Tag: 2021 Voter guide

Some 76 voters in western Albemarle County received incorrect absentee mail-in ballots, as stated in the county’s Voter Registration and Elections Office. Voting officials urge registered voters to check over ballots before submission.  A few more invalid ballots are to come, but not many, election officials say. “We sincerely regret the error and inconvenience it […]

Education brought Emily Dooley to Charlottesville. It’s the field she worked in for many years, the field in which she met her husband — a fellow educator — and it’s a passion that drives her to seek one of three open school board seats this year.  After moving to the area in 2003 to study […]

First time political candidate Princess Blanding already has experience in creating new state law. She intends to build on that while addressing a variety of issues she says both Democrat and Republican legislators have either left off the table or not fully addressed.  If elected, she would also become the first Black woman governor of […]

After a career of political advocacy and campaign work for state-level legislators, Greene County resident Sara Ratcliffe is seeking to represent Virginia’s 58th district in the House of Delegates.  In challenging longtime Republican incumbent, Del. Rob Bell, Ratcliffe, a democrat, explained that she has her own political experience she can bring to the table.  After […]

University of Virginia Health System critical care doctor and anesthesiologist, Ben Moses, has spent more than a year caring for patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has seen the weight fellow medical professionals carry in doing so. It, in part, has inspired him to vie for Virginia’s 59th district in the House of Delegates. “It’s […]

Below is a candidate questionnaire for Charlottesville’s city council contenders — independent candidate Yas Washington and democrats Juandiego Wade and Brian Pinkston. Election Day is Nov. 2 and early voting begins Sep. 17. Other election information can be found at Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal. To learn more about other local and state candidates, […]

Nikuyah Walker (I) Juandiego Wade (D), candidato al consejo municipal, escuchará para liderar Brian Pinkston (D) ve prioridades similares en su segunda campaña por el Consejo Municipal de Charlottesville Yas Washington (I), observadora habitual de las reuniones del ayuntamiento, quiere un asiento en el estrado Carl E. Brown (D) sería un ‘jugador de equipo’ si […]

Former governor Terry McAuliffe said he jumped into the already crowded governor race in December because members of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus said “we need you back.” By May, the Republican Party had already established its statewide ticket which includes a Black woman for lieutenant governor. Meanwhile, the Democratic race includes two Black women, […]

Military veteran and electronics repairman Lee Carter got into politics to, well, repair problems he was seeing.  In seeking the state’s top elected position, he hopes he’ll have greater influence on other legislators for progressive policies and can better represent unheard voices in the state at large — he’s declined campaign donations from corporations and […]

Traducido por Daniel Álvarez y Jessie Higgins Justo cuando Juandiego Wade, un miembro de la junta escolar de Charlottesville pensaba que había terminado con las políticas locales, la pandemia de COVID-19 lo inspiró a permanecer en el servicio público, y ahora busca servir desde un puesto distinto. El 11 de enero, su cumpleaños, Wade dio […]