Arthur G. Purves
Candidate for U.S. Representative, 11th Congressional District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired computer programmer; president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance
- Lives in
- Vienna
- Campaign website
- votepurves.org
Retired computer programmer who has been president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance for 29 years. He has run for Fairfax County School Board, county board chairman (three times), House of Delegates and state Senate.
Documented positions
Public safety
Opposes complex gun laws.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“What's not debatable is that these laws turn law-abiding citizens into inadvertent felons.”
Education
Proposes vouchers for students who leave public schools.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“School districts should give vouchers to students who attend for at least a year”
Supports restoring the Lord's Prayer and Bible in public schools.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“advocated reversing the Supreme Court decisions removing the Lord's Prayer, Bible, and Ten Commandments from public schools”
Environment & parks
Opposes Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“Regional Greenhouse Gas Inititative (RGGI), which will be a new $550 million tax on Virginia consumers”
Health & human services
Proposes cutting health spending by reducing ultra-processed food consumption.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“Ultra-processed food causes chronic disease, including mental illness.”
Supports keeping abortion legal only to save the mother's life.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“Keep abortion legal for those rare cases but encourage marriage.”
Government & transparency
Supports restricting absentee voting.
His site cites France's 1975 ban on absentee voting; it does not spell out a specific proposal.
ReportArthur Purves for CongressCampaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
“France banned absentee voting in 1975 because of massive fraud in Corsica”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Arthur G. Purves on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections (8th, 10th and 11th District and Town of Herndon styles)
Election filing · Fairfax County Office of Elections · fairfaxcounty.gov
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election: Fairfax County (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections: City of Fairfax (full ballot)
Election filing · City of Fairfax Electoral Board · fairfaxva.gov
- Candidate list, November 3, 2026 General Election: City of Fairfax (all offices)
Election filing · Virginia Department of Elections · elections.virginia.gov
- Arthur Purves for Congress
Campaign website · Purves for Congress 2026 · votepurves.org
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