Politics & Government
Fairfax Mayor Election Approved for Feb. 7
Circuit court approves election schedule. Scott Silverthorne resigned after being arrested in a meth-for-sex sting operation.
FAIRFAX CITY, VA — The Fairfax County Circuit Court has approved the city's plan to hold a special mayoral election Feb. 7.
The election is the result of the resignation this month of former mayor Scott Silverthorne, who was arrested Aug. 4 on charges that he offered undercover detectives meth in exchange for sex at a Tysons Corner hotel.
Former three-term Fairfax City Council member Steve Stombres was named the city's interim mayor last Tuesday after a unanimous voted by city council members.
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Previously, councilmember Jeffrey Greenfield had served as acting mayor since Silverthorne's arrest on charges of felony distribution of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
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