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U.S. House of Representative seats are on the ballot this year. Charlottesville and Albemarle County are part of the 5th District. Here's everything you need to know to make an informed choice about who represents you in Congress.
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“I am asking for your vote again so I can continue the battle against unconstitutional government mandates, the invasion at our Southern Border, the leftist indoctrination in our education systems, and the reckless spending that is bankrupting our nation,” Good said.
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“I'm going to obviously stand up for the things that I believe in and the way that I think we can best serve the people of this district,” Throneburg said. “But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to be someone who tries to bring everyone together.”
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A Charlottesville ID program is closing up shop because the new state IDs and driver privilege cards offer more benefits than the local program could.
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“If you're only looking at this year, it wouldn't be needed,” said Councilor Michael Payne. “But if you’re looking at three or five years from now, then it is needed.”
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“I think the idea of having places to gather and green spaces with trees will be good for me and my neighbors,” said South First Street resident Estephany Kepchar.
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"What I think redlining and all of these nefarious urban planning decisions from the past show us is that decisions that we make can reverberate for a hundred years or more,” said Jeremy Hoffman, a researcher at the Science Museum of Virginia.
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The new 2021 House of Delegates map groups Albemarle County in one district that comprises many Democratic voters who will now likely elect a Democratic representative. The 2010 map broke the county into four districts, three of which were lumped in with other (more Republican) areas of the state.
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