Four board of supervisors races and four school board seats are on the ballot in Stafford this election cycle.
2025 Voter Guide: Stafford County
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Berkeley District voters to weigh three conflicting candidates in Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors race
Incumbent Kevin Marshall is seeking a third term but faces challenges from Nilofer Garza and David Goosman.
Stafford Supervisor Monica Gary exits Aquia District race — again
The contest will now be between Maya Guy and Hank Scharpenberg.
Free Press candidate questionnaire: Paul Milde
Paul Milde is a Republican candidate for the House of Delegates 64th District, which includes parts of Stafford County.
Free Press candidate questionnaire: Forrest Miller
Forrest Miller is the Democratic candidate for Virginia House of Delegates District 63, which includes part of Spotsylvania County.
Caroline Board of Supervisors purchases new voting machines a month before first ballots cast
Supervisors Floyd Thomas and Reginald Underwood objected to the purchase of accessibility software, citing the timing of the start of early voting.
Rematch in Garrisonville: Yeung, Randall square off for supervisor again
It’s Randall vs. Yeung again, after the former lost by just 133 votes in 2021.
‘Not politics as usual’: Finn calls on Kelly to drop out of Ward 3 City Council race
Statement comes in the wake of Republican committee endorsing Kelly in Ward 3 election.
2025 Voter Guide: Spotsylvania County
Three board of supervisors races and three school board seats are on the ballot in Spotsylvania this election cycle.
Garden State native Darius Mayfield, now planted in Stafford, seeks congressional seat
Transplant is at least the third candidate vying for the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 7th District.
2025 Voter Guide: City of Fredericksburg
From statewide races to Ward seats on city council and school board, here’s what will be included on your ballot.
Lee Hill District voters have ‘three distinct options’ in school board race
Rich Lieberman, Gabrielle Sulzbach Pickover and Todd Rump are vying to replace Lisa Phelps on the board.
Battening down the Hatch: Fredericksburg Dems pull endorsements of two federal employees
Endorsement remains for Ward 1 candidate Matt Rowe, whose opponent Ken Gantt is a federal employee barred from participating in partisan elections.
Kaine, Vindman implore Congress to reboot program that benefited Spotsylvania students with disabilities
The Charting My Path for Future Success program was discontinued by the Trump administration in February.
Spending bill could mean loss of hospital revenue, harm to homeless
The White House, however, has said the legislation will protect Medicaid.
With Lewis as inspiration, Fredericksburg protestors strive to ‘Make Good Trouble’
The protest was a tribute to the late John Lewis, a Congressman representing Georgia and a major figure in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
No-fish story: Milde afraid that lack of menhaden is dooming osprey
The Republican lawmaker says Democratic partisanship is preventing a study of the fishing industry.
Kaine, Warner vote no, but Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passes U.S. Senate
Rep. Eugene Vindman, who represents the Fredericksburg area, also voted against the bill when it was taken up in the House.
Here are some of the new state laws that will take effect Tuesday
They concern everything from cyberbullying to insurance coverage.
Business trip: Spanberger tours shops, addresses issues during campaign stop in Fredericksburg
Democratic candidate for governor met with small-business owners as part of her ‘Span Virginia Bus Tour.’
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