Del. Sally Hudson, an economist and University of Virginia professor, has represented Charlottesville and the 57th District since 2019. In seeking a second term, Hudson said that she’s proud of the work she and others in the...
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Phillip Andrew Hamilton has spent years working for political candidates around the country. Now he is one.
The George Mason University alum had previously been involved with the Democratic party in high school before realizing his...
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The Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, and the “Star-Spangled Banner” kicked off a rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin on Saturday. In front of Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market in Henrico County, surrounded by red signs, American flags, and...
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On Saturday afternoon, the energy shifted outside of Virginia Commonwealth University’s James Cabell Branch Library as he stepped out on stage. Enthusiastic cheers turned into ecstatic screams. A sea of cellphones sprouted out of the crowd to document his...
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Leah Puryear has served as a member of Charlottesville School Board for more than 15 years.
She decided to run in 2006 after a troubling encounter at a school board meeting.
“There was a presentation...
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Lisa Larson-Torres knew when she was elected chair of the Charlottesville City School Board in January 2021 that the job would be difficult — she just had no way of knowing how difficult.
When she took...
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Growing up in the Charlottesville- and Albemarle-area, Dom Morse faced adversity and he felt the school division didn’t serve him well enough.
He ended up earning a GED instead of traditionally graduating high school. So, Morse...
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In seeking a third term on Albemarle County School Board, Samuel Miller District representative Graham Paige is eager to continue working to address crowding issues in county schools, support student success and equity, and keep the division’s...
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Write-in candidate for the Samuel Miller district of the Albemarle County School Board, Randy Zackrisson, said that running for local office “was about the last thing [he] ever expected to do.”
Nearing retirement, he did not...
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Calling herself the “Get Stuff Done Candidate” on her campaign website, Christa Bennett is already used to getting things done. And if elected to Charlottesville City School Board, she wants to make sure others can advocate as...
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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...
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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...
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