Update 7:20 p.m.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors chambers, where tonight’s debate is taking place, is beginning to fill up. Nearly every seat in the chamber is filled with supporters of either Olsen or Pelt. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook as we live blog the debate.
The debate is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Prince William County, Va. — One candidate for Prince William County Board Chairman says he’s got educators on his side.
Dr. Babur Lateef told PotomacLocal.com Monday he has received the endorsement of the Prince William Education Association.
The lawsuit comes after the county filed a similar lawsuit in March after DHS refused to release information about Carlos Martinelly Montano, an illegal immigrant charged in a alcohol-related traffic crash last year that killed a nun and injured two others. Montano, an illegal immigrant, had been arrested before in Manassas and turned over to DHS.
Prince officials say several Freedom of Information Act requests from the county to DHS asking for information on criminal records of illegal aliens turned over from the county to DHS prior to 2008 went unanswered.
Woodbridge, Va. — Documents show Virginia Senate candidate Tito Munoz once belonged to Virginia’s disadvantaged and minority-owned business program.
In documents provided to PotomacLocal.com by Munoz’s opponent, Jeff Frederick, Munoz’s Dale City-based DeBorne Construction had been listed in Virginia’s online directory of disadvantaged businesses. A search of the database Wednesday revealed the company has been removed from the list.
Stafford, Va. — After replacing two people on his campaign staff, Jason Pelt says he’s now working with people who knew him before he wanted to be Stafford’s top prosecutor.
The Republican, who currently works as a defense attorney, says the two campaign workers were more interested advancing their political agendas and not Pelts, and are no longer with the campaign.
Woodbridge, Va. — There is more fallout today over Jeff Frederick declining to debate Tito Munoz in Spanish.
On Monday, Munoz’s campaign stated Frederick declined to debate the Columbian-immigrant in a Spanish-only debate despite the fact Frederick claims Hispanic decent. Munoz’s campaign went onto claim Frederick’s Dumfries-based IT business, GSX Strategies, benefited in dealings with the federal government by having the status of a disadvantaged, minority-owned business.
Congressman Gerry Connolly will auto-dial thousands of constituents beginning Thursday at 8 p.m. for his next telephone town hall meeting.
The calls will ask residents in Prince William and Fairfax counties if they want to participate in the one-hour conference, and if they choose to do so, they are invited to asked the congressmen questions on any topic.
Today is the last day to register to vote in the August 23 Primary Election.
The Virginia State Board of Elections put together a website to register to vote and check the status of voter registrations.
Dumfries, Va. — Jeff Frederick will kick off his campaign for the Virginia Senate’s 36th District seat tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Dumfries.
The Republican will face challenger Tito Munoz in an August 23 primary, the winner of which will go onto face democratic incumbent Toddy Puller.
Woodbridge, Va. — It could be the first Spanish-speaking political debate in the Potomac Communities.
Virginia Senate candidate Tito Munoz today said he wants to debate his primary challenger Jeff Frederick (both are Republicans) to a debate where every spoken word is in Spanish.
