Bob Weir, the Republican who vows to push back against suburban sprawl and the proliferation of server farms across Prince William County, was elected to the Board of County Supervisors.

Weir beat his Democrat challenger Kerensa Sumers in a landslide 30-point victory today in a Special Election to determine who will complete the term of former Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland, who designed in Decembe022 after 10 years on the job.

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Suparna Dutta appeared at a parent's rights forum in Spotsylvania County just days after Virginia Senate Democrats ousted her from the Virginia Board of Education.

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10:30 a.m. update -- Newly printed, correctly sized ballots have been delivered to 14 precincts in the Gainesville District for today's Special Election for county supervisor.
Prince William County General Registrar told PLN the new ballot drops would correct the issue with incorrectly-sized ballots that slowed voting when polls opened at 6 a.m.

At some polls, elections chiefs were instructed to fold ballots and place them into an envelope because they were too wide to be inserted into a scanner. Those ballots amounted to only a handful" and will be counted when polls close at 7 p.m., said General Registrar Eric Olsen.

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Tomorrow,  Tuesday, February 21, 2023, is Election Day in Prince William County's Gainesville Magisterial District.

A Special Election will decide who will serve the remainder of Peter Candland's term on the Board of County Supervisors ending on December 31, 2023. Democrat Kerensa Sumers and Republican Bob Weir are vying to replace Candland, who resigned in December 2022 after ten years serving on the board.

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They say money speaks louder than words.  That’s certainly the case when reviewing campaign donations to the candidates for Gainesville District Supervisor.

Data from the Virginia Public Access Project (Elections: Prince William County Prince William County Supervisor – Gainesville (vpap.org) shows Democrat Kerensa Sumers raised $46,583, while Republican Bob Weir raised $20,005.

Sumers largest donors ($1,000 or more) included:

• Donations from Service Employees International Union – Local 512 to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org) (In-kind donation: digital advertisement)
• Donations from ActBlue Virginia to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Coalition for a Brighter PWC to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org) (address is Catharpin, VA)
• Donations from Democratic Party – Prince William County to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Mulhausen, Jeff to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Muslim Outreach and Volunteer Enterprise to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org) (In-kind donation: canvassing support)
• Donations from Sumers, Kerensa to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org) (loans)
• Donations from Stanley Martin Companies Inc to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Nova Building Industry Assn to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Kissler, Timothy L to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org) (In-kind donation: catering)
• Donations from Angry, Victor to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Boddye for Prince William County Board of Supervisors – Ken to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)
• Donations from Compton, Bettie to Kerensa Sumers (vpap.org)

Weir’s largest donors ($1,000 or more) included:

• Donations from Lawson for Prince William County Board of Supervisors – Jeanine to Bob B Weir (vpap.org) ($1,000 cash + $1,000 in-kind donation for a campaign fundraiser)
• Donations from Weir, Bobert Burton to Bob B Weir (vpap.org) (loans)
• Donations from Kulick, Kathryn to Bob B Weir (vpap.org)
• Donations from Price, James M to Bob B Weir (vpap.org)
• Donations from Vega for Prince William County Board of Supervisors – Yesli to Bob B Weir (vpap.org)
• Donations from Ward, Elizabeth H to Bob B Weir (vpap.org)

Notable among Sumers’ donors is virtually every homeowner in the Catharpin Valley Estates neighborhood.  This was the neighborhood that attempted to join the Prince William Digital Gateway CPA once they believed its passage was inevitable.

It would be interesting to learn who the contributors to “Coalition for a Brighter PWC” (The Virginia Public Access Project (vpap.org)) are.  Since it has a Catharpin, VA address, could this be residents of the Sanders Lane area who want to put together a data center assemblage?

Just a guess. Draw your own conclusions.

Bill Wright
Gainesville

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This Sunday is the last to vote early in the Special Election for Gainesville District Supervisor on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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The two candidates seeking to become the next Gainesville District Supervisor met on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Battlefield High School near Haymarket.

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Stafford County Circuit Court Clerk Kathy M. Sterne announced her intention to seek a second term in office.

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