Loudoun County Board Members Sworn Into Office For New Term

LEESBURG, VA — Loudoun County held a swearing-in ceremony Saturday for its Board of Supervisors, which includes four new members. Democrats seized control of the county board in November, winning a 6-3 majority from Republicans who held the same majority in the previous term.

The new board's first official business meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the government center in Leesburg.

Loudoun Board Chair Phyllis Randall won reelection as did fellow Democrats Kristen Umstattd (Leesburg District) and Koran Saines (Sterling District). Three Democrats won seats previously held by Republicans: Juli Briskman (Algonkian District); Michael Turner (Ashburn District); and Sylvia Glass (Broad Run District).

Supervisors Tony Buffington (Blue Ridge District) and Matt Letourneau (Dulles District) were the only Republican incumbents to win reelection. Republican Caleb Kershner, a new member, won election as Catoctin District supervisor, a seat previously held by Republican Geary Higgins, who lost his bid for the Virginia Senate District 13 seat in November's elections.

Loudoun last had a Democratic majority on its board from 2008 to 2012. In the 2011 election, Republicans won all nine seats.

Randall is the first black elected board chair in Loudoun County. At the ceremony, Randall noted that Saines will be the first person of color to serve as vice chair, WTOP reported.

Briskman, the new Algonkian District supervisor, famously flipped off President Donald Trump's motorcade as it was transporting the president from the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling.

Randall expressed excitment about working with Briskman, according to WTOP. Briskman is "so much more" than the "one appendage" people know her for, the board chair said Saturday.