▁from ▁Christians burg ▁High ▁School , ▁R ush ▁served ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁par atro oper ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁Division . ▁Nick ▁left ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁At ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁member ▁in ▁history . ▁R ush ▁served ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁representing ▁District ▁B ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Vice ▁Chair man . ▁▁▁ ▁R ush ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁community ▁serving ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁volunte er ▁capacity ▁through ▁these ▁state wide ▁and ▁community ▁groups : ▁ ▁New ▁River ▁Valley ▁Community ▁Action ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ; ▁New ▁River ▁Valley ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Alliance ; ▁F loyd , ▁Pul ask i , ▁and ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Ch amb ers ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁initi atives ▁H B 2 0 7 4 ▁is ▁a ▁proposal ▁that ▁establish es ▁an ▁individual ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁tax ▁break ▁for ▁income ▁earned ▁from ▁invest ments ▁in ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁accounts . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁qual ify , ▁an ▁account ▁must ▁have ▁ 5 0 % ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁its ▁hold ings ▁in ▁qualified ▁port folio ▁companies , ▁which ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁has ▁its ▁principal ▁place ▁of ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and ▁that ▁has ▁a