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(Possible candidate list updated at 8:10 p.m.) Mary Margaret Whipple, who represents Arlington in the Virginia Senate, announced her retirement today. Whipple has represented Virginia's 31st Senate district since 1996. Before being elected to the state Senate, Whipple served on the Arlington School Board, the Arlington County Board and the Metro Transit Board. News of
While the presidential primaries are now a done deal, races for Arlington Democratic nods are just getting started. A full slate of candidates are vying for seats on the Arlington School Board and Arlington County Board. Five Democratic contenders are jockeying for the place of outgoing County Board Chair Libby Garvey and another four are
Young Families Moving Out "Arlington’s County Board chairman is concerned about one demographic group that seems to be disappearing from within the county’s 26 square miles. 'We are losing young families at an alarming rate,' [Libby] Garvey told the Arlington County Democratic Committee on Feb. 7." [Gazette Leader] Protesters Block GW Parkway "Protesters
A little more than two months after announcing he was running, a candidate for Arlington School Board is dropping out. Larry Fishtahler has withdrawn from the race. In February, Fishtahler announced his interest in receiving an endorsement from the Arlington County Democratic Committee (ACDC). Now that Fishtahler has dropped out, candidate Noah Simon and incumbent