Tom Rust

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tom Rust

| image =

| state_delegate = Virginia

| district = 86th

| term_start = January 9, 2002

| term_end = January 13, 2016

| preceded = Donald L. Williams

| succeeded =Jennifer Boysko

| birth_name = Thomas Davis Rust

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|7|21}}

| birth_place = Front Royal, Virginia, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Ann

| residence = Herndon, Virginia

| alma_mater = Virginia Tech
George Washington University
University of Virginia

| profession = Civil engineer

| website = [http://www.tomrust.org www.tomrust.org]

}}

Thomas Davis Rust (born July 21, 1941) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 86th District from 2002 to 2016. Previously, he was mayor of Herndon, Virginia for 19 years (1976–84, 1990–2001).{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=In NoVa, veteran GOP delegate Rust fights for his seat as Democrats sense opportunity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-nova-a-veteran-gop-delegate-fights-for-his-seat-as-democrats-sense-opportunity/2013/10/28/51c361cc-3c41-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html |access-date=May 3, 2025 |work=The Washington Post |date=October 28, 2013}}

Political

Rust was first elected to the Herndon Town Council in 1971, where he served until he was elected mayor of the Town of Herndon in 1976, a position he held until 1984. He was elected mayor again in 1990 and served until 2001.{{cite web |title=Representative Thomas Davis 'Tom' Rust (VA) |url=https://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50755 |website=Project Vote Smart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001001652/https://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50755 |archive-date=October 1, 2010}}

In 2001, Rust was elected delegate for the 86th District with 63% of the vote against Jim Kelly.{{cite web |title=Office: House of Delegates {{!}} State House District #86 |url=http://www.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs/election/results/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_086.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040826131041/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs/election/results/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_086.htm |archive-date=August 26, 2004}} A civil engineer, Rust has served on the Committees on Transportation, Education, Science and Technology, and Commerce and Labor. His notable legislation includes allowing the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a statewide transportation plan using highway corridors for long-term, regional planning.{{cite web |title=2013 General Assembly Session |url=https://nvta.org/content.asp?sl=1793&contentid=1793 |website=NTVA.org |publisher=Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415180337/http://www.nvta.org/content.asp#selection-745.0-745.29 |archive-date=April 15, 2013}}