Election 2023 Archives - Page 7 of 13

Nikki Rattray Baldwin seeks GOP nomination for 29th Senate District

Published June 15, 2023 at 2:27PM

Nikki Rattray Baldwin is running in a GOP Primary Election for the Virginia Senate 29th District seat, which includes portions of central and eastern Prince William County and a portion of North Stafford.

Baldwin is a Navy veteran, a wife of a U.S. Marine of 13 years, and the mother of a 9-year-old boy. In the Navy, Baldwin worked as an EMT, disaster search and rescue, and as a protocol officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree focusing on psychology and a Master’s Degree in public administration.

News

Sienkowski seeks Stafford Treasurer seat, calls for longer office hours, upgraded system

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 13, 2023 at 9:12AM | Updated June 14, 2023 at 10:56PM

Mike Sienkowski, 39, is running for the GOP nomination for Stafford County Treasurer.

Sienkowski has worked for the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office (the office that determines county property values) for the past 17 years. After 17 years as a county employee, Seinkowski wants to oversee the treasurer’s office (the office that produces the tax bills, mails them, and collects payment).

Politics

Ayala, Carroll Foy competing in bitter Virginia Senate contest

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 13, 2023 at 8:45AM

Ayala / Carroll Foy

Washington Post: “The last time former Virginia delegates Jennifer Carroll Foy and Hala S. Ayala campaigned, both were chasing history before each ultimately fell short.”

“Carroll Foy sought unsuccessfully in 2021 to become the first African American woman to be elected governor of any state. Ayala — who identifies as Afro-Latina, Lebanese and Irish — aimed to be the first woman of color to hold a statewide office in Virginia during her unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor that same year. In Virginia, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately, not on a traditional two-person ticket.”

Prince William

Bailey holding town hall meeting tomorrow at Potomac Shores

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 13, 2023 at 8:37AM

Bailey

Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey: “PWC Potomac Shores residents, please join your Supervisor, Andrea O. Bailey, for a community Town Hall on Wednesday, June 14th at 6:00 pm at the Potomac Shores Social Barn. Come and hear first-hand updates on happenings in your community. See you there!”

The social barn sits at 1801 Potomac Shores Parkway, #100, near Dumfries.

News

Mitchell seeks GOP nomination for Stafford Treasurer; focused on customer service

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 12, 2023 at 2:35PM

Heather Mitchell is seeking the GOP nomination for Stafford County Treasurer.

Mitchell already works in the treasurer’s office as a chief deputy to outgoing treasurer Laura Rudy, who chose not to run for re-election after serving since 2008. Rudy endorsed Mitchell when she announced her retirement in December 2022.

Politics

Woolf supports school choice, more support for law enforcement

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 8, 2023 at 2:00PM | Updated June 12, 2023 at 1:50PM

Bill Woolf is running for the GOP nomination to represent the new Virginia Senate 30th District in western Prince William County.

Woolf has worked in the US. Department of Justice, where he served as the director of Human Trafficking programs and later acting director at the Office for Victims of Crime. He also served as a special advisor to the White House for human trafficking and child exploitation.

Fairfax

Little praises TJ admissions changes, calls for higher pay, culture change in law enforcement

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 7, 2023 at 2:30PM | Updated June 12, 2023 at 1:50PM

Makya Little, 41, is running in a June 20 Primary Election to be the Democrat nominated by her party to run for the newly-created 19th District Virginia House of Delegates seat. The seat has no incumbent. Little has two Primary opponents, Natalie Shorter, and Rozia Henson.

The district leans strongly toward Democrats and includes a portion of Woodbridge in Prince William County and a portion of southern Fairfax County. Find your polling place.

News

Strickland vows to restrict public drag show performances, boot CRT from schools, fight for more transportation funding

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 6, 2023 at 12:00PM | Updated June 12, 2023 at 1:50PM

Editors note: This is the latest in a series of articles featuring candidates running in Virignia’s June 20, 2023, Primary Election.

Matt Strickland, 39, is running for the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 27th Senate District, including portions of Spotsylvania, Stafford counties, and Fredericksburg.

Politics

Prince William School Board candidate previously arrested for weapons, DWI

By Local News

Published June 6, 2023 at 11:00AM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:26PM

[Photo: Blake campaign website]

“Tracy Blake, a 46-year-old candidate for the Neabsco District School Board seat this fall, faced a number of legal challenges between 2006 and 2011, Prince William County Circuit Court records show, ultimately landing Blake in jail with a one-year sentence. Blake’s arrest record began circulating on several schools-related Facebook groups over the weekend.”

Opinion

Opinion: We need a new vision. We need Jeanine Lawson Board of County Supervisors Chair

By Letters to the Editor

Published June 6, 2023 at 10:00AM

[Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash]

I am writing to encourage my friends and neighbors in Prince William County residents to elect Jeanine Lawson for Chair of the Board of Supervisors.

I was fortunate to serve with Jeanine on the Board of Supervisors when our terms overlapped from late 2014 to early 2016. During our brief service together, I was able to observe Jeanine’s leadership firsthand. I was always impressed with her preparation and passion for the citizens of our county.