(Updated at 4 p.m.) Last night, commonwealth's attorney candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti defeated incumbent prosecutor Theo Stamos in a surprise victory that shocked many in the the county, and left some wondering about the future. One person who wasn't shocked was political strategist Ben Tribbett also known as @notlarrysabato of the Fairfax-based campaign consulting
(Updated at 1:25 p.m.) An Arlington County program for neighborhood improvements may be trending towards smaller-scale projects. After getting a new name and developing new equity criteria, the Arlington Neighborhood Program is taking more steps to reimagine how it supports community projects identified by residents. A new survey is being conducted it's open through
A second candidate has emerged for the open seat in Arlington's new 2nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Last week, Kevin Saucedo-Broach, a former Chief of Staff for Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), announced his candidacy for the district, created after a 2021 redistricting process. Saucedo-Broach, the treasurer for the Democratic Latino Caucus of
(Updated at 10:25 p.m.) The top prosecutor in Arlington and Falls Church has lost her bid for re-election. In the most closely watched local race in today's Democratic primary, incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos has been defeated by challenger Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, who ran a campaign centered on criminal justice reform. Tafti has 52% of the vote
Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos has officially kicked off her bid for re-election, looking to rebuild bridges among her fellow Democrats after repeatedly endorsing independent John Vihstadt and drawing a primary challenger from her left flank. Stamos emphasized that she's "been a Democrat since I was holding up signs for Hubert Humphrey on the south side