(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) Now that Arlington's top prosecutor has drawn a primary challenger, the stage is set for a battle next year over many of the criminal justice issues that have electrified traditionally sleepy races across the country. Parisa Dehghani-Tafti announced Monday (Dec. 10) that she plans to challenge Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos (D)
(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Total fundraising in the heated race for Arlington and Falls Church's top prosecutor is nearing an unprecedented $1 million as the June 11 primary approaches. Commonwealth's Attorney candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti raised $604,682 between April 1 and May 30, in large part due to one political action committee (PAC), according to new