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| This group is mostly Democratic elected officials in Northern Virginia. |
Democratic politicians and candidates turned in force for Rep. Gerry Connolly’s St. Patrick’s Day Fete March 15.
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| Rep. Gerry Connolly |
Connolly calls the annual event, held for the first time at the Ernst Center on the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College, “the holiest day of the year.” It’s also his biggest fundraiser.
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| Alicia Plerhoples |
In a straw poll for chair of the Board of Supervisors, Jeff McKay, currently the supervisor for the Lee District, came out on top with 57.5 percent of the vote. Alicia Plerhoples, a professor at Georgetown Law School, came in second with 29.4 percent, followed by Ryan McElveen, an at-large member of the school board (9.6 percent), and Tim Chapman, a Reston-based developer (3.5 percent).
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| Linda Sperling (center) is running for the Springfield position on the Board of Supervisors. |
Although that was the largest straw poll so far, a lot can happen before the Democratic primary on June 11.
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| Jessica Swanson is running the Mason District seat on the Fairfax County School Board. |
There was also a straw poll for Democratic candidates for president. Former Vice President Joe Biden came in first, followed by Sen. Kamala Harris of California and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke.
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| School Board member Dalia Palchik (right) is running for the Board of Supervisors for the Providence District. |
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| Rachna Sizemore Heizer (left) is running for an at-large seat on the school board, and Laura Jane Cohen (center) is running for the Springfield seat on the school board. |
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| Supervisor Jeff McKay (Lee), a candidate for chair of the Board of Supervisors. |
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| Rep. Jennifer Wexton (center) |
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| Tim Chapman, a candidate for chair of the Board of Supervisors. |
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| School board candidate for Mason District Ricardy Anderson (left). |
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| Planning Commissioner Phil Niedzielski-Eichner (right), a candidate for the Board of Supervisors (Providence). |
