Andrew Hurst

Andrew L. Hurst is a lawyer and political activist from Virginia.

Bar Association
* Young Lawyer Section representative to the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) 2004-2006
* Board of Directors, BADC.
* Young Lawyer of the Year, 2005 by BADC for his work assisting emerging small businesses
* "Operation Crackdown," begun by the Young Lawyers including Hurst in the District of Columbia is a program to provide legal assistance to residents of distressed DC neighborhoods. On a novel application of the legal theory of escheat, property owners whose neglected buildings became "crack houses" for the sale or use of crack cocaine were subject to forfeiting their property.

Political positions
Hurst ran for Congress from VA's 11th district in 2006 and is still active in the District. In that race, he called for the immediate redeployment of the US force in Iraq. Under his plan, the National Guard would return to the United States, while the other soldiers involved would leave urban areas and maintain a US presence in Kuwait and Afghanistan. Beyond this, his political policies are generally moderate except where he supports major changes in Campaign finance reform.

Campaign finance resources
The 11th Virginia district is regarded as one of the wealthiests districts in the nation.
Hurst has taken no donations from PACs or organizations, and has run his campaign on donations only from individuals and small local Democratic parties. As of June 30, 2006. over half (54%) of Hurst's funds from those who have donated over $200 to the campaign have been raised from out-of-state sources, although "out-of-state" includes the adjoining jurisdiction of Washington, DC, where Hurst's individual coworkers donate, as well as other members of Boards where Hurst volunteers including the Voluntary Bar Association of DC (BADC).

As of June 30, 2006, Hurst's opponent, Davis has more than 50 times the cash-on-hand of Hurst's campaign after outspending him so far by more than 6-to-1. The next report will cover to September 30, 2006. According to FEC reports, Davis's election campaign has raised almost $3.25 million from PACs in his career, and he has two other PACs, the Va Victory Fund and the Federal Victory Fund.Davis is ranked 7th of 435 Congressman (after Tom DeLay's exit) in raising money from lobbyists in Public Citizen Bankroller's Report; Public Citizen recently expanded its rankings in a report, "Under the Influence: Special Interest Money and Members of Congress."

Family
Hurst was born and raised on the Jersey Shore, and attended public schools. He met Elizabeth Carlson Hurst while both were working at Denny's - he as a cook, she as a waitress. They married in 1995, and settled in Northern Virginia after he finished law school. Elizabeth was a teacher of learning disabled children in New Jersey and Northern Virginia. She is now a full-time homemaker and mother to three children: Emma (9), John (7) and Henry (3).

Hurst lives in the Afton Glen neighborhood of Springfield, VA in the Mount Vernon Magisterial District, where all three children were born. His family members are active in Sydenstricker United Methodist Church.

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