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Political newcomer Kerensa Sumers is the first Democrat to enter the race for Gainesville supervisor

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(Prince William Times — Metred paywall) Kerensa Sumers, 39, of Manassas, has announced her bid to represent the Gainesville District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the wake of former supervisor Pete Candland’s resignation. She is the first and only Democrat so far to officially throw her hat in the ring.

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Gainesville Sup Special Election: GOP to hold mass meeting Jan. 4, 2023, to nominate a candidate

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Prince William County Republicans will hold a mass meeting on January 4, 2023, to select its nominee for the Special Election to fill the Gainesville District Supervisor seat.

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EXCLUSIVE: Big changes at Stafford Treasurers’ office: Laura Rudy announces retirement after 15 years; Heather Mitchell appointed to Chief Deputy Treasurer, says she’ll campaign for the job in 2023

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Circuit Court Clerk Kathy Sterne swears in Heather Mitchell (brown jacket) as Chief Deputy Treasurer. Mithcell announced a campaign to replace Stafford Treasurer Laura Rudy (left), who will not seek re-election in 2023 after four terms in office.

Laura Rudy looks forward to what’s next for her and their family after 15 years as Stafford County Treasurer.

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Bailey announces re-election bid, faces Democrat challenger Kim Short in Potomac District

By Uriah Kiser
Andrea Bailey and Kim Short

The politics in the Potomac District are heating up as two Democrats vie for their party’s nomination for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors seat.

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Elizabeth Guzman, Va. lawmaker who voiced support for charging parents who don’t affirm children’s sexual ID, running for State Senate in Prince William, Stafford counties; Challenging Dem incumbent McPike

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Delegate Elizabeth Guzman announced her candidacy for State Senate in the new Senate District 29, which contains all of the Prince William County precincts she currently represents in the House of Delegates. 

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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland to resign

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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland announced an abrupt end to his third term on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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Candland’s resignation explained: Upcoming Special Election; Changes to leadership; A challenging year for his family; A GOP in trouble scrambles to find candidates for 2023

By Uriah Kiser
Candland

Candland’s final meeting will be Tuesday, December 13, when supervisors are set to vote on the 2040 Comprehensive [land-use] Plan, a document that guides the development of roads, housing, utilities, and just about everything else in the growing 348-square mile jurisdiction.

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Paul Milde, former Supervisor, to run for District 64 Delegate seat in Stafford County

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Former Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde declared his candidacy to represent the House of Delegates District 64, wholly contained within Stafford County, in the Virginia House of Delegates. Milde will seek the Republican nomination.

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Quill seeks new House of Delegates District 21 seat in Haymarket, Gainesville

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Josh Quill announced his candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates District 21 in Western Prince William County. The new district includes Gainesville and Haymarket and is an ‘open’ seat in a district the Virginia State Supreme Court created last year as part of the state’s decennial redistricting process.

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