Redistricting pits several House incumbents against one another, while controversies over data centers and schools fuel local county board contests.
helped facilitate the county’s economic expansion during the past 15 years while leading the board’s economic development advisory commission. That recently included steering federal and local funding to businesses that were hit hard by state-mandated pandemic shutdowns.His successor will take on the ongoing effort to revitalize the business strip in downtown McLean.
Herrity, 62, said he doesn’t mind Vega’s description of him as a faulty part, arguing it means he is playing a valuable role as a consistent voice of opposition on an otherwise all-Democratic board.“It’s important to have the other voice,” Herrity said. He highlighted his role in the 2016 defeat of a 4 percent county tax on restaurant meals and his current efforts to bring more sports tourism to Fairfax.
In Prince William County, a special election for a supervisor to serve the remainder of Candland’s term in his Gainesville District has been scheduled for Feb. 21, a contest that will be largely fueled by anger over data center development. So far, Republicans have not mounted a challenge against Wheeler. But she is facing a recall effort launched by groups angry about her support for data center development.
In Loudoun County, the fallout over two high-profile sexual assault cases in county schools — which led to indictments ofand school district spokesman Wayde Byard — probably will factor into county board seat elections. Turner, 71, called Quijano’s view of the county board’s role in that case “uninformed,” saying the allegations fell under the purview of the sheriff’s office and the school board. “We were very upset, very frustrated and as outraged as anybody but were statutorily limited, in that we can’t be involved in any school operations,” Turner said about the county board’s response to the allegations. “I would think she would know that. That’s fairly basic stuff.
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