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#ERA in Prince George County VA

20 Thursday Dec 2018

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Prince George Board of Supervisors, Prince George Democrats

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28th Constitutional Amendment, 38th State, @TammieJennings, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Marlene Waymack, Tammie Miller Jennings

Circle almost complete

The Prince George Democratic Committee adopted a resolution in support of the Fair Pay Act and the Equal Rights Amendment on December 6th. The Democratic Party of Virginia adopted a similar resolution on December 8th. The Prince George Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution in support of Ratification of the ERA on December 11.

Feels like a drum roll doesn’t it?

The important thing is that all three adoptions were unanimous!

In Prince George County it was SupervisorFloyd Brown, Jr. of District 1, who navigated getting the resolution on the agenda and carefully building bipartisan support for this nonpartisan resolution. Tammie Miller Jennings, a published author and activist, as well as a Prince George County resident, provided the history and rationale for support of the ERA to Supervisor Brown. That background must have been compelling.

A Prince George citizen spoke against the resolution during the comment period, positing that the resolution was not “germane” in that it had nothing to do with governance duties in Prince George County. Fortunately, his opinion was not persuasive. The resolution passed unanimously, including a ‘yes’ vote from the vocal opponent’s grandmother, Supervisor Marlene Waymack, who is on the far right in the header picture.

Supervisor Marlene Waymack (left) with PG Dems Chair, Carroll Briggs

The drum roll continues as similar resolutions are being considered by localities and organizations across the Commonwealth. The final roll will be when the Equal Rights Amendment comes up for a floor vote by the 2019 Virginia General Assembly. If Virginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, it will be the 38th state ratification of the ERA. With this ratification the #ERA will be on the path to become the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to-wit:

Equal Rights Amendment

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification

Two New Prince George Supervisors

19 Sunday Nov 2017

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in District 1 PG BOS, District 2 PG BOS, Uncategorized

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Alan Carmichael, Board of Supervisors, Donald Hunter, Floyd Brown Jr, Marlene Waymack, Prince George Democrats, TJ Webb

First staggered term election results in two new Board of Supervisor members:

District 1:

Floyd M. Brown, Jr. defeated Joe Wallace with a 4 point spread, though Wallace carried Richard Bland, Templeton, and Harrison precincts.  Brown, however, decisively carried the Union Branch and Rives precincts, as well as the absentee ballots.  He obviously understood the dynamics required to win the election. The third candidate in the race, Shayne Bridgman, took 7.1 % of the vote.

This will be Brown’s first elected office, though he had run for the Board in the last election.  He is native to the county and his father, Floyd Brown, Sr., has served in the past as an appointed member of the Board of Supervisors.  Both of his parents have served the county in a variety of roles, particularly on the Planning Commission (Floyd, Sr.) and on the Board of Zoning Appeals (Erma Brown.)

Floyd (FJ as he is known to some) is currently the Treasurer of the Prince George Democratic Committee and is a leader in a number of civic and service organizations.  He is a computer technologist and partner in a technology services firm.  He will represent District 1 along with Alan Carmichael.

District 2:

Marlene Waymack handily won the election in the District 2 race against the incumbent Board Chairman, Bill Robertson, and against former Board Member, Bill Gandel.  This octogenarian and first-time political candidate carried every precinct including the absentee ballots.  There is little doubt that the campaign manager, Joseph Waymack, engineered a winning strategy, including the expected last-minute negative campaign mailer.

Waymack also has long-term, generational ties to Prince George County and has served in the Registrar’s office in the past.  She currently works at John Randolph Medical Center.

It is likely that there will be a Waymack representing District 2 for many Boards to come. She joins TJ Webb, and Donald Hunter as representatives of District 2.

Turnout:

Approximately 43.4% of the registered voters turned out to vote.  The writer does not know if this level of participation is typical of a non-presidential election year, but the statewide races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, as well as the feisty House of Delegate races, generated plenty of annoying advertising.  Congratulations to Floyd Brown, Jr. and Marlene Waymack, and to all of the candidates for their commitment to serving our county.

 

Prince George BOS Finds No Agreement on District 2 Interim Appointment

10 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Uncategorized

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Bill Gandel, Bill Robertson, Board of Supervisors, BOS, Marlene Waymack, PG Dems, politics, Prince George County Virginia, Sheila Minor

The Board dealt with the issue of the the vacant District 2 seat for only about 30 minutes at its March 9 Budget Work Session.  The three nominees named last night were Bill Elliott, Marlene Waymack, and Sheila Minor. Note the absence of Reid Foster as a nominee.  If the Board cannot find a compromise candidate or that third vote cannot be found for Waymack or Minor then the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court will make the decision.  None of the 13 contenders are out of it yet.

There is a regular Board of Supervisors meeting tonight. Work session begins at 6 p.m. County Admin Building, third floor.

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Board of Supervisors to Revisit Appointment to District 2 Vacancy — March 9 at 6 p.m.

09 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Prince George Board of Supervisors, Prince George Politics

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16th Virginia Senate District, Bill Gandel, Bill Robertson, Board of Supervisors, BOS, District 2 Vacancy, Marlene Waymack, Reid Foster, Sheila Minor

Board to take up tabled action regarding appointment of District 2 Interim Supervisor:

Prince George County Virginia SealNone of the three nominees received three votes at the March 3rd consideration of appointment to fill the District 2 vacancy on an interim basis.  The March 4th post outlines the nominees and votes.

It is possible that during the intervening week as one Supervisor or another has attempted to persuade one of the other Supervisors to support his candidate, efforts may have been made to search out a compromise candidate from the nine other interested citizens.

One source has indicated that the 9 remaining contenders are not out of the running.

Plan to attend the budget session on March 9 (Monday) at 6 p.m. at the BOS meeting room.  Watch democracy in action.

PG Board of Supervisors to review letters of interest – March 3 at 6 p.m.

03 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Uncategorized

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Bill Elliott, Budget, District 2 Vacancy, Donald Hunter, John Sartor, Marlene Waymack, Melvin Jones, Nancy Fine, Otis Bryant, Prince George Board of Supervisors, Prince George Virginia, Reid Foster, Richard Henshaw, Sheila Minor, T.J. Webb, Virginia, Work Session

The following Prince Georgians had filed letters of interest in the vacant District 2 seat as of 2:30 p.m. on March 2:

Otis Bryant, Richard Henshaw, T.J. Webb, Sheila Minor, Reid Foster, Bill Elliott, Marlene Waymack, Donald Hunter, Nancy Fine, Melvin Jones, and John Sartor.

The Board of Supervisors will review the letters of interest at their Budget Work Session tonight at at 6:00 p.m.  The newspapers have reported that the BOS may make a decision tonight about the interim appointment, but they have 45 days from the date of the vacancy to make any such appointment.

Interested persons are encouraged to attend the Board Budget Work Session to watch democracy in action.

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