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Gorka, national media personality and former White House advisor, teams with Van Meter to bring conservative message to Prince William

Published June 30, 2023 at 9:17AM | Updated July 1, 2023 at 8:27AM

Van Meter (on right), Gorka (on left) spoke at the Harbor Grill on Thursday, June 29, 2023.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a conservative radio and TV host with over 3 million listeners, came to Woodbridge to stump for Mike Van Meter, who was running for State Senate in District 33 against Jennifer Carroll Foy, vying to return to the Virginia Capitol.

Gorka said Van Meter is running in the strongly-leaning Democrat district, which includes portions part of southern Fairfax County, and Woodbridge Prince William County, in hopes to counteract ideological changes ushered in under Democrats, who controlled the House, Senate, and Governor’s office until 2021.

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Voting lasted 58 days in Manassas; turnout was lower, and costs doubled

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Published December 6, 2022 at 1:20PM

Manassas City Hall at 9027 Center Street.

Voter turnout in Manassas declined when compared to last year.

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Local turnout tops 50% in midterm elections | Prince William Times

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Published November 22, 2022 at 7:08AM

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots at a DMV in Woodbridge.

Despite some major changes – including the addition of several new voting precincts and a lawsuit that resulted in last-minute staffing changes at polling places – the recent midterm election went smoothly in Prince William County and turnout topped 51%, according to Eric Olsen, the county’s director of elections.

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After Spanberger win, Virginia ‘may be on the list of purple states in 2024’

By Potomac Local News

Published November 16, 2022 at 8:15AM

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D, VA-7) and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine (D).

Voter Janet Evans did not expect to run into the congresswoman at Lewis and Clark Elementary school in Caroline County. Months earlier, she did not even know much about Spanberger, but redistricting had put Evans on the campaign team’s call list.

“I’m going to be 100% honest with you,” Evans said. “I was totally fangirling when I saw her.”

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Poll: Was Biden’s student debt relief announced to benefit Democrats?

By Potomac Local News

Published November 13, 2022 at 10:04AM | Updated May 17, 2024 at 2:17PM

In August, President Biden announced he would unilaterally provide debt relief for college students for up to 20% of what they borrowed to attend school. [See our report on the Virginia universities sitting on billions of dollars of endowment funds]

On Wednesday, the day after the 2022 Mid-term Election, a federal judge struck down Biden’s student debt relief plan.

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Opinion: Manassas School Board incumbents had to defend their policies for the first time

By Letters to the Editor

Published November 13, 2022 at 8:00AM

Kent

Friends and neighbors, I sent this message a bit ago to my email list and thought I’d share it with you.

Back in May, I did one of those things your much younger self would look at and say, “Are you crazy?” After witnessing firsthand during the pandemic how the decisions of local government impact our everyday lives – I decided to run for office in Manassas.

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‘A good night for incumbents’ in Virginia midterm elections

By Potomac Local News

Published November 10, 2022 at 8:36AM

Rep. Abagail Spanberger talks with votes in Lake Ridge in March 2022.

All but one incumbent across Virginia’s 11 congressional districts will return to the U.S. House of Representatives after races were called in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Republicans picked up one seat and now hold five seats in the U.S. House compared to the six seats Democrats hold. All races have been declared by multiple news outlets, although election officials are still counting some remaining absentee and provisional ballots.

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Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood wins second term

By Potomac Local News

Published November 9, 2022 at 6:57AM

Mayor Derrick Wood will keep his seat in Dumfries, winning his re-election bid for a second term.

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Spanberger declares victory; Vega underperforms in Prince William County

By Potomac Local News

Published November 9, 2022 at 6:29AM | Updated November 9, 2022 at 12:04PM

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) declares victory in her race with Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega.

Abigail Spanberger (D) hung onto Virginia’s 7th Congressional seat, fending off Republican Yesli Vega from Prince William County.

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Wexton Re-elected: Loudoun turns out, Cao narrowly wins Prince William’s vote

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Published November 9, 2022 at 5:27AM

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