FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City Councilmember Stacy Hall reported receiving more than $7,200 in contributions during the first eight months of 2026, including a $1,000 contribution from a principal of a developer with two major projects in Fairfax City.
Christopher Smith, managing principal of Ox Hill Companies, contributed $1,000 to Hall's reelection campaign on June 15. Ox Hill Realty is the applicant behind City Centre West, an approved mixed-use redevelopment at 10501 Main St., and Ox Hill Companies is also pursuing The Ox, a proposed entertainment, hotel and commercial development in Old Town Fairfax.
Hall's campaign, Stacy For Fairfax, reported $850 in contributions from July 24 through Aug. 31, according to its latest campaign finance filing. The committee spent $1,982.29 during the period and finished August with $3,259.30 in cash on hand.
Hall's largest fundraising period of 2026 came during the first quarter, when the campaign reported $2,834 in contributions.
W. Bruce Jennings, owner of Fairfax City Self Storage, contributed $1,000. Richard Dickson, who was listed as self-employed with The Dickson Company, gave $501, and former Fairfax City Mayor Steven Stombres contributed $500. Thomas Blackburn gave $300, while Douglas Church and David Fogg each contributed $250.
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Hall then raised $2,633.33 between April 1 and June 30. That included Smith's $1,000 contribution, along with $500 each from Fogg and Stombres and $250 from Church. Another $383.33 came from seven contributions of $100 or less.
Smith's contribution is notable because of Ox Hill's development activity in the city. The City of Fairfax identifies Ox Hill Realty LLC as the applicant for City Centre West, which the city lists as approved. The project calls for redevelopment of approximately 1.78 acres with 79 condominium units, medical and general office space, a bank with a drive-through and ground-floor retail or restaurant uses. The City Council held its public hearing on the proposal in July 2023.
Ox Hill is also developing plans for The Ox in Old Town Fairfax. The company describes the project as a mixed-use entertainment development with a 2,410-seat music venue, hotel, roughly 100-seat flexible theater, restaurants, offices, retail and an approximately 28,000-square-foot conference center. Ox Hill's website currently lists that project as "In Development" and says it is seeking development approval from the City of Fairfax.
Hall reported another $887.25 in contributions between July 1 and July 23. Fellow City Council candidate Steve Chang contributed $500, while Katherine Doyle Feingold, an attorney and former Fairfax City Council member, contributed $337.25. One additional contribution of $50 was not itemized.
During the latest reporting period, Hall received $850. C. Spencer Cake, Church and Carol Williams each contributed $200, while another $250 came from three contributions of $100 or less.
Taken together, Hall's four 2026 reports show $7,204.58 in contributions through Aug. 31.
Hall has also used her own money to finance campaign expenses.
Her first-quarter report showed $223.41 in new loans, followed by another $925.65 during the second quarter. The campaign also repaid earlier loans, including $3,287.13 during the April-June reporting period.
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Hall reported another $20 loan between July 1 and July 23 and $724.56 in additional loans during the latest reporting period. Her campaign reported $744.56 in unpaid debt as of Aug. 31.
Those loans are separate from the $7,204.58 in contributions Hall received during 2026.
The committee's election-cycle receipts — which include contributions and loans and are not the same as its 2026 contribution total — reached $9,961.88 through Aug. 31. It reported $8,047.08 in election-cycle disbursements.
Hall's campaign reported $1,982.29 in spending between July 24 and Aug. 31, compared with $56.39 during the preceding July 1-23 reporting period.
Among the larger expenses in the latest period were $903.57 to Executive Press of Virginia for 5,000 door hangers and $262.40 for stickers for yard signs. The campaign also reported $250 for advertising with The Independent News Press and $250 for a sponsorship with the Fairfax High School Athletic Boosters.
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The Independent News Press is a Fairfax-based publication whose CEO and majority owner is fellow City Council candidate Steve Chang.
Other expenditures included campaign literature distribution, newsletter and campaign-support services, website costs and payment-processing fees.
Hall's campaign entered September with $3,259.30 in cash and $744.56 in unpaid debt.
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