Fairfax County,officially the County of Fairfax,is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington,D.C.,the nation's capital. The county is predominantly suburban in character with some urban and rural pockets.
Annandale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County,Virginia. The population of the CDP was 43,363 as of the 2020 United States Census. It is home to the oldest and largest branch of the Northern Virginia Community College system,and to one of the D.C. area's Koreatowns.
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 Merrifield,an unincorporated section of the county near the city of Falls Church;the headquarters has a Falls Church address but is not within the city limits.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is the department of the Fairfax County,Virginia government responsible for developing and maintaining the various parks,historical sites,and recreational areas owned or administered by Fairfax County. Figures published as of 2003 indicate that the Park Authority manages over 22,617 acres (92 km2) of parkland.
EagleBank Arena is a 10,000-seat arena in the eastern United States,on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax,Virginia,a suburb southwest of Washington,D.C.
Justice High School is a high school in the Lake Barcroft census-designated place,Virginia. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district. The school has a Falls Church address but is not located within the limits of the City of Falls Church. Per a vote of the county school board,the school was renamed Justice High School effective July 1,2018.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health organization based in Falls Church,Virginia,near Washington,D.C. The system is a network of hospitals,outpatient services,assisted living and long-term care facilities,and healthcare centers in the Northern Virginia market.
Herndon station is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County,Virginia on the Silver Line that opened on November 15,2022. The station is in the median strip of VA-267 adjacent to the current Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride parking garage and bus station,which is on the south side of the highway. It has two pedestrian bridges across SR 267 to reach entrances on either side of the highway. Bus bays are located on the south side of the highway.
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.
The flag of Annandale,Virginia,was adopted on August 16,2006,by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce,a private organization. It is unofficial as Annandale is a census-designated place and unincorporated area;its area falls under the jurisdiction of Fairfax County.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,sometimes abbreviated as FCBOS,is the governing body of Fairfax County;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.
Catherine M. "Cathy" Hudgins is an American politician who served as a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1999 to 2019;representing the Hunter Mill district,which includes the town of Reston and town of 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.
Frederick Augustus Babson,Jr. was an attorney and politician from Fairfax County,Virginia who was the inaugural holder of the position of chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,a job he held from 1968 to 1970.
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 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw,the current Senate Majority Leader,since 1980.
Omer Lee Hirst was an American real estate broker,investor and Democratic politician who represented Falls Church and Fairfax,Virginia part-time in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 to 1959. He later represented Annandale and Fairfax in the Virginia Senate,from 1964 to 1979.
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.
