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:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors respond to the fifth and sixth of six questions posed by Patch.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. Following are the unedited responses to questions five and six. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #5: The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority weekly reports in its newsletter the relocation of mega-firms into the county. Would you move to require contribution of private sector money to support the investment tax payers have made in the county's infrastructure? Explain. Sharon Bulova Fairfax County does not put tax or …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
In their response to the fourth of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors deliberate the school district's Capital Improvement Program.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #4 - The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school renovation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget currently receives nearly all funding from Fairfax County bonds. FCPS Chief Operating Officer Dean Tistadt has repeatedly warned that current CIP funding levels are not sufficient. “The capital program …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
In their response to the third of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss funding for VRE.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #3 - Virginia Railway Express CEO Dale Zehner says the system is at capacity, and money is needed to "maintain the service levels we have today in cleanliness, customer care and mechanical maintenance, while at the same time working toward adding more cars to the trains and more trains to the system." How …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In response to the second of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss the $1.6 billion in unfunded costs in Tysons' development.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #2: According to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (Table 7 in the Tysons Comprehensive Plan), there are about $1.6 billion in unfunded road and transportation costs in the development of Tysons. Who will be paying these unfunded costs? Explain. Sharon Bulova It is important to remember …
Monday, October 31, 2011
In their response to the first of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss county versus state control of area roads.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question over the next six days, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Question #1: Should Fairfax County take local control of its roads, as some surrounding jurisdictions, or allow VDOT's continued control? Explain. Sharon Bulova The State is increasingly making overtures about turning the road system (which is now pretty much entirely a State responsibility) over to …
True Democracy is Christopher DeCarlo's message in music.
Independent candidate Christopher DeCarlo, running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, posted a campaign video to YouTube on Sunday. DeCarlo announced his candidacy on October 24, 2011, with this statement. "My name is Chris DeCarlo and I am a candidate for the office of Chairman. This campaign is directed to True Democracy. A place that promotes personal freedom and self responsibility. A place where financial influence does not corrupt the administrative and legislative processes. A place where you and I can have more weighted influence in the process of our form of self-government. As Chairman I will lead your County to this place where elected representatives are not obligated to provide financial and legislative …
Monday, October 24, 2011
Want to chat before Election Day? These candidates are available to answer your questions.
Ready to learn more about where the candidates for various Fairfax County offices stand? The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area is hosting a series of candidate meet-and-greets this week to ensure that voters have all the information they need prior to the Nov. 8 election. Here is a list of events around the county: Wednesday, Oct. 26 – Centreville Regional Library, 7-9 p.m. 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville 20121 Candidates Attending: 12 Stan G. Barry - Sheriff Dianne L. Blais - House of Delegates District 40 Sheree A. Brown-Kaplan - School Board Member At-Large Lin-Dai Y. Kendall - School Board Member At-Large George W. Lamb - (Representative?) Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Director Ryan L. McElveen…
Jim Daniels
10:41 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Nice to see Fairfax County voters exercise common sense, and not let external political considerations get in the way of a good thing. For the most part our current incumbents have done a very good job managing the county. So I am very glad to see Supervisor Frey, Chairman Bulova, and Senator Marsden all returned to their positions. I also think the outcome of the school board races was good as … more ›