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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Post endorsed Karen Keys Gamarra yesterday for the open seat.  They pointed out the $250K (actually, $300K, according to state officials) that the county will have to pay for this unnecessary special election due to Republican maneuvering.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/karen-keys-gamarra-for-fairfax-school-board/2017/08/25/cf29c058-890d-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.1c1ff125c6bb

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That's hardly a ringing endorsement.  I don't see how having no relevant school experience (other than making a previous run, as Mr. Grisafe has also done for County Supervisor) qualifies Ms. Keys Gamarra.  It's interesting to see the WaPo point to how "competing needs must be weighed and prioritized", which contrasts with Ms. Keys Gamarra's position on renaming of schools at a cost of millions of dollars.  The point about working with County Supervisors is similarly odd in that Ms. Keys Gamarra has called for independent taxing authority for the School Board - effectively eliminating oversight by the County Supervisors.  I understand that the WaPo is a Democratic aligned paper, so this "endorsement" is expected - but it hardly qualifies as insightful or important to the voters of Fairfax.

btw,  the $250k or 300k that the WaPo (and FFX Dem party) laments as the cost of a "special election" is unsubstantiated and likely overstated by a Democratic State Department of Elections.[/quote]

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