Potomac Local sponsored a debate between Ruth Anderson and Earnie Porta. Both are running to replace Mike May as the Occoquan District Supervisor on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Author: Potomac Local News
The bodies of two teenagers were found in a van at a park in Dale City.
Here’s the police report:
I am the present School Board member representing the Potomac District. I am a candidate for reelection. I have never joined a political party.
I am an Independent. The School Board is nonpartisan. I belong to the Children’s Party. I vote for what I feel is best for our children’s education.
Providing for public safety and ensuring our brave men and women in law enforcement have the tools they need to do their jobs effectively is among the top priorities of any elected official. In the Town of Dumfries, where I serve as Mayor, that responsibility took on added meaning a couple years ago.
As many of you know, the reputation of the Dumfries Police Department took a big hit in 2010 when there was major turnover within the Department, including the Chief and Assistant Chief, following an investigation into wrongdoing and mismanagement by the Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, as well as an internal investigation.
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On November 3, I will be voting for Earnie Porta for Occoquan Supervisor.
He has the experience in municipal finance, the proven leadership skills in government as Mayor of Occoquan and the right priorities and ideas for addressing our challenges in education, transportation, economic development and environmental protection.
As the former Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, I have worked with Commonwealth’s Attorneys throughout the state. And as a resident of Prince William County, I strongly support Mike May to be our next Commonwealth’s Attorney – our local prosecutor.
When considering the candidates for Commonwealth’s Attorney, the most important thing we should look for is a leader whose judgment we can trust. We need someone of even-handed temperament who will be firm, fair and transparent in all circumstances.
I am writing to express our support for Mike May for Commonwealth Attorney.
I believe it is time for Prince William to change leadership and move forward. In the past two years we have had the unfortunate need to deal with Paul Ebert’s office. The experience was extremely upsetting to the children (victims) and my entire family for the lack of support for them and us during this horrible time.
I barely know Mike May. I have only met him briefly three or four times. I couldn’t tell you if he is married or if he has any kids. I don’t golf with him. Never been to his house. Never watched a football game with him.
In fact, I don’t know much about his record as a public servant. But I am encouraging everyone I know to vote for him to be the next Commonwealth’s Attorney for Prince William County because of what I know about Paul Ebert.
Potomac District School Board Member Betty Covington is a proven leader with considerable experience.
Betty has served as a teacher, principal and School Board Member. With this background and an institutional memory for the evolution of our school system, Betty serves the County well in this, our most important responsibility as parents.
I have had the pleasure of observing, first hand, how hard Andrea Bailey is working to study the important issues facing Prince William County as she seeks a seat on the Board of Supervisors.
She understands that changes are needed in the way the county board operates to get things done for our students, our senior citizens and our homeless population, among others.