Fairfax County School Board Candidates To Get Democratic Endorsements By Caucus

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Voters can participate in a caucus to choose Democratic endorsements of Fairfax County School Board candidates, but they have to register by Friday.

While Fairfax County School Board candidates don't have a primary election and will run in the Nov. 7 general election, candidates endorsements by Democrats will be chosen by a caucus. The Fairfax County Democratic Committee scheduled the May 13-20 open endorsement caucus for the non-partisan Fairfax County School Board races.

The endorsements will apply to candidates seeking seats in contested races — the three at-large School Board seats and the Hunter Mill and Mount Vernon districts. Endorsements will also be provided for Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District's board of directors candidates.

"With our new endorsement process, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee is giving the choice on our endorsed candidates to the voters," said Fairfax County Democratic Committee chair Bryan Graham in a statement. "This process will strengthen our candidates for non-partisan offices and our party as we work to elect Democratic candidates to every position on the ballot this year."

Candidates include:

• Fairfax County School Board, At-Large: Ilryong Moon, Lawrence Webb, Kyle McDaniel, Hamid Munir, Ryan McElveen
• Mt. Vernon District: Mateo Dunne, Harold Sims
• Hunter Mill District: Paul Thomas, Melanie Meren
• Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District board: Chris Koerner, Mary Paulet, Rhonda Bitterli, Dana Barakat

The Democratic committee has already endorsed these School Board candidates in uncontested races:

• Braddock District: Rachna Sizemore Heizer
• Dranesville District: Robyn Lady
• Franconia District: Marcia St. John-Cunning
• Mason District: Ricardy Anderson
• Providence District: Karl Frisch
• Springfield District: Sandy Anderson
• Sully District: Seema Dixit

Online voting for the caucus will run from May 13 to 20, and in-person voting will be held on May 20.

Registered voters may sign up to vote in the caucus at fairfaxdemocrats.org/caucus by May 5. Fairfax County Democratic Committee members are already signed up.

The following in-person locations will be open for caucus voting on May 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

• Reston Association, Conference Room: 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191
• Braddock District Office, Braddock Hall: 9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015
• Gerry Hyland Government Center, Room 221ABC: 8350 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309
• Fairfax County Democratic Committee Headquarters: 8500 Executive Park Ave #402, Fairfax, VA 22031
• Centreville Regional Library, Meeting Room 1: 14200 St Germain Drive, Centreville, VA 20121

See candidate information and more details at www.fairfaxdemocrats.org/2023endorsement.

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