Politics

Wheeler: Supreme Court case against her is ‘frivolous’ and ‘politically motivated’

By Potomac Local News

Prince William County Supervisor Chair-At large Ann Wheeler, one of the county’s five top elected leaders who finds herself at the center of a Virginia State Supreme Court case tomorrow, made comments about the upcoming proceedings on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Potomac Local News has obtained an email in which Wheeler calls the lawsuit against her and her fellow Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors “frivolous” and “politically motivated.” It’s the first time Potomac Local News has seen a comment about this case from any of the elected defendants, despite seeking comments multiple times.

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Problematic mail-in ballots to be counted in Prince William County

By Potomac Local News
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About 320 mail-in ballots will be scanned at the Prince William County Office of Elections following chain-of-custody concerns from elections volunteers.

The number represents about 30% of the 1,100 mail-in ballots the office has received since early voting began in September.

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Vega responds: ‘Trump joins the thousands of Virginians who support our campaign’

By Potomac Local News
Vega greets a campaign supporter

President Donald Trump gave an unsolicited endorsement to Yesli Vega, prompting now a response from her campaign.

Trump urged voters to elect Vega, a Republican from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Trump posted the endorsement onto his Truth social media platform and called her a “strong Republican voice against violent crime and all other things destroying our nation. He also wrote, “Vega is a warrior for America First,” and tied to Spanberger to voting to support President Biden’s agenda 100% of the time, despite campaigning as a moderate.

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Tuesday: Virginia Supreme Court to hear case against 5 Democrats on Pr. Wm. Board of County Supervisors

By Potomac Local News

Two Prince William County residents who sued elected members of the Board of County Supervisors will have their day in the Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 1.

The state high court agreed to hear the case brought by Alan Gloss and Carol Fox, who are suing all five Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors individually. The suit alleges they violated Virginia’s open meetings law in 2020, in the hours following riots near Manassas, promoted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Republicans, Democrats spar over cause of decline in education results

By Potomac Local News
Gov. Glenn Youngkin visits Tom Coen's AP history class at Colonial Forge High School on September 1, 2022.

By Tyler Arnold

(The Center Square) – After a report found a decline in mathematics and reading proficiency among Virginia fourth graders, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over the cause of the results.

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Va. attorney general exploring ‘legal remedies’ after thousands get wrong voting location | WTOP News

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Attorney General Jason Miyares at forum in Prince William County on human trafficking: Photo by Rick Horner

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said that thousands of voters receiving incorrect voting information is “unacceptable.” Miyares is frustrated with the vendor that made the mistake, said a spokeswoman for his office, Victoria LaCivita.

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Va. Gov., Vega, Trump endorsement, costumes, flags take center stage at Stafford Courthouse

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to the Stafford County Courthouse today, where he stood a year ago in the days leading up to his election as the state’s first Republican Governor in 12 years.

He’s hoping the Republican winning streak will continue with Yesli Vega, who is running to unseat Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. In three weeks, both politicians stood on stage in front of hundreds of supporters in the Governor’s third rally with Vega.

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Corey Stewart wades back into politics: Former Prince William Board Chairman raising $30K to fund Spanberger attack ad

By Potomac Local News
Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large Corey Stewart speaks at a campaign event for Yesli Vega.

Corey Stewart, a household name in Prince William County politics for 15 years, is pushing a new T.V. ad attacking Democrat Abigail Spanberger. 

It’s the first time Stewart has made a public political statement after he stepped down from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on December 31, 2019.

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Affordable housing, education, taxes top issues in Manassas City Council races | Prince William Times

By Local News
Manassas City Hall at 9027 Center Street.

Affordable housing, education, taxes and transparency are the top campaign issues cited by six candidates vying for three Manassas City Council seats on the ballot Nov. 8.

Republican incumbent Councilmembers Theresa Coates Ellis and Lynn Forkell Greene are trying to hold onto their seats and elect fellow Republican and political newcomer R. E. “Rick” Bookwalter to increase their party’s influence on the city council, which now has a 5-2 Democratic majority.

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