Tag: elections
More candidates running for Board of Supervisors
More candidates have surfaced since we last reported on the 2019 elections for the Board of Supervisors. There are now three candidates vying in a Democratic primary for BoS chair to succeed Sharon Bulova, who is not running for re-election: Tim Chapman, managing member of Chapman Development LLC and former chair of the Virginia Housing … Continued
Gary Aiken launches campaign for Mason District supervisor
Gary Aiken, the treasurer of the Fairfax County Republican Committee, has launched a campaign to represent Mason District the Board of Supervisors. If no other candidates surface, Aiken would face off against Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in the Nov. 5 election. “Fairfax County is becoming less wealthy and less of a desired destination,” Aiken states … Continued
McElveen launches campaign for chair of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Ryan McElveen, an at-large member of the Fairfax County School Board, launched a campaign Jan. 5 for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. McElveen would succeed Sharon Bulova, who is retiring from the board after her term ends at the end of 2019. McElveen will face Supervisor Jeff McKay (Lee), and any other Democratic … Continued
Swanson plans run for school board
Swanson Jessica Swanson has announced plans to run for the Mason District seat on the Fairfax County School Board. Sandy Evans, who has held that position for nearly 10 years is not seeking re-election when her term ends next year. Swanson, the director of budget strategy for the District of Columbia Public Schools, is seeking … Continued
McKay lays out priorities in bid to chair Board of Supervisors
From the left: Supervisor Jeff McKay, at-large school board member Karen Keys-Gamarra, Rep. Gerry Connolly, and James Walkinshaw, candidate for Braddock District supervisor, at Walkinshaw’s campaign kickoff. Jeff McKay, the Lee District supervisor who is running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, says his main issues are environmental stewardship, affordable housing, and … Continued
Walkinshaw launches campaign for Braddock supervisor
James Walkinshaw, a Democratic candidate for the Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, says his three key issues are education, transportation, and climate change. If elected, he would succeed John Cook, a Republican, who is not running for re-election. An aide to Rep. Gerry Connolly for the past 12 years, Walkinshaw … Continued
Penny Gross is running for re-election
Penny Gross speaks to residents at the annual Mason District Holiday Town Gathering. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross will run for re-election to the Board of Supervisors in 2019, she announced at her Holiday Town Gathering Dec. 10. “I love my job. I really do. I consider Mason District my family,” Gross told the audience of … Continued
Sharon Bulova will not run for re-election
Sharon Bulova (center) at the opening of the Silver Line in 2014. Sharon Bulova, who has served as chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for the past 10 years announced Dec. 6 that she will not be seeking re-election in 2019. Supervisor Jeff McKay of the Lee District is planning to run for … Continued
Steve Descano to run in Democratic primary for commonwealth’s attorney
Steve Descano (center) meets voters at his campaign kickoff event at Brion’s Grill in Fairfax. Raymond F. Morrogh, who was elected as Virginia commonwealth’s attorney for Fairfax County in 2007, will face a challenger in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2019. Steve Descano, a former federal prosecutor at the Justice Department, officially launched his campaign … Continued
Cook won’t seek re-election as Braddock supervisor
Cook Braddock Supervisor John Cook announced Nov. 16 that he won’t be running for re-election in 2019, stating, after 10 years on the board, “it is time for me to focus on other priorities in my life.” James Walkinshaw, the chief of staff for Rep. Gerry Connolly, is running as a Democrat for the Braddock … Continued
Virginia voters reject Trump agenda
Sen. Tim Kaine speaks to supporters after easily winning re-election. Voters in Virginia solidly rejected the Trump agenda by re-electing key Democrats to Congress, including Sen. Tim Kaine, Reps. Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer, and in a closely watched Northern Virginia race that got national attention, replacing Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock with Democratic challenger Jennifer … Continued
Absentee in-person voting under way
Campaign signs at the Mason Government Center. What if you’re sick or otherwise incapacitated and can’t get to the polls on Election Day? To guard against an unforeseen event that prevents you from voting on Nov. 6, it’s a good idea to vote absentee in person early. The nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) reports … Continued
Kaine and Stewart clash over Trump, Kavanagh, immigration, and much more
Corey Stewart (left) and Sen. Tim Kaine face off in a debate. [WAMU] When Corey Stewart, the Republican challenging Sen. Tim Kaine in the Nov. 6 election, blasted Kaine for “voting against everything Trump proposed” at a Sept. 26 debate, that line got some applause. “If the president proposes things that are bad, sure I’ll … Continued
Sen. Saslaw to face challenger in Democratic primary
Taeb Minority Leader Dick Saslaw, who has represented the 35th district in the Virginia Senate since 1980, will have a challenger in the Democratic primary next June. Yasmine Taeb, a human rights attorney who advocates for refugees and asylum seekers as the senior policy counsel at the Center for Victims of Torture, announced plans to … Continued
Poll workers needed for Election Day
Voting machines. Fairfax County needs people to work as election officers on Election Day, Nov. 6, particularly in certain areas, including Annandale and Falls Church. Bilingual people who speak Korean or Vietnamese are also needed for those area. To apply, you must be registered to vote in Virginia and can’t be an elected official or … Continued