Election 2023 Archives - Page 2 of 13

Published October 20, 2023 at 10:00AM

Prince William Times: “Deshundra Jefferson, the Democratic nominee for chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, envisions a county with more affordable housing, that attracts more businesses to reduce residential tax bills and offers programs to keep youth on the right track.”

“Jeanine Lawson, the Republican nominee, envisions a county that restores former protections to the “rural crescent,” repeals the 4% meals tax and provides more funding to hire police officers to crack down on rising crime.”

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Opinion: Prince William Supervisors hurt small businesses, then gave themselves a raise

By Letters to the Editor

Published October 19, 2023 at 1:25PM

A poster created by a band of restaurant owners, posted in the front widows of eateries in Prince William County, urging customers contact the Board of County Supervisors to and demand it repeal the meals tax.

I’m Nelson Head, owner of Dixie Bones

The Prince William County Supervisors are up for re-election this year.

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Data center opponent HOA Roundtable endorses GOP slate for Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 16, 2023 at 2:27PM

HOA Roundtable of Northern Virginia: “The HOA Roundtable of Northern Virginia, based in Prince William County, is a non-partisan coalition of HOAs, Civic Associations, and independent homeowners who represent more than 150,000 households across the region.”

“Every seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is on the ballot in the November election. Those elected will seal the future of the county.”

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Brentsville supervisor candidate was convicted of tax fraud two decades ago. He still calls the IRS ‘terrorists.’

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 2, 2023 at 9:48AM

Prince William Times: “Jim Gehlsen, the Democratic candidate for Brentsville supervisor, pleaded guilty to tax fraud in 2000 and spent a year in federal prison. More than 20 years later, he continues to have strong feelings about the IRS, saying he was “harassed” by the federal agency and that its actions “provoked” his crimes.”

“In an interview with the Prince William Times, Gehlsen, 69, called the IRS “terrorists” and repeatedly said he was ”tortured and terrorized” by the federal agency. Gehlsen said he is running for the Brentsville District supervisor’s seat in part because he believes Prince William County “does tax terrorism as well.”

Opinion

Opinion: Decision Time for the Future of Prince William County

By Letters to the Editor

Published September 21, 2023 at 8:39AM

[Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash]

A Bristow homeowner’s group asked all incumbents and candidates for your Board of County Supervisors to state their positions on five contentious land use cases: Prince William Digital Gateway, Devlin Technology Park, John Marshall Commons Technology Park, Potomac Technology Park and Bristow Campus.

Predictably, five incumbent supervisors declined to respond. They were Ann Wheeler, Kenny Boddye, Margaret Franklin, Andrea Bailey and Victor Angry. These are the same five supervisors who voted against a resolution to prevent “lame duck” land use votes. Do I detect a trend here?

News

Stafford announces early voting info; Polls open Friday, September 22

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 14, 2023 at 3:25PM

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UMW to host candidate debates

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 1, 2023 at 10:45AM

University of Mary Washington [Photo: Univesity of Mary Washington Facebook page]

Five candidates running for Senate and House of Delegates seats are set for debates next month at the University of Mary Washington.

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Schools

Please vote for Babur Lateef, Chairman of the Prince William County School Board

By Sponsored Post

Published August 21, 2023 at 10:39AM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:25PM

Hello. My name is Babur Lateef, and I am chairman of the Prince William County School Board.

I am a parent, physician, public servant, and proud product of public schools from kindergarten through medical school. My four children have been in Prince William County schools for their entire education.

Opinion

Prince William schools should get back to the business of educating, not indoctrinating

By Letters to the Editor

Published August 15, 2023 at 5:00PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:25PM

An article was published entitled, ‘You’re literally setting her up for failure’: Parents accuse Prince William Co. schools of neglecting special education responsibilities.‘ In the article, parents are accusing PWC schools of giving good grades in order to pass children through the system rather than educate them.

How many negative reports on Prince William County Public Schools do we have to read to realize it is past time to replace the current school board with more educated-centric leaders and vote out the ‘woke’ crowd who are willing to go along to get along despite the damage it is doing to our children.

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Court tossed out Martin’s recount appeal in 29th GOP Primary

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 2, 2023 at 7:47AM

Maria Martin lost the Republican Primary Election to her opponent Nikki Ratray Baldwin by two votes.

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