Loudoun County is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020,the census returned a population of 420,959,making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg. Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria,DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond. As of May 2024,it controls all three statewide elected offices and 5 out of 11 U.S. House seats.
Katherine Keith "Kate" Hanley is an American Democratic politician in Virginia currently serving 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.
Mark Rankin Herring is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th Attorney General of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat,he previously served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election,representing the 33rd district,made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties. In 2021,Herring lost re-election for a third term to Republican challenger Jason Miyares.
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.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009,representing the 4th district,made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County,near Washington,D.C. She is the current Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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.
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 board term of 2024–2027 were set by the previous board in January 2023.
John Randall "Randy" Minchew is an American politician and lawyer. A Republican,he was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011,and re-elected for two subsequent terms. He represented the 10th district,made up of parts of Clarke,Frederick and Loudoun counties in the northern part of the state.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 11 members from the state of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. On the same day,elections took place for other federal and state offices,including an election to the United States Senate. Primary elections,in which party nominees were chosen,were held on June 10,2014.
Dave Alfred LaRock is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Republican Party,LaRock is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 33rd district.
Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2019. The district is anchored in the outer portion of Northern Virginia,and includes all of Fauquier County,Loudoun County,and Rappahannock County,parts of Fairfax County and Prince William County,and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. After the party primary elections were held,the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Democrat Ralph Northam,declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7,2017,Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
The 2019 Virginia elections took place on November 5,2019. All 40 seats of the Senate of Virginia and 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for re-election,as were many local offices.
Juli Ellyn Briskman is an American politician,marketing analyst,and journalist. She is a supervisor for the Algonkian District of Loudoun County,Virginia. Briskman garnered international attention for flipping off then-President Donald Trump in Sterling,Virginia,as he returned from a golfing trip in 2017. She once again received international attention when she was elected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2019.
The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next governor of Virginia. The election was concurrent with other elections for Virginia state offices. Incumbent Democratic governor Ralph Northam was ineligible to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms. Businessman Glenn Youngkin won the Republican nomination at the party's May 8 convention,which was held in 37 polling locations across the state,and was officially declared the nominee on May 10. The Democratic Party held its primary election on June 8,which former governor Terry McAuliffe easily won.
John Carroll Leon Whitbeck Jr. is an American attorney and Republican Party official from Loudoun County,Virginia. Whitbeck was the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from 2015 to 2018.
The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor,but decided to run for re-election. Herring faced Republican nominee Jason Miyares in the general election. Herring conceded defeat at 5:02 PM EST the following day,November 3. Miyares became the first Cuban-American and Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. Miyares was later sworn in on January 15,2022.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives. Pursuant to state law,primaries organized through the Department of Elections were held on June 21,2022. However,some Republican firehouse primaries were held on dates as late as May 21,2022.
