Candidates and Campaigns

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (747+ words) The three men vying for Alexandria mayor faced off Monday night in a forum at the Coughlin Saunders Performing Arts Center. Incumbent Mayor Jacques Roy is running against Alexandria City Councilman Malcolm Larvadain, who represents District 1, and businessman Lorenzo Davis…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) Two municipal candidate debates will be held over the next week as the Oct. 17 election approaches. A mayoral candidate debate takes place this Friday, Oct. 2 and a council candidate debate takes place Thursday, Oct. 8. Both are organized by the Richmond…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (492+ words) Running for: City councillor Profession: Licensed residential builder and business owner; former senior City of Richmond municipal manager I am running to put that experience to work for Richmond. Council needs to protect residents and taxpayers, plan infrastructure carefully, support…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1038+ words) Basic civic literacy, which debates and candidate forums promote, is not even an afterthought for many political candidates in Virginia and other states, columnist Jim Spencer writes. It is given no thought at all. (Getty illustration by John Schreiner) The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (39+ words) The walk to vote early in Portsmouth will look a little different after Tuesday night, as candidates can now put campaign signs in designated areas outside of City Hall during early voting. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/portsmouth/candidates-in-portsmouth-can-now-place-two-campaign-signs-outside-of-city-hall-during-early-voting/...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (215+ words) Two seats are up for grabs on the five-member Williamsburg City Council this year, with two newcomers joining an incumbent in the race. Stacy Kern-Scheerer, a lawyer and former director of clinical programs at William & Mary’s Law School, is running…...