03 Wednesday Apr 2019
Thanks to District 1 Board of Supervisor Member, Floyd Brown, Jr. (“FJ”) for sending us a copy of the County Administratiors snapshot of upcoming events in Prince George County. This is updated weekly in “Catchin’ Up on Prince George County” on the county’s website.
And thank you, FJ!
05 Saturday Jan 2019
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Alan Carmichael, Bobby Cox, Darlene Rowsey, Donald Hunter, Kevin Foster, Louis Stevenson, Susan Fierro, Susan Vargo, TJ Webb
Three Board of Supervisor seats will be on the ballot in 2019. The incumbent in District 1, Alan Carmichael, and the incumbents in District 2, Donald Hunter and TJ Webb, are up for reelection should they decide to run.
The previous version listed Marlene Waymack, rather than, TJ Webb being up for re-election Thanks to Supervisor FJ Brown for that correction.
Bobby Cox’s seat is up for election in 2019 in District 1 as are the seats in District 2 currently held by Kevin Foster and Louis Stevenson.
All of the Constitutional Officer seats except for the Clerk of the Court are up for election.
02 Friday Mar 2018
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Carol Woodward 4th CD Committee, Carroll Briggs - Chair, Delegate Aird -63rd, Executive Committee, Juanita Thorne Treasurer, Pete Washington Vice Chair, Prince George Dems, Secretary, Tammie Miller Jennings
Roughly 40 Democrats attended the monthly business meeting of the Prince George 
Dems on March 1st. The theme of the evening was “Volunteerism, Involvement, and Activism” (VIA). Internally the PG Dems will be working on subcommittee structure, fundraising, and helping our members connect with companion groups to follow specific interests. Externally, we will be building our profile, reaching out and engaging with a number of community groups.
Carroll Briggs, the Committee Chair, asked each executive committee member to share their plans to perform in their officer roles and to describe their efforts in special duties under their purview.
Tammie Miller Jennings (L), Juanita Thorne, Pete Washington, Carroll Briggs-Chair
Pete Washington, Vice Chair, has an especial interest in attracting new Committee members, particularly younger members. He asked each member to invite a possible new member to the April meeting (5th).
Tammie Miller Jennings, the Secretary, recommended that we develop some survey or method to determine particular political or volunteer interests of our members so we can help connect them with other groups in the greater Central Virginia area so that our network grows beyond the Committee. One aspect of involvement is to also understand what Committee roles or subcommittees that appeal to individual members. Everyone needs to be involved and recognized. It was specifically discussed to have a hospitality subcommittee and a membership committee. Tammie is at right in the red & white stripes.
Our Treasurer, Juanita Thorne, emphasized the need for the Committee to engage in fundraising. She considers the members of the Executive Committee as de facto members of the fundraising committee, but she circulated a signup sheet for other members of the committee to volunteer in the fundraising effort.
Chairman Carroll Briggs, urged every person present to consider their interests and share them with any member of the Executive Committee, to bring a guest to every meeting. He thanked Lillian Boyd and Pete Washington for refreshments and also thanked Juanita Thorne and Pete Washington for the door prizes.
FJ Brown, District 1 Board of Supervisor Member, advised that the March 7 County Budget Work Session would be devoted to the School portion of the budget. He also advised that the March 14th Budget Work Session had been canceled, but that a new date would be set on March 7.
Carol Woodward updated the Committee on the activities of the 4th Congressional District Committee and the Central Committee, both a part of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Delegate Lashrecse Aird (63rd Virginia House District) is the Chair of the 4th CD Committee and Carol is the Secretary.
See everyone on April 5th!
28 Wednesday Feb 2018
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Board of Supervisors Meeting, Budget Presentation, Budget Work Session Mar 7, FY 2019 Budget Proposal
Percy Ashcraft, Prince George County Administrator presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget to the Board of Supervisors. This is not a done deal and there will be next steps based on what the budget looks like when finally adopted. The next budget work session is March 7 at 6pm at the BOS Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, County Administration Building.
Among the highlights of the proposed budget
Stay tuned for more information.
12 Monday Feb 2018
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There are no public hearings scheduled tomorrow night, but as it is the first meeting night of the month, the VDOT representative will be present to present updates. See the Agenda The draft minutes from the January 23rd meeting are also available.
Members are urged to follow one or more meetings of county government, including school board meetings.
08 Sunday Oct 2017
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Attorney General, Delegate Lashrecse Aird, Floyd Brown Jr, Governor, Justin Fairfax, Leila Holmes, Lieutenant Governor, Mark Herring, Ralph Northam, Rebecca S. Colaw, Registration Deadline 10-16, Sheila Bynum-Coleman
As a Democratic Party member and advocate, it is our duty to educate ourselves and others about issues and candidates. Other than voting, this is our primary responsibility. If we don’t accept the responsibility to do this, then we should not blame others for our ignorance.
Today, October 8th, marks the one-month milestone before citizens go to the polls on November 7th. Before then …
October 16th is the deadline to register to vote in the November 7th election. Already registered? Double check your registration for correctness at your county registrar’s office or by going online at www.elections.virginia.gov. This is especially important if you have moved or had a name change since the last election. The Prince George County Registrar’s office is on the Second Floor, South Wing, of the County Administration Building.
October 21, 5:00 pm is the deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to you. A request by mail must be received by 5 pm that day.
November 4, 5:00 pm is the last day to vote absentee in person.
Governor: Ralph Northam, currently the Lieutenant Governor. He is a physician and Gulf War veteran. Ralph is a native Virginian, having been born and raised on the Eastern Shore.
Lieutenant Governor: Justin Fairfax, is a lawyer, former prosecuting attorney, and now a 
defense attorney in Northern Virginia. This young man and his three siblings were raised by a single mother. All four went to college and two went to law school. Justin’s law degree is from Columbia University where he was on the Law Review.
Attorney General: Mark Herring is currently the Attorney General. He has fought for women’s reproductive health rights, expansion of Medicaid, challenged the Trump Immigrant Travel Ban, and many other efforts to protect the rights of Virginia citizens.
62nd: Sheila Bynum-Coleman is challenging Riley Ingram, who has held the seat for 
almost 3 decades. She garnered about 40% of the vote in the last race and has continued her quest to become the Delegate from the 62nd because she is someone who will listen to and fight for the right of citizens.
63rd: Delegate Lashrecse Aird is the incumbent and is unopposed 
in this election. She faced a challenge in the primary and had the opportunity to speak to citizens in the 63rd and throughout our area. She continues to be active in reaching out to citizens and organizations throughout the 63rd and the Crater area.
64th: Rebecca S. Colaw is the Democratic nominee for this seat which has no incumbent. Rebecca is a Gulf War Air Force veteran herself and is currently an attorney in Suffolk. She is very interested in workforce development and the expansion of broadband throughout the 63rd. Being a horsewoman she is also particularly interested in the agricultural challenges in the district.
Board of Supervisors, District 1: Floyd Brown, Jr. is the candidate in this district. He is uniquely qualified having been born and raised in the district. “FJ” is a business owner and IT professional and understands the challenges to our Prince George, as both a rural community, as well as a close neighbor to the urban development to the northwest of Prince George. F.J is the Treasurer of the Prince George Democratic Committee.
School Board, District 2: Leila Holmes, a member of the Prince George Democratic Committee, is the candidate for this seat. She has been an active parent and citizen volunteer in the school system and has made it a practice to attend and comment at the school board meetings. She will advocate for transparency and fairness in our schools and will advocate for the best educational opportunities for all of our students.
All of the candidates have web pages and most have presences on Facebook and Twitter. The easiest way to find their presence online is simply to google a name and go from there.
Early this week we will load the sample ballots for each Prince George Precinct on the Documents page and we will continue to update the events page. If you learn of a political event we should publish, please share that information with Carol Woodward.
31 Thursday Aug 2017
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Board of Supervisors, Floyd Brown Jr, Justin Fairfax, Lashrecse Aird, Leila Holmes, Mark Herring, Ralph Northam, Rebecca Colaw (64th), School Board, Sheila Bynum-Coleman
Enough excuses already! Sure you have all said
From dog catcher to Presidential every elected official in some way affects the everyday lives of everyday people.
This year we are electing the Governor (Ralph Northam), Lieutenant Governor (Justin Fairfax) and Attorney General (Mark Herring) … all in statewide races.
Every House of Delegate (HOD) member is up for election. In Prince George we have
three HOD districts: The 62nd has the Democratic nominee Sheila Bynum-Coleman challenging a 30+ year Republican incumbent. In the 63rd Democratic incumbent, Lashrecse Aird, is unopposed, but she still needs to hear from her constituents and needs their support. The Democratic Nominee for the 64th HOD district is Rebecca S. Colaw, a 20 year Air Force Veteran who deployed in wartime and now a practicing attorney and horsewoman. Rebecca is running against a Republican newcomer who owns a wine shop. There is no incumbent. It is clear from the demographics that both Shelia and Rebecca can handily win their districts … if we do our part!
We also have a number of local elections for the staggered terms in District 1 & 2 for the
Leila Holmes
School Board and the Board of Supervisors. Two of our Committee members are running for local seats … Floyd Brown, Jr. is running for the Board of Supervisors in District 1 and Leila Holmes is running for the District 2 School Board Seat. We also have a special election for the County Treasurer, a Constitutional Officer position. This is to fill the unexpired term of the retiring Treasurer, Jean Barker.
Want more information. Contact Carol Dois Woodward on Messenger.
The Prince George Democratic Democratic Committee hosts a Phone Bank every Tuesday night from 5 pm to 8 pm in the Prince George Human Services Building, Community Room, 6450 Administration Drive. This Phone Bank supports the Coordinated Campaign including the HOD campaigns. Come on by. Give 2 or 3 hours. Or bring some soda pop, snacks or a casserole.
The Prince George Dems will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 7 at 6 pm in the same room as above in the Human Services Building in the Prince George Government Complex, 6450 Administration Drive. We have guest wifi, a refrigerator, microwave. We can have a meeting and a party.
Again, friend and message Carol Dois Woodward on Messenger for more info.
29 Thursday Jun 2017
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Lashrecse Aird (63rd), PG Dems Regular Meeting, Rebecca S. Colaw 64th, Sheila Bynum Coleman (62nd)
We will have our regular meeting at 6 pm at the Prince George Human Services Building in the 1st Floor Community Room. The address is 6450 Administration Drive (Bldg #12), in the PG Government Complex.
With statewide Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General races as well as, House of Delegates races it should be an exciting political year. And we haven’t even mentioned the local Board of Supervisors, School Board races, and the special election for the Prince George Treasurer. Come on. You know you love it. You are political junkies. You can’t get enough of this stuff.
We hope to have one or more of the candidates for the House of Delegates at the meeting. Rebecca S. Cola (64th) has already indicated she plans to come unless some trial or another interferes.
Just saw a post on Facebook by Sheila Bynum-Coleman (62nd) that her yard signs are in.
Delegate Lashrecse Aird (63rd) and Sheila are checking out the move of the Jefferson Park Precinct to Middle Road. Parking appears to be great. More later.
Got questions?
15 Thursday Jun 2017
Just realized that we have a number of women candidates in the general election this fall.
For the House of Delegate seats, Sheila Bynum Coleman (62nd) Lashrecse Aird (63rd), and Rebecca Colaw (64th) are all Democratic candidates for election or re-election to those seats. !!! The Republican candidate for the 64th is also a woman. I guess fairly soon we’ll have to tell our sons and grandsons, that, yes, they too can run for the Virginia House of Delegates.
Top left photo, Sheila Bynum-Coleman is on the right, second photo Lashrecse Aird on Primary night, and below Rebecca Colaw.
In other races, Leila Holmes is running for the Prince George School Board from District 2 and on the 13th Marlene Waymack was circulating her petition to file for the Board of Supervisors from District 2.
More later.
24 Friday Feb 2017
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BOS, Democrats, Election, Local Elections, politics, School Board
Two Board of Supervisor and two School Board seats will be on the ballot in the November 2017 general election. There will be one of each elected from District 1 and District 2. These offices are in addition to state elections, including the gubernatorial election. More about state elections will be published shortly.
If you are interested in running as a candidate for one of those local government seats, this Local Candidate Bulletin will spell out the required documents, costs, if any, and filing deadlines.
Reeve Ashcraft has already announced publically that he will not run for school board re-election from district 2 and it is assumed that Bill Robertson will run for re-election for the District 2 Board of Supervisor seat. Bill Robertson identifies as a Republican and school board members run as non-partisan, though Reeve Ashcraft identifies as a Republican.
