Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. is an American businessman,diplomat,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,his district is in the heart of Northern Virginia and includes Alexandria,Falls Church,and Arlington.
Paul David Fraim is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat,he was elected to the City Council of Norfolk,Virginia in 1986,was appointed mayor of Norfolk July 1,1994 and re-appointed every two years until May 2006 when he became the first popularly elected mayor since 1916. He was twice re-elected mayor and did not seek re-election in 2016. He is the longest serving mayor in the history of Norfolk.
Brian Joseph Moran is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Virginia Secretary of Public Safety from 2014 to 2022,and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008,representing Northern Virginia's 46th district.
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3,2009. The incumbent governor,Democrat Tim Kaine,was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution,though others in the state's executive branch were not restricted. Republican Bob McDonnell was elected as governor as part of a Republican sweep. Republican Bill Bolling was reelected as lieutenant governor,and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected as attorney general. The winners were inaugurated on January 16,2010,and served until January 11,2014.
Terence Richard McAuliffe is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign,co-chairman of the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Committee,chairman of the 2000 Democratic National Convention,chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia,United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington,D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area,which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022,the city's population of 159,467 made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and the 173rd-most populous city in the nation.
Charles E. Beatley,Jr. was an American politician who was the mayor of Alexandria,Virginia. A native of Ohio,Beatley earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1938,and received his master's degree in 1947. As a civilian pilot,he flew for Pan American-Grace Airways between college degrees. He also ferried military planes to overseas bases as a civilian pilot during World War II.
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.
Suresh V. Shenoy is an Indian-American engineer,senior business executive and philanthropist.
The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of Virginia. The incumbent governor,Republican Bob McDonnell,was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms. This was the 5th consecutive election in which the Republican nominee was an Attorney General of Virginia.
Wiley Francis Mitchell Jr. is an attorney and former politician in Virginia.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms;he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.
Allison Silberberg is an American writer and politician. A Democrat,she served as the mayor of Alexandria,Virginia from January 4,2016 to January 2,2019.
Jean Wooden Cunningham is an American politician and lawyer,and currently the vice-chairman of the Virginia Parole Board.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine,who had been his party's unsuccessful nominee for vice president two years earlier,was re-elected to a second term in office,winning this seat by the largest margin since 1988. This was the first election since 1994 that anyone had been re-elected to this seat.
Nancy Rodrigues is the Deputy Director of the 2019 Commemoration and former Virginia Secretary of Administration under Governor Terry McAuliffe. She was appointed to this position by Governor McAuliffe in December 2013,after nearly 30 years in public service and government.
Justin Marshall Wilson is an American politician who has been mayor of Alexandria,Virginia,since January 2,2019. He was previously on the Alexandria City Council,including a term as vice mayor from 2016 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On December 1,2023,he announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024.
Redella S. "Del" Pepper is an American politician who served on the Alexandria,Virginia city council from 1985 until the beginning of 2022 and vice mayor 1996 to 1997 and 2003 to 2009. She announced in 2020 that she was not running for reelection in 2021 and was the oldest and longest-serving member of the city council when she left office after 36 years.
The mayor of Alexandria is elected in November every three years.
