WOODBRIDGE — A political newcomer in Prince William County has turned the heads of some established Democrats in the region.
Margaret Franklin is running to unseat fellow Democrat and Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi in a June 11 Primary Election.
RICHMOND — Last fall, Tanca McCargo, a Chesterfield native, found out she was expecting her second child. McCargo, who already had a 3-year-old boy, discovered early on that her second pregnancy would be different. Her complications began when she experienced light bleeding.
“The morning after scheduling an appointment with my OB-GYN, I passed an actual blood clot,” McCargo said.
DUMFRIES – Republican voters chose Doug Taggart to be their nominee for Potomac District Supervisor. Taggart won the May 4 Firehouse Primary to become the Republican nominee for this November’s election to represent the Potomac District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
“In my judgment, poisonous national politics have no place in local elections in Prince William County. I intend to run a positive campaign focused on economic development, transportation challenges, schools, public safety and other issues that are important to families, individuals, and businesses in our region,” Taggart said.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Democrats in Prince William County is trying to link a winner of Saturday’s “Firehouse Primary” election in Prince William County with President Donald Trump.
Voter turnout was also lower this year when compared to a Republican Primary Election held four years ago, they add.
MANASSAS — Glendell “Glen” Hill, who’s running to keep his job as Prince William County Sheriff, just got the endorsement of Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Paul Ebert, who has held the position since 1968.
“Over the years, I have worked closely with Sheriff Hill, and I know him to be an outstanding conservator of the peace, said Ebert. “Therefore, I know the citizens of Prince William County, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park are well served.”
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — John Gray has been a longtime candidate, running in previous Prince William County elections as an independent and a Democrat.
Today, it was Republicans that chose him to be their nominee for Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large. He won with 57% of the 5,580 votes cast the county’s “Firehouse Primary” Election.
LAKE RIDGE — Lillie G. Jessie is running to keep her seat on the Prince William County School Board.
I am currently in the process of taking the first steps to officially run for another four-year term as your Occoquan School Board representative. There are so many candidates for other offices this year. I did not want to announce my candidacy and start filing paperwork until the filing deadline for other candidates had passed.
John Gray is once again running for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Gray has previously run as a candidate for positions on the Board of Supervisors on two separate occasions. In his last bid for Chairman, At-large in 2011, Gray ran against Prince Corey Stewart. Gray ran as an Independent and lost that race.
Yesli Vega is former Prince William County Sheriff’s Deputy, and a police officer.
She now wants the job of Coles District Supervisor on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. It’s a seat being vacated by Martin Nohe, who is running for Board Chairman At-large.
Michael C. “Mike” May is making his second run for Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney.
In 2015, he was the Republican nominee for the seat but lost to Paul Ebert, who held the job since 1968. May stepped down from his elected position on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to run for the office.
