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.
Woodbridge, Va. –– A blogger has petitioned Virginia’s Attorney General to find out if Prince William’s top prosecutor is investigating a candidate for the county’s crown political office.
Virginia Virtucon reported last week democratic candidate for Prince William County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Dr. Babur Lateef, is being investigated by Prince William Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert for alleged wire and bank fraud after he lost his $1.2 million estate on Chaddsford Terrace outside Dale City to foreclosure last year.
Woodbridge, Va. –– While Esteban Garces knows the perils of the underprivileged in Alexandria, he says he’s listening to voters in his district to find out what the issues are in the Potomac Communities.
The Democrat vying for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates for the newly shifted 2nd District says transportation and home foreclosures top the list of concerns of residents in the district, which include portions of North Stafford and Woodbridge.
Woodbridge, Va. — After one false start, Esteban Graces will try again tonight to hold a campaign kickoff in Woodbridge.
The Democrat seeks the newly shifted 2nd House of Delegates seat encompassing portions of North Stafford and Woodbridge.
