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News & Notes: VP Harris to visit as Gov. candidates barnstorm region

Veep to Dumfries: Vice-President Kamala Harris is set to campaign for Terry McAuliffe at Potomac Shores near Dumfries on Thursday. Harris is one of the multiple people from the Biden administration to campaign with the Democrat seeking a second term as governor. Others include President Biden, who joined McAuliffe in Arlington earlier this year, and First Lady Jill Biden, who stumped for McAuliffe on October 15. Their visits come after McAuliffe said President Biden is unpopular in Virginia.

Youngkin barnstorms region: Meanwhile, Republican Glenn Youngkin will campaign today at the Stafford County Government Center at noon. The event will occur at the county's war memorial across the parking lot from the government center. Youngkin was in Manassas on Monday to stump for office at the city's GOP headquarters. Youngkin will be in Fairfax later today to make a campaign announcement.

Less than a year on the job: Prince William County’s latest planning director, Parag Agrawal, has resigned after less than a year on the job. Agrawal, 44, announced his resignation to Prince William County planning commissioners in an email Friday. The note said he was leaving his post at the head of the county’s planning department to “pursue other opportunities.” Before coming to Prince William, Agrawal was hired by Charlottesville to be the city's new director of neighborhood services. City officials held a virtual press conference to announce the hire, but Agrawal never showed up and instead took the job in Prince William County.

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