Friday, November 9, 2012
New Virginia senator says first order of business is to work on good solutions to nation's debt.
Tim Kaine (D), Virginia's newly-elected U.S. Senator, says his first order of business will be to lobby for longterm solutions for the country's fiscal situation. Kaine held a press conference in Richmond on Wednesday, one day after he defeated former Virginia governor and senator George Allen (R) in the general election. Kaine, governor of the state from 2006-10, earned 52 percent of the vote to Allen's 48 on Tuesday. Kaine takes over the seat vacated by Sen. Jim Webb (D), who is retiring after one term. Webb defeated Allen in a similarly close Senate race in 2006. “The key for us in public office is to read the message from the electorate,” Kaine told reporters. “They want cooperative government. They are telling us over and over and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Patch provides precinct-by-precinct election results for residents in the Kingstowne, Franconia, Rose Hill and surrounding neighborhoods.
Virginia was a very close call in both the races for president and U.S. Senate. But are you and your neighbors just as politically divided? Check out our precinct-by-precinct analysis to see how local votes stacked up. -------- Kingstowne residents went to the polls Tuesday to choose a president, senator, representative and to vote on several countywide ballot initiatives. For complete elections coverage on both national and local races and bond referendums, see the Kingstowne-Rose Hill Patch Election section. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, won re-election. Obama ran against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP nominee in the presidential race. Former Senator and Virginia Gov. George Allen lost to former Virginia Governor …
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, …
Fairfax County's Office of Elections provided this update Tuesday about voting in Fairfax County.
For complete elections coverage, visit the Patch election tab at the top of this site.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Money to prevent flooding in lower Huntington, money for libraries, fire stations and parks will be on the ballots for Fairfax County voters in November.
In addition to choosing a president, Fairfax County voters will be deciding on millions in funding for libraries, parks, public safety and stormwater through bond referenda. The four bond issues are: None of the bonds are expected to raise tax rates for residents. If approved by voters, the $30 million stormwater bond will pay to build a levee and pumping station to protect the Huntington neighborhood from flooding. During the past 10 years, three floods have damaged homes, vehicles and other property in this neighborhood, and there are 180 homes in the FEMA-designated floodplain that are at risk in the future. At Fairfax County’s request, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studied the best ways to protect Huntington from future floods. The…
Find your polling location in Fairfax County for the Nov. 6 election.
Whether you’re supporting President Barack Obama or Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, you can’t vote in the Alexandria, Kingstowne, Franconia or Springfield area if you don’t know where to go or if you go to the wrong polling location. Many polling locations in Virginia 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 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 …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
A local voter encourages residents to vote for Col. (Ret.) Chris Perkins for Congress this Tuesday.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
To The Editor: As a veteran it disappoints me that Congressman Gerry Connolly would belittle a veteran’s service as he has to Colonel (Ret.) Chris Perkins over the past few weeks. Now more than ever we need true leadership representing us in Washington, D.C. And in my opinion, Gerry Connolly is not a leader. He is a follower – a puppet for President Barack Obama and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who is more concerned with remaining on their good side than fighting for what Virginians need. For him to say that Colonel Perkins doesn’t have the sweat equity in his local district needed to be a Congressman is just wrong. While Connolly was overtaxing us as the Chairmanof the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Colonel Perkins was leading …
A Springfield resident asks local voters to consider Col. (Ret.) Chris Perkins in this Tuesday's elections.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
To The Editor: I am terribly disheartened that a Congressional candidate – let alone an incumbent– could say something so disparaging toward the members of our armed forces like Gerry Connolly has. By discrediting Colonel (Ret) Chris Perkins’ service, saying that it is not good enough experience to qualify for a seat in the United States Congress, Congressman Connolly has essentially issued the proverbial slap-in-the-face to all of our servicemen and women out there. Connolly believes that his experience working at the local level building schools and paving roads before entering federal politics makes him the more qualified candidate. He forgets that military men and women like Colonel Perkins also help build schools and pave roads; …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
What and who is on the Nov. 6 ballot in Fairfax County.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Reader asks fellow residents to vote for Fairfax County library bond on Nov. 6 ballot.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
To the Editor: Fairfax is a passionate community. We are passionate about our local businesses: nothing can compete with the number of local cupcakeries, or series of weekly farmers markets where we pick up our most prized possessions. We are passionate about our sports: our local high school rivalries fill stadiums weekly, and who can forget our love for the Redskins and the Nationals? And we are passionate about our education: thanks to public support, we have both one of premier public school systems and one of the premier library systems at our disposal here in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. But are we committed? We have reached a crossroads in the timeline of Fairfax where passion can only bring us so far, and we …
Holman Willis
9:38 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
For years, Virginia's governors have been seen as statesmen, certainly supporting their party's ideals, but, at least publicly, refraining from the partisan mud-slinging that we have seen from the candidates for office at both the state and federal levels. One governor of Virginia was even heard to say, when asked if he would run for president of the United States, "Why would I want to run for a … more ›