ACPS: new School Board, city council, and mayoral candidates

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Anonymous wrote:So City folk we are the in the throws of election season. Who are you voting for in the local elections? Will write-in's be on you ballot this time around?

You pretty much have to do write-ins given the lack of competition for seats. Only one candidate for mayor. The exact number of school board candidates as there are number of seats. These elections are like giving out participation trophies at this point.

Well at least there were school board candidates. There was one year there were none as of the summer before the election. A newspaper article brought it to residents attention and eventually they managed to get some candidates.

I think it’s bc it’s a losing battle for little compensation. Who wants to do that? I also think the reality is that many people might want to run but hold middle of the road views and some that *gasp* go over a tiny bit to the right and they know the liberal mob would ruin them even if they had very reasonable and well thought out ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria elected a woman whose husband is a violent felon. Just because she is black. If she were white there is no way she'd be the mayor.

Who are you talking about

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria elected a woman whose husband is a violent felon. Just because she is black. If she were white there is no way she'd be the mayor.

Who are you talking about

It is a reference to Gaskins’ husband’s purported criminal record. It is regularly mentioned on this board but I have never seen a media outlet address whether it is true or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria elected a woman whose husband is a violent felon. Just because she is black. If she were white there is no way she'd be the mayor.

Who are you talking about

It is a reference to Gaskins’ husband’s purported criminal record. It is regularly mentioned on this board but I have never seen a media outlet address whether it is true or not.

It's legit. Search for yourself. You think any of the local media is going to run a piece on a black man being a felon when his wife is an darling D and an elected official?

https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/ocis/landing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria elected a woman whose husband is a violent felon. Just because she is black. If she were white there is no way she'd be the mayor.

Hey, found Steve Peterson’s post!

[Anonymous]

A violent felon? It sounds like he had driving related infractions. Agree it's not good optics but it hasn't come up in the media. I like Gaskins but if this is true, I would get ahead of it and speak about this so the rumor mill doesn't continue.

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Anonymous wrote:A violent felon? It sounds like he had driving related infractions. Agree it's not good optics but it hasn't come up in the media. I like Gaskins but if this is true, I would get ahead of it and speak about this so the rumor mill doesn't continue.

Multiple DUIs aren't I'd call a minor infraction.

And I hear there are a lot more up in PA from before they came here. Really ugly stuff.

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*aren't what I'd call a minor infraction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria elected a woman whose husband is a violent felon. Just because she is black. If she were white there is no way she'd be the mayor.

+10000

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Gaskin's hasn't been elected yet. Also she received a $60,000 donation from 1 person. How is anyone else able to keep up with that kind of spending in a local electrion.

[Anonymous]

She was also Wilson's pick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gaskin's hasn't been elected yet. Also she received a $60,000 donation from 1 person. How is anyone else able to keep up with that kind of spending in a local electrion.

Who made the donation?

[Anonymous]

Aren’t DUIs a matter of public record?