State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) meets with Bill Barfield, second vice president, Legislative Committee co-chair for the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations. Barfield, a mathematician who lives in Fairfax, and Tim Thompson, the Federation’s president, presented their representatives with a list of 11 legislative issues for consideration. Their priorities include fair redistricting, dedicated Metro funding, granting counties the authority to generate revenue like cities, and several proposals to increase environmental protections.