Jack Rust's parents were Jean Johnson and John H Rust Three generations of his family practiced law in northern Virginia, and his father served as Fairfax's mayor as well as a delegate to Virginia's 1956 Constitutional Convention, and his grandfather, John W Rust, served in the Senate of Virginia.
13 Facts About Jack Rust
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Jack Rust attended the University of Virginia, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1969 and 1972 a JD degree from its law school.
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From 1974 to 1978, Jack Rust was the Fairfax city attorney.
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Jack Rust served as counsel to the Fairfax School Board.
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Jack Rust first became one of Fairfax County's delegates in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979, and won re-election in 1981 and thus served from 1980 to 1982.
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However, his second re-election attempt failed when Rust narrowly lost to Stephen E Gordy in the Republican Party primary in what had become the 37th Virginia House of Delegates district following court-required adoption of single-member districts.
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Jack Rust won a special election for the 37th district seat in 1996, and then a full two-year term in November 1997.
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Jack Rust retained his seat in the 1999 elections, having been named Legislator of the Year by the Virginia Treasurers' Association, Tech Ten Legislator and Business Leader of the Year as well as Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Champion.
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Nonetheless, Jack Rust lost his seat in the next election, defeated by Democrat Chap Petersen in 2001, and again in the 2003 election rematch.
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Jack Rust provided estate planning services, including tax planning and the preparation of wills and trusts.
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Jack Rust served on the board's Portfolio Risk Management Committee and the Legislative Committee, as well as chaired the Strategic Planning Committee.
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Jack Rust was the founding chairman of First Patriot Bankshares Corporation and served on its board from 1987 to 1997.
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Jack Rust died in Fairfax, Virginia, on December 30,2021, at age 74.