Friday, November 9, 2012
Frank Fannon says it has been an honor and a privilege to serve on Alexandria City Council.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
To the editor, It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your City Councilman since July 2009. Unfortunately that will come to an end on December 31, 2012, as the votes did not go my way in Tuesday's election. While the outcome was not what we had hoped, I have been so fortunate over the past 3.5 years to serve the citizens of Alexandria. I have met so many kind and wonderful people from all walks of life in every part of our City over the past few years. I am grateful to the hundreds of campaign donors and volunteers who worked tirelessly on the campaign over the past six months. Despite the ongoing enthusiasm and energetic campaign, the numbers were too much to overcome. The shift from the traditional 15 percent voter turnout for …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Vice Chairman Helen Morris ousted from District A.
Six first-time members were elected to Alexandria School Board on Tuesday in an election that saw current Vice Chairman Helen Morris ousted from District A. District A candidate Stephanie Kapsis, a former department director at Teach For America and elementary school teacher at P.S. 1 in Brooklyn, N.Y., earned the most votes (11,261, 24.56 percent) of any candidate in any of the city’s three geographic districts. “I am incredibly honored to receive the support of the Alexandria community,” Kapsis, a first-time candidate, wrote in an email to supporters late Tuesday night. The final results were not available until early Wednesday morning because of a delay. Karen Graf (20.36 percent) and Bill Campbell (18.02 percent) were also elected …
Mayor Bill Euille earns re-election to a fourth term, where he will be joined by six Democrats in council chambers.
Alexandria’s Democrats will once again control City Hall. Incumbent Democrat Bill Euille was re-elected to a fourth term as mayor early Wednesday morning when the final numbers rolled in, while the party’s slate of council candidates claimed all six seats. Euille topped independent challenger Andrew Macdonald by almost 20 points, taking 59.53 percent of the vote. First-time candidate Allison Silberberg was the leading vote getter in the council field, earning 12.30 percent of the vote and the title of vice mayor. Silberberg was followed by incumbent Del Pepper (11.77 percent), first-time candidate John Taylor Chapman (11.28 percent), former council members Justin Wilson (10.55 percent) and Tim Lovain (10.52 percent) and incumbent Paul …
Alexandria's mayor says both he and Obama need to be re-elected to finish up their unfinished business. For Mayor Euille, that's affordable housing.
Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille told Patch that Election Day 2012 has been “busy but fun” with his goal to visit all city precincts twice on Tuesday. During his visits with voters in line and chatting near polling stations, Euille, a Democrat, said most of the questions were about the constitutional amendment addressing eminent domain. Democrats are advising against voting for the amendment, he said. Euille explained it as this: If a water company has to go in and dig a trench to replace a pipe that may affect a business for a few hours or half a day, that business would have the right under this new amendment to say “I lost $600 in revenues, and tell the city to reimburse them….We call that an unfunded mandate and that’s why the amendment …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Virginia is still too close to call as precinct results roll in.
Update 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 - With all Virginia precincts finally reporting, President Barack Obama received 1,868,191 votes from Virginia voters, according to final but unofficial data from the Virginia State Board of Elections. That's 50.57 percent of the vote. Gov. Mitt Romney received 1,767,692 votes, or 47.85 percent. The three third-party candidates on the ballot received a combined 1.42 percent of votes, and write-in candidates the remainder. The race was too close late Tuesday night, even hours after multiple national news outlets called the race nationally. ------------- Original post, Tuesday, Nov. 6 updated 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, …
The latest in election results for mayor, City Council and School Board.
Democratic candidates for Alexandria mayor and City Council appear to have secured the coveted seven slots from voters who cast their ballots on Election Day. As of midnight, 26 of the 27 precincts had reported their results, but absentee and overseas ballots still needed to be counted. When those votes come in, the winners listed below are subject to change. Mayor: Bill Euille Vice Mayor (Council member who gets the most votes): Allison Silberberg City Council (Six Members): Allison Silberberg, Del Pepper, John Taylor Chapman, Tim Lovain, Justin Wilson, Paul Smedberg. Alexandria Democractic Committee Chair Dak Hardwick praised the slate of candidates for "doing the hard work" to earn the most votes on the ballots cast on Election Day. "…
Steady streams of voters at precincts across the city.
Update 12:30 p.m. The long lines at Polk Elementary School, Cameron Station and elsewhere this morning abated a bit by lunchtime, but there may still be an after-work voting rush. Durant Center Chief Election Officer Judy Gyllensvaan said paper ballots were proving to be very popular with voters. “We’re getting a lot of compliments from voters” as to how smoothly things are proceeding, she said, from the precinct close to the King Street Metro station. Six people had elected to use the eSlate electronic voting machines by around 11 a.m. with about 1,450 votes cast in total at the scanners at Durant. Gyllensvaan added that the majority of voters appeared knowledgeable about the local elections in addition to the national general election…
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Find your polling location in Alexandria for Tuesday's election.
Whether you’re supporting President Barack Obama or Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, you can’t vote in Alexandria if you don’t know where to go or if you go to the wrong polling location. Many polling locations have changed since last year and even more have moved since the last presidential election. You may be voting in a new location due to political redistricting or a move of your own, even if you only moved a block away. You can find out where to vote in Alexandria through this polling place tool from the Virginia State Board of Elections website by inputting the address that is on your voter registration. You may verify your voter registration here. See more about local and national elections in our Alexandria Election Guide. For …
Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) says Bill Euille is the right choice for Alexandria.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
To the editor: I have worked with both candidates running for mayor of Alexandria. For me, the biggest issue isn’t that the mayor and I agree on everything, it is that the mayor is able to build consensus on the city council, listen to different views in the community and find compromises that will move Alexandria forward. Having worked with both people running for mayor, Bill Euille is the clear standout on these qualities. He goes out of his way to meet with people, to give the community time to find common ground and compromise and to listen to others. And on top of that, Euille is a big champion of our schools and knows the importance of public education. As a former school board member and a product of the city schools, he continues …
Gail G
8:13 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012
I was stunned that Alicia got more votes than Frank. As a Dem, even I thought Frank would retain his seat. more ›