FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Politics is a tough profession, but when you’re a candidate without party affiliation – an independent – things can be even tougher.
Mark Gibson is running to unseat incumbent Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who serves Fairfax and Prince William counties in the 11th Congressional Seat.
By KJ MUSHUNG
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — He wasn’t sure the e-mail was real. Without warning, Will Whalen, a local Little League coach, was being asked to gather a team of players and appear at a rally with the president of the United States. He doesn’t get e-mails like that every day. Whalen didn’t know if it was legitimate or not, so he called the number and spoke with Jamie Lockhart, deputy political director with the Virginia campaign for President Barack Obama.
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By URIAH KISER
President Barack Obama energized a crowd of supporters who packed the stands at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge on Friday.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — It’s a standing-room only crowd as at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium as President Barack Obama comes to Woodbridge to make his case for another four years in the White House.
The stadium that sits behind the Prince William County Government Center holds 6,000 people and each seat in the house is full. So full, in fact, many onlookers have been moved onto the ball field where they hope to catch a glimpse of the president.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – The national spotlight will be cast Friday onto the place many Prince William County Government do business. An email distributed to them, and obtained by PotomacLocal.com, states what county employees should expect when President Barack Obama comes to Richard G. Pfitzner Stadium to stump for his campaign.
The text of the entire email is below:
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Candidates who are interested in filling a vacancy on the Prince William County School Board will debate each other on the issues on Tuesday. More in a press release:
On September 25 at Westminster at Lake Ridge, The Prince William Committee of 100 will host a Candidates’ Forum for the Occoquan District seat on the Prince William County School Board. All four candidates who will be on the ballot November 6th have agreed to participate in this forum.
By KJ MUSHUNG
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — President Barack Obama will come to Woodbridge this Friday to speak at a grassroots rally at the G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium.
STAFFORD, Va. — George Allen brought his Virginia Voices tour to Stafford on Monday where he listened to defense industry, business and community leaders voice their views and concerns about the $500 Billion defense cuts scheduled to begin January 2.
At a defense roundtable organized by Stafford County Supervisor Ty Scheiber, Allen met with leaders representing a variety of regional interests, including local defense contracting companies, small businesses, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
By KJ MUSHUNG
STAFFORD, Va. — Tim Kaine and Anne Holton kicked off a volunteer neighborhood canvass in Stafford on Saturday, Sept. 15 at a campaign field office near the Stafford Hospital. Kaine is a former Virginia governor who is running for senate against George Allen, another former governor. Allen also used to be a Virginia senator and is looking to reclaim that title.
