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No special election is on the calendar, but that hasn’t stopped a former PTA president from seeking a potential seat on the Fairfax County School Board.

Tom Dannan, a Democrat from Burke, is the first declared candidate looking to succeed Rachna Sizemore Heizer as the school board’s Braddock District representative, he announced yesterday (Wednesday).


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The three contenders seeking to represent the Braddock District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors made their case to voters last night (Wednesday).

A capacity crowd packed Braddock Hall to hear from the aspiring successors to James Walkinshaw, who resigned after winning election to Congress in September.


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A planned renovation of Willow Springs Elementary School is still on track, as Fairfax County officials extend a review period for the project.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted last Tuesday (Sept. 30) to extend the deadline for county review of the proposal to May 27, 2026. The board approved the extension as part of its administrative items with no discussion.


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Rachna Sizemore Heizer has won the Democratic nomination in the race for Braddock District supervisor.

The fifth-year Fairfax County School Board member bested three other candidates in this weekend’s primary election, giving her the party’s nod in the race to succeed James Walkinshaw, who resigned last month, on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.


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It will take at least one more day for local Democrats to decide on their nominee in the race for Braddock District supervisor.

Voting has been extended to tomorrow after technological issues led to extremely long waits at two of the three polling places used for the primary today (Saturday), the Fairfax County Democratic Committee announced.


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Democratic voters in Fairfax County’s Braddock District have yet another visit to the polls to add to their calendar.

Even as early voting continues for the statewide Nov. 4 general election, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) has scheduled a firehouse primary for Oct. 4 to determine its nominee for Braddock District supervisor.


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A new Braddock District Supervisor could be seated by the end of this calendar year.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors officially petitioned the Fairfax Circuit Court on Tuesday to schedule a special election to fill the vacancy — one of the initial steps following last week’s resignation by James Walkinshaw.


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Update at 5 p.m.– James Walkinshaw has officially been sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives

Here's James Walkinshaw being ceremonially sworn-in by Speaker Mike Johnson earlier today.


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Local Republicans have their first candidate for a potential vacancy on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Ken Balbuena, who bills himself as a “common sense community leader,” announced his candidacy today (Tuesday) for Braddock District supervisor — should incumbent James Walkinshaw win election to Congress.


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A second member of the Fairfax County School Board is angling for a spot on the county’s Board of Supervisors if James Walkinshaw is elected to Congress.

Rachna Sizemore Heizer, who has served on the school board since 2019, announced her campaign for Braddock District supervisor today (Monday), despite no guarantee that an election for the seat is forthcoming.


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