Tuesday, October 30, 2012
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Senate candidates Tim Kaine, George Allen canceled Virginia campaign events during Hurricane Sandy. Hours extended for absentee voting.
Hurricane Sandy upended the campaign schedules for the presidential race, Virginia's U.S. Senate race and congressional races, and put a temporary halt to some early voting and election officer training in the runup to Election Day next Tuesday. "I don't want anything to interrupt full participation in democracy as we head into this presidential election," said Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, in a news conference with reporters Tuesday. Eight registrars across the state Tuesday were closed — including Arlington County, Falls Church City, Loudoun County and Manassas Park City — due to the storm and could not offer absentee voting. Fairfax County offered absentee voting at Government Center from 4 - 8 p.m. In Alexandria, at least one voting …
Friday, October 12, 2012
U.S. Senate candidate responds to 10 questions posed by Patch readers in Northern Virginia.
A few weeks ago, we asked Patch readers in Northern Virginia to throw out some questions for George Allen and Tim Kaine, both vying for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia. So you asked and the candidates answered. Read George Allen's responses here. Tim Kaine's answers, published below, are unedited. 1. There is considerable reporting in the popular media that Social Security and Medicare are in financial ruin and in need of a fix, but every time one person dares to speak-up and suggest constructive measures to save the system, the other candidate attacks that person for being insensitive to the needs of seniors and claims the proponent of modifications wants to dismantle the programs. How would you address these issues knowing full well …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
U.S. Senate candidates answer questions posed by our Northern Virginia readers.
Last month, Patch asked our readers in Northern Virginia for a favor. We wanted to submit questionnaires to both U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia and we wanted our readers to come up with the questions. You all delivered. Patch posed a list of 10 questions to former governors and U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R), ranging in topics from Social Security to drug abuse in high schools. The candidates responded and we've published their answers online.
U.S. Senate candidate responds to 10 questions posed by Patch readers in Northern Virginia.
A few weeks ago, we asked Patch readers in Northern Virginia to throw out some questions for George Allen and Tim Kaine, both vying for the open U.S. Senate seat in Virginia. So you asked and the candidates answered. Read Tim Kaine's responses here. George Allen's answers, published below, are unedited. 1. There is considerable reporting in the popular media that Social Security and Medicare are in financial ruin and in need of a fix, but every time one person dares to speak-up and suggest constructive measures to save the system, the other candidate attacks that person for being insensitive to the needs of seniors and claim the proponent of modifications wants to dismantle the programs. How would you address these issues knowing full …
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Fairfax attorney hopes to break gridlock in Congress and says "this mother can do it."
The courtyard next to the Leesburg Town Hall on Saturday served as the venue for Democrat Kristin Cabral to officially launch her campaign in the 10th congressional district against incumbent U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R). Cabral, a Fairfax resident, made her gender a primary theme, likely one of the reasons Clarke County School Board member Barbara Lee spoke during the event. In Clarke County, women hold two of five seats on the board of supervisors and three of five seats on the school board as well as serve as treasurer, commonwealth’s attorney, commissioner of the revenue and clerk of the court. Women also hold five seats on two town councils in Clarke County and the state Senate seat that represents the county. “We know and appreciate good…
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
School board member Kathy Smith and supervisor Michael Frey each re-elected to another term in office.
On Tuesday, Sully District voters overwhelmingly chose to keep their longtime representatives on the Board of Supervisors and School Board in office for another term. Twenty-year incumbent supervisor Michael Frey defeated Shahid Malik with over 70 percent of the vote; Kathy Smith, who has been on the school board since 2002, won re-election over Sheila Ratnam with about 55 percent of the vote. In many parts of Fairfax County, school board elections became the races to watch after a series of controversies over the past year, including robust public debate over expanding full-day kindergarten, boundary changes in the southwestern area of the county, the closure of Clifton elementary school and changes in discipline policy. Yet while the at-…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
2011 election results
Wednesday, 12:20 a.m. Results: Ilryong Moon, Ryan McElveen and Ted Velkoff have won the at-large races. Michael Frey won the Sully District race with over 70 percent of the vote (two districts left to report results). Chap Petersen won a comfortable victory over Gerarda Culipher. In the 37th district senate race, Jason Flanary conceded the race to Dave Marsden. In the 67th district house of delegates race, Eric Clingan has conceded the race to Jim LeMunyon. David Bulova has won the 37th district house race over Brian Schoeneman. In the 40th district house race, Tim Hugo has won re-election against independent challenger Diane Blais. Fairfax County sheriff Stan Barry, incumbent BOS chairman Sharon Bulova and Sully school board member Kathy …
Saturday, November 5, 2011
County has 1,835 poll workers, but needs 2,188 more by Tuesday.
The Fairfax County Office of Elections needs more than 2,000 poll workers for the election that takes place on Tuesday, according to Cameron Quinn, who heads up the operation. Right now, the county has 1,835 workers scheduled for Tuesday, but needs 2,188 more by then. The county pays between $100 to $200 for the day, which can be as long as 12 hours. If you can work, you can apply by calling: (703) 324-4735 Qualifications for election workers are as follows:
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Shahid Malik makes his first run for office.
Born: Lahore, Pakistan; moved to Fairfax County in 1985. Education: Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelors of Science Degree in information systems. Family: Married, four children. Occupation: Small business owner. Public Office: None. When he campaigns for the Sully District Supervisor’s post, Shahid S. Malik (D) likes to talk about what he learned as a youngster on the road, walking over a three-year period from his native Pakistan to Germany. Hitchhiking across the Indian convenient, through the Middle East and into Europe would probably be impossible and ill-advised these days. But in the pre-9/11 world of the late 1970s, it was a dream-come-true for Malik. He had just graduated with a computer systems degree and wanted to see …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Frey is the only supervisor the Sully District has ever known.
Born: Lehman, Pa., moved to Fairfax County in 1982. Education: 1983 George Mason University graduate, Bachelors Degree in government and politics. Family: Single, a homeowner in the London Commons community of Centreville. Occupation: Public servant. Public Office: First elected to public office in 1991 as Sully District Supervisor. In his very first run for public office in 1991, Michael Frey wanted to become a Fairfax County Supervisor for the newly created Sully District, a massive area carved out of the rapidly expanding westernmost section of the county. Frey, a Republican, won the seat which he has never relinquished, becoming the only supervisor that the Sully District, which includes Centreville, Chantilly and Difficult Run, has …
Jonathan Erickson
4:17 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2012
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