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The Alexandria City Council voted to temporarily put school resource officers back into schools, after hours of debate that frustrated Mayor Justin Wilson.
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Justin Wilson gives his victory speech after winning the 2021 Democratic primary nomination for mayor. (Photo Olivia Anderson)
The result of Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary looked similar to 2018, as Incumbent Mayor Justin Wilson defeated former Mayor Allison Silberberg in a rematch, though by a considerably wider margin than three years ago.
Wilson won the 2021 Democratic mayoral nomination with 13,005 of the total 22,734 votes, or 57.21% as of press time. Silberberg received 9,729 votes, or 42.79%. Ultimately, 23.03% of the city’s 98,728 total registered voters cast votes in the primary.
Wilson will go on to face Republic mayoral nominee Annetta Catchings in the Nov. 2 general election.
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Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker will run for a Virginia House of Delegates seat in 2021. (City of Alexandria)
ALEXANDRIA, VA Alexandria Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker announced Tuesday she is running for the House of Delegates District 45 seat.
The district, which includes parts of the City of Alexandria, Arlington County and Fairfax County, is represented by Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria). Levine previously announced his bid for lieutenant governor. Alexandria has local elections in 2021, as well as state elections for governor and Virginia House of Delegates. I am excited to announce my candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates today, said Bennett-Parker in a statement. I am running because I understand the challenges families in Northern Virginia face, especially in this pandemic. I want to be part of the solution by ensuring all Northern Virginians have access to good jobs with worker protections, helping small businesses thrive, making sure famil