Archive: Local Politics
Results: GOP Convention & Moves
Local Republicans nominated five board of supervisor candidates, a clerk of court and sheriff candidate Saturday at the convention. The winners will go head-to-head with Democrats this fall. Unless, like some defeated GOP loyals gone Independent, they're running in a 3-way race. Among the winners: Lori Waters from the Broad...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 11, 2007; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
How to Nominate a Candidate - Loudoun Style
Supervisor Lori L. Waters visits with resident Lori Bryant and her children, Thomas and Sadie. (Richard A. Lipski/Post) The powers that be in the local Republican party are at odds over the upcoming convention where delegates will determine which candidates will run for Loudoun Board of Supervisors and sheriff....
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 7, 2007; 08:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Tulloch in Crosshairs of Feds
Details about Loudoun County Supervisor Bruce Tulloch's business and personal dealings are outlined in today's front page Washington Post story. Tulloch, who is running for office in the Potomac district (which includes Cascades and CountySide), is under the microscope of federal investigators who are looking into allegations that he influenced...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 1, 2007; 09:46 AM ET | Comments (1)
Leesburg Firehouse Plans Rejected
The Station 1 firehouse at 215 Loudoun Street in Leesburg has been used as a "home response station" (meaning no on-site staff, just the equipment) since 1997, when Station 20 was built on Plaza Street and firefighters and EMS crews were moved there. But now the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 23, 2007; 04:07 PM ET | Email a Comment
Politician Indicted in Loudoun
This just in from our Loudoun reporters Sandhya Somashekhar and Bill Brubaker: Mark David Tate, 41, a restaurateur and former vice mayor of Middleburg, was indicted Monday on two counts of election fraud and nine counts of perjury by the grand jury. He is out of jail on his own...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 22, 2007; 04:06 PM ET | Comments (4)
Republicans Nominate Phillips for Senate
Saturday afternoon local Republicans voted for the person who will represent the party in this year's 33rd district state senatorial race against Democratic incumbent Mark Herring. Patricia Phillips defeated John Andrews, in a surprise to some local bloggers, including hosts of Gateway to Loudoun. Even the active Republican pundits have...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 21, 2007; 03:03 PM ET | Comments (4)
