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Published November 3, 2025 at 10:00AM

Delegate Dan Helmer speaks at a luncheon for the grassroots Democratic organizing group Network NOVA (courtesy Dan Helmer for Virginia)

As early voting in Virginia’s November elections came to a close on Saturday (Nov. 1), Fairfax Del. Dan Helmer (D-10) was on the road in a final push to secure a victory not just for himself, but for Democratic candidates across the state.

As the campaigns chair for the Virginia House Democratic Caucus, a role he landed based on his defeat of Fairfax County’s last Republican delegate, Tim Hugo, in 2019, Helmer has been tasked with overseeing races in all 100 House districts — every single one of which will have a Democrat on the ballot.

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Spanberger spotlights affordability concerns during Annandale campaign stop

By Jared Serre

Published October 31, 2025 at 2:45PM

Abigail Spanberger speaks at a campaign event in Annandale (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Gubernatorial hopeful Abigail Spanberger took her “Virginia Votes Bus Tour” to Annandale yesterday (Thursday), continuing to sell her campaign to voters in Fairfax County mere days before Election Day.

Speaking to roughly 100 attendees at Soricha Tea & Theater (7112 Columbia Pike), the Democratic candidate reiterated her focus on addressing affordability challenges for residents, noting that prices have jumped across the Commonwealth for housing, energy, healthcare and more.

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Virginia gubernatorial candidates debate trans youth rights as LGBTQ+ voters weigh fraught moment

By Associated Press

Published October 27, 2025 at 12:45PM

Republican candidates Winsome Earle-Sears and John Reid speak at a Moms for Liberty town hall Oct. 3, 2025, in Fairfax City (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

SALEM, Va. (AP) — René Harvey and her wife arrived at a Roanoke Valley pride celebration in October carrying deep-seated worries about all that could go wrong.

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How to vote early for Braddock District supervisor, starting Friday

By Jared Serre

Published October 23, 2025 at 11:45AM

Ken Balbuena, Rachna Sizemore Heizer and Carey Chet Campbell (staff photos by Jared Serre)

Braddock District voters will soon select their next representative on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Early voting in the race begins tomorrow (Friday), giving residents more than six weeks to cast their ballots before the special election on Dec. 9.

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Former PTA president announces Braddock District school board campaign

By Jared Serre

Published October 16, 2025 at 2:20PM

Tom Dannan (courtesy Dannan for School Board)

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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Braddock candidates talk Lake Accotink, affordability and more in forum

By Jared Serre

Published October 16, 2025 at 12:15PM

Ken Balbuena, Rachna Sizemore Heizer and Carey Chet Campbell (staff photos by Jared Serre)

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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JUST IN: Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric

By Associated Press

Published October 9, 2025 at 9:10PM

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right (AP Photo)

By OLIVIA DIAZ, STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off Thursday for the first and only time on the debate stage in a fiery affair that was combative from the very first answer.

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BREAKING: Sizemore Heizer wins Democratic nod in Braddock District supervisor race

By Jared Serre

Published October 5, 2025 at 7:45PM | Updated October 5, 2025 at 9:07PM

School Board chair Rachna Sizemore Heizer (photo courtesy of Kyle the Girl Photography)

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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JUST IN: Tech failure leads Democrats to extend voting in Braddock primary

By Jared Serre

Published October 4, 2025 at 7:30PM | Updated October 5, 2025 at 12:24AM

Voters wait to cast their primary ballots in the Braddock District Supervisor special election at the Kings Park Library (staff photo by Jared Serre)

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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Democrats opt for ranked choice voting to select Braddock District nominee

By Jared Serre

Published September 23, 2025 at 11:45AM

The Braddock District Supervisor's office (staff photo by Jared Serre)

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.