Meet Paul

Paul Milde is a Stafford County businessman who has represented Virginia’s 64th House of Delegates district since 2024. Paul served 12 years as Aquia District representative on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. He and his wife, Irina, live in Stafford, a community Paul has called home since 1989. He has three children—Travis, Bailey and Olivia.

Paul is a lifelong entrepreneur who believes that with hard work and a willingness to innovate, we can find public policy solutions to even the thorniest of problems. Paul has a track record of success with this common-sense approach to government.

His work to preserve Stafford’s Crow’s Nest peninsula proved that land preservation can be achieved without trampling property rights. As a three-time chairman of the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO), Paul learned how important it is for our region to have a tenacious advocate for funding to address the perennial problem of traffic.

He continues to fight for the betterment of Stafford County and the Fredericksburg region through his work in the House of Delegates, where he serves on the House Transportation Committee and the Rappahannock River Basin Commission.

CAREER

Paul is president and owner of CIP Finishes, a construction firm headquartered in Stafford County that provides turn-key installation of interior finishing hardware in multi-family residential, commercial and related construction projects. CIP Finishes has grown significantly since Paul founded the company in 1986. The company has installed finishing hardware in more than 100,000 residences in the greater Washington, D.C., area, and has recently expanded to serve growing markets in Florida. Major local projects have included the William Square apartments and Cobblestone Square in downtown Fredericksburg and the Eagle Village apartments at the University of Mary Washington. CIP Finishes has worked on high-profile residential communities in the greater Washington region, including Reston Town Center and City Center DC. Learn more about the company at CIPFinishes.com.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INTERESTS

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation board member
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Premier Sponsor
- 2024 Leadership Impact Award recipient
- Transportation Committee member
- 2021 Leadership Fredericksburg graduate
- 2020 Business of the Year award recipient
Rappahannock Aviation Outreach board of directors
Andrew Chapel Methodist Church
Aquia Harbour Lions Club
North Stafford Rotary
Adopt-a-Classroom, Stafford High School
Chairman, SaveCrowsNest.com
Supporter of numerous area charities, including:
- Fredericksburg SPCA
- Stafford County SPCA
- Gwyneth’s Gift
- Mary’s Shelter
- Empowerhouse
- Friends of the Rappahannock
- Habitat for Humanity
- VCU Health
- Washington Heritage Museums
- Via Colori Stafford
- Stafford County Historical Society
Licensed private pilot
Avid diver, with National Association of Underwater Instructors certification in scuba and enriched air nitrox scuba diving