History major… Blogger… Potential candidate for Lieutenant Governor? Del. Chris Saxman, R-Staunton, has made a name for himself as one of Virginia’s leading fiscal conservatives. The 40-year-old chairman of the House of Delegate’s Cost Cutting Caucus is not content simply to nix higher taxes — he’s always on the prowl for ways to axe waste and run state government more efficiently. Daily Progress columnist Bob Gibson profiles Saxman in his Sunday column.
In all of my interactions with him, Saxman maintains a civil, up-beat tone and an optimistic outlook. As a senior executive in the family bottled-water company, he brings a different perspective to state government than his lawyerly colleagues. He doesn’t see government spending as a zero-sum game. Private businesses accomplish more with less by restructuring their enterprises, re-engineering processes and boosting productivity — why can’t government, too?
Think Mark Warner — with a stronger commitment not to raise taxes. In Virginia, it’s a winning political formula. In my opinion, Saxman would make a strong candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
