Thursday, May 17, 2012
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate answered questions in appearance at AOL's Dulles office.
U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine said the federal government should chip in for the Silver Line Phase 2 — but that the commonwealth also needs to pay a bigger share than the $150 million it has promised to ensure it gets built as scheduled. "What we are seeing in Washington is an anti-investment mentality," Kaine (D) told a group at AOL's Dulles headquarters Thursday. He said he worked with the Bush and Obama administrations to get $900 million for the first phase and the next phase has centered on who pays for it. "I believe it is a project of federal significance because it links Dulles with the most important capital city in the world," he said. "But when it comes to the state being a meaningful participant, Virginia has fallen short too. …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Former member of Congress held seat from 1995-2008 now held by Democrat Gerald Connolly.
Former GOP Congressman Tom Davis, who once represented Virginia's 11th Congressional District, has endorsed Chris Perkins, who is facing fellow Republican Ken Vaughn in a Republican primary election June 12. The winner will challenge incumbent Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-11th) and independent Mark Gibson in a race for the 11th Congressional District seat. The new 11th District stretches from Dale City to Reston, including all or part of Woodbridge, Lorton, Burke, Springfield, Fairfax, Vienna, Centreville and Annandale. When Davis was in office, the 11th District did not include areas south of Dale City or north of Vienna, but it included parts of Mount Vernon to the east and Clifton, Bristow and Haymarket to the west. (See a map here of…
Monday, May 14, 2012
The candidate for U.S. Senate and former Virginia governor will answer questions in Dulles at AOL this Thursday. George Allen, Kaine's likely challenger, spoke at AOL May 4.
Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for the open Virginia U.S. Senate seat, will appear at the AOL campus in Dulles Thursday at 1 p.m. to speak with AOL employees and other guests. George Allen, a former U.S. Senator and former Virginia governor, appeared at AOL May 4, and Patch covered the forum, asked questions submitted by readers and invited a few readers to join the program. Patch will be covering the forum and inviting a few readers from each Patch to attend in person. If you'd like to attend the event, send an email to patchpolitics@aol.com with your name, address and telephone number. What Would You Like to Ask Tim Kaine? Tell Us in the Comments! Patch editors will be questioning Kaine at the event, and we'd like to know what we …
Republican primary election set for U.S. Senate candidates and 11th Congressional District; Democratic primary election scheduled for 8th Congressional District Democratic candidates.
In less than a month, Virginia voters will head to the polls for the Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, June 12. Across Northern Virginia, voters will decide among candidates for the U.S. Senate as well as for the 8th and 11th Congressional districts. If your polling place is holding both a Republican primary and a Democratic primary, you can only vote in one primary. If you aren't registered to vote, you have until Monday, May 21 at 5 p.m. to register. Little known fact: If you are 17 years old now but you are turning 18 by the Nov. 6 general election, you can vote in the June 12 primary. If you plan to do this, call your voter's registration office ahead of time and be sure to bring official proof of your age. Polls will be…
Friday, May 4, 2012
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George Allen, a Republican candidate for the open Virginia U.S. Senate seat, will appear at the AOL Dulles campus today at 1:30 p.m. to speak with Aol employees and other guests. Sign up to get an email alert when Allen speaks at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mitt Romney stopped by female-owned Exhibit Edge in Chantilly to speak about small businesses and the economy.
Former Massachusetts governor and expected Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood in front of several women business leaders in Chantilly Wednesday morning to speak about the economy and its impact on small businesses. Romney slammed President Obama for not improving the economy, for not having private sector experience and for running an administration that is the most "anti-small business" since the Carter administration. CBS News pointed out that this was the second time in three days that Romney has compared Obama to Carter, a Democrat president who only served one term. According to poll results released Tuesday, Romney is trailing Obama in Virginia by eight points. Romney will be holding a fundraiser Wednesday evening at…
Public Policy Polling released the results of a new survey Tuesday; Romney is campaigning in Chantilly Wednesday.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney trails President Barack Obama by eight points in a poll of Virginia voters by Public Policy Polling. PPP released the poll results Tuesday; Romney is visiting a company in Chantilly Wednesday on a campaign stop. Obama leads Romney 51 – 43 percent, up slightly from PPP’s poll in December when Obama led by six points (48 – 42). In the late April poll, 6 percent of respondents said they were undecided. PPP surveyed 680 Virginia voters through an automated telephone interview system from April 26 to April 29. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.8 percent. “We have polled Virginia six times this election cycle and have found Barack Obama with a decent sized lead over Mitt Romney every single time,” …
The incumbents were uncontested.
Forty-seven people cast votes in the Clifton town general elections on Tuesday, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections preliminary results. None of the incumbents faced challenges and all incumbents ran for re-election this spring. The unchallenged incumbents are Mayor William Hollaway, Wayne Nickum, Charles Rusnak, Dwayne Nitz, John Powell and Deborah Dillard. Prior to the election, Patch published questionnaires with candidates Bill Hollaway, Wayne Nickum, Deb Dillard and Dwayne Nitz. Council members answered questions about the future prospects for the town's streetscape master plan, among other issues. Hollaway received 35 votes (and one person voted for an unidentified write-in candiate). Nitz received 42 votes, which was …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Romney is scheduled to visit Exhibit Edge in Chantilly Wednesday morning.
Just days before President Obama's campaign kick-off in Richmond Saturday, Mitt Romney is scheduled to bring his campaign to Chantilly Wednesday. Virginia is considered a swing-state in this year's election. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell plans to campaign alongside Romney this week in Virginia, but will not be attending the event Wednesday morning due to budget meetings in Richmond, according to Yahoo News. Republican Newt Gingrich is also expected to be in Northern Virginia on Wednesday to officially announce his departure from the presidential race, according to CBS News. Romney's last-standing rival, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, is not quite ready to drop out, and CBS News reported that he has not decided if he'll support Romney as a …
Town elections are today.
The town of Clifton elections are Tuesday. The previous members of the town council are running unopposed, but the council is still encouraging residents to vote. Polls are open starting at 6 a.m. through 7 p.m. at the Clifton town meeting hall at 12641 Chapel Road. Patch sent each member of the council a questionnaire about Clifton's future. Below is the questionnaire for the town mayor, Dwayne Nitz. From Dwayne Nitz: I have lived in the town for 15 years, and in the Clifton community since I was 7 years old. I work for Nitz Development & Construction as a project manager and sustainability officer. This is a family owned and operated commercial general contracting and site development firm specializing in religious and educational …
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11:24 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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