Kathy Smith | |
---|---|
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Sully district | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | Michael Frey |
Member of the Fairfax County School Board | |
In office 2002–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | New Jersey,U.S. | November 10,1954
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Steve |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Muhlenberg College |
Kathy Smith is an American politician,a Democrat,and a former teacher. She currently serves as district supervisor of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,a position she was elected to on November 5,2019. Smith has served on the Board since January 2016,where she is also chairwoman of the Board's Development Process Committee and as a member of several more committees. [1]
Before she was elected to the Board of Supervisors,Smith served as the Sully District Representative to the Fairfax County School Board for 14 years. From the beginning of her time in office,Smith has represented 100,000 residents.
Smith is originally from New Jersey. After graduating from Muhlenberg College in Allentown,Pennsylvania,with a dual Bachelor of Arts in sociology and elementary education,Smith taught first grade in New Jersey and then second grade at an international school in Saudi Arabia,for a total of seven years. She stopped working to raise her children full time until she began running for office.
Smith moved to the Sully district of Fairfax,Virginia in 1984 with her husband,Steve. The couple have four grown children,who all attended Fairfax County Public Schools while growing up. Smith's public career began when she served as PTA president at the three schools her children attended,Poplar Tree Elementary School,Rocky Run Middle School,and Chantilly High School.
Smith is a member of the Democratic Party. Throughout her political career,she has advocated for improved education,transportation,and environmental protections.
Smith first ran for office in 2015-16 as a candidate to replace retiring Supervisor Michael R. Frey,who had held the position for 24 years. [2] [3]
In a 2015 interview,Smith distinguished herself from her opponent,Republican John Guevara,by noting "We see the job of supervisor and the role of local government very differently." [4] She went on to say that she would work full-time in the position,prioritize education,and approach issues "in a non-partisan manner to find common sense solutions to the challenges we face as our population ages and changes." [4] Guevara later tried,unsuccessfully,to attack Smith on the basis of her husband's salary,saying that she could afford to be supervisor full-time because he still needed to work another job to support his family. [5]
Smith was elected by a 52% to 48% margin over Guevara. [6] [7] Her commitment to community well being and meeting residents' needs during her term included increasing public works budgets and appearing at casual events,such as a Pokémon Go event sponsored at a local park. [8]
Smith ran for re-election and a second term in 2019. [9] Her platform emphasized funding education,protecting the local environment,improving transportation and reducing commute times,and meeting the needs of a diverse Fairfax population. [10]
In a 2019 interview,Smith pointed out that "Our county government employees,county first responders,caregivers in the healthcare and education industries cannot live in the communities that they serve,protect,help,and educate. Our workers should have the opportunity to live in the area that they spend the most time in." [11]
Her run for re-election was endorsed by several local organizations and unions. [12]
Ultimately,Smith won 62.85% of the vote,while her opponent,Republican Srilekha Palle,gained 36.88%. [13] [14] This victory was part of a larger Democratic win that secured several legislative majorities across Virginia. [15] [16]
Chantilly is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Fairfax County,Virginia. The population was 24,301 as of the 2020 census. Chantilly is named after an early-19th-century mansion and farm,which in turn took the name of an 18th-century plantation that was located in Westmoreland County,Virginia. The name "Chantilly" originated in France with the Château de Chantilly,about 28 miles north of Paris.
The Fairfax County Public Schools system (FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fairfax County government,which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. FCPS's headquarters is located in the Gatehouse Administration Center in Falls Church,Virginia.
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is a branch of the Loudoun County,Virginia,United States government,and administers public schools in the county. LCPS's headquarters is located at 21000 Education Court in Ashburn,an unincorporated section of the county.
Jack D. Dale was the Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools,the public school system for Fairfax County,Virginia and the twelfth largest school system in the United States from 2004 to 2013.
Katherine Keith "Kate" Hanley is an American Democratic politician in Virginia. She currently serves as Secretary of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. She previously served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2006 to 2010,Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1995 to 2003,as a County Supervisor for the Providence District from 1986 to 1995,and on the Fairfax County School Board from 1984 to 1986.
John Chapman "Chap" Petersen is an American politician. A Democrat,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 2002–06,was elected to the Virginia State Senate in November 2007,and was reelected in 2011. He represented the state's 34th district,made up of the city of Fairfax and large parts of Fairfax County. In June 2023,Petersen lost the Democratic primary for District 37 to Saddam Azlan Salim. Salim won the general election,and assumed office on January 10,2024.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,sometimes abbreviated as FCBOS,is the governing body of Fairfax County,Virginia,a county of over a million in Northern Virginia. The board has nine districts,and one at-large district which is always occupied by the Chair. Members may serve unlimited number of four-year terms,as there are no term limits.
George Lincoln Barker is an American politician of the Democratic Party from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in the Senate of Virginia,representing the 39th district,made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties,plus part of the City of Alexandria. He was first elected in November 2007.
Sharon Schuster Bulova is an American politician who was chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Virginia. A Democrat,she was first elected chairman in a special election on February 3,2009. Bulova was reelected in 2011 and again on November 3,2015. She retired at the end of her last term in January 2020.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency within Loudoun County,Virginia and is the largest Sheriff's Office in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Michael L. Chapman who was last re-elected in 2019.
John William Foust is an American politician serving as a member of the Fairfax County,Virginia Board of Supervisors from the Dranesville district. The district includes McLean,Great Falls,Herndon and portions of Vienna and Falls Church. Foust made an unsuccessful bid as the 2014 Democratic candidate for Virginia's 10th congressional district in the U.S. Congress.
Catherine M. "Cathy" Hudgins is an American politician who served as a member of the Board of Supervisors for Fairfax County,Virginia,from 1999 to 2019,representing the Hunter Mill district,which includes Reston and Vienna. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the first African American and non-white person elected to the Board of Supervisors.
Jeffrey C. "Jeff" McKay is an American politician who is Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia. He first won election to the board in November 2007,representing the Lee district,which includes the Springfield and Franconia areas. In 2019,he was elected as chairman,taking office in January 2020.
Penelope Ann "Penny" Gross was a member of the Fairfax County,Virginia Board of Supervisors. She represented the Mason district,which encompasses Annandale and other unincorporated areas of Fairfax County near the city of Falls Church. She was the Vice Chairman of the board,serving under Chairman Jeff McKay.
Michael R. Frey is an American politician from Virginia,who was a Republican member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1991 to 2015;representing the Sully district in the western part of the county. The Sully district includes the unincorporated town of Chantilly and part of Dulles Airport.
Loudoun County,Virginia is divided into eight magisterial districts:Algonkian,Ashburn,Broad Run,Catoctin,Dulles,Leesburg,Little River,and Sterling. The magisterial districts each elect one supervisor to the Board of Supervisors which governs Loudoun County. There is also a Chair elected by the county at-large,bringing total Board membership to nine. Board members serve concurrent,four-year terms. A Vice Chair is selected by the Board from among its membership. The current Chair is Phyllis Randall and the current Vice Chair is Juli Briskman,the Algonkian District Supervisor. She has served as Vice Chair since January 2024. Salaries for the current Board term of 2024-2027 were set by the previous Board in January 2023.
Virginia's 40th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. While District 40 was previously in Fairfax County and Prince William County,Virginia,as of 2023 it is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area. District 40 has been represented by Democrat Dan Helmer since 2020.
Danica A. Roem is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. A Democrat,she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. She previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th district from 2018-2024.
Virginia's 34th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 34 currently represents the city of Harrisonburg and part of Rockingham County in the Shenandoah Valley. The district is currently represented by Republican Tony Wilt.
The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next lieutenant governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term,but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. On November 3,Hala Ayala conceded the race,making Republican Winsome Sears the first black woman to be elected to the lieutenant governorship of Virginia or any statewide office,as well as the first woman elected lieutenant governor in Virginia's history. Sears was also the first Jamaican-American to become a lieutenant governor.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)