislative session.
“I thought it would be useful to give constituents more of a window into the legislative process and give them a chance to be more directly involved in my legislation,” said Englin. “Members of the General Assembly often have more bills drafted than they will actually patron. Since this year is a short session — just 45 days — I can’t realistically sponsor all of these, so it’s very helpful to know how my constituents would prefer me to prioritize these ideas.”
The survey also includes detailed demographic and issue questions intended to give Englin a variety of information about his constituents so he can better understand their concerns and continue working to serve them better.
Englin is mailing out thousands of postcards throughout the 45th District to encourage people to take the survey, and today he and volunteers handed out information about the survey at the King Street, Braddock Road, and Huntington Metro stations.
“The more constituents who take the survey, the more feedback I have so I can represent them better in Richmond,” said Englin. “I hope as many people as possible will go online and participate.”
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