Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
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The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber of commerce for Fairfax County
, Virginia
. It is a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce
and represents the business needs of over 800 businesses and 4,200 employees in the county.
It is considered to be the most powerful business organization in the Northern Virginia
region.
Douglas Wilder
and Republican
Marshall Coleman
. Douglas Wilder
won the election and became the first African American
governor in the country. On September 19, 2008 the Fairfax Chamber hosted Democrat Mark Warner
and Republican Jim Gilmore
in a debate.
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It is a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce is an American lobbying group representing the interests of many businesses and trade associations. It is not an agency of the United States government....
and represents the business needs of over 800 businesses and 4,200 employees in the county.
It is considered to be the most powerful business organization in the Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
region.
Mission statement
"To develop, encourage and promote the economic vitality, quality of life and political interests of its members and the businesses of Northern Virginia for the benefit of the broader community"Board of directors
- Jim Corcoran, President and CEO
- Stuart Mendelsohn, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Rich LaFleur, Vice Chairman
- Adrian Chapman, Secretary
- Mark Moore, Treasurer
- Kirk Beckhorn, General Council
- F. Kevin Reynolds, Immediate Past Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Chamber model
The Fairfax Chamber is divided into Councils, with each Council responsible to the various business interests the Chamber represents.- Advocacy
- Voice of Business Speaker Series
- Greater Washington Government Contracting Council (GovCon)
- International Business Council (IBC)
- Northern Virginia Hospitality Council
- Valor Awards & Scholarship Fund
- Women's Business Council (WBC)
Debates
The annual Fairfax County Chamber Debates are typically one of three statewide annual debates. The Chamber has been hosting their debate since 1989 when they hosted DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Douglas Wilder
Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas "Doug" Wilder is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of Virginia, and the second to serve as governor of a U.S. state. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was...
and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Marshall Coleman
Marshall Coleman
J. Marshall Coleman is a Republican politician in Virginia who ran for several statewide offices between the late 1970s and early 1990s.-Life:...
. Douglas Wilder
Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas "Doug" Wilder is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of Virginia, and the second to serve as governor of a U.S. state. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was...
won the election and became the first African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
governor in the country. On September 19, 2008 the Fairfax Chamber hosted Democrat Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and businessman, currently serving in the United States Senate as the junior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and is the honorary chairman of...
and Republican Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore
James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, former 68th Governor of Virginia, and a member of the Republican Party. A native Virginian, Gilmore studied at the University of Virginia, and then served in the U.S. Army as a counterintelligence agent...
in a debate.