County Board Race: Candidate Interviews
In time for the Arlington County Special Election for Arlington County Board, March 27, we bring you long-form interviews with the three contenders.
In time for the Arlington County Special Election for Arlington County Board, March 27, we bring you long-form interviews with the three contenders.
The March 27 special election for Arlington County Board is upon us. All our election coverage is collected here on the Mercury's Vote 2012 page.
Here is some of what other websites have said about the County Board elections...
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"I mean this has got to be the choicest real estate in the world. If Arlington County Board can’t negotiate from a position of power, with the real estate that it has, then it’s basically admitting that it is a very weak governing body."
Mar 19, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Elections 2012
"My whole philosophy behind it is we need more accountability. And, because it’s been a one-party board for so long, I think it’s important to go back and bring somebody in who’s independent of the board and have them look at the books."
Mar 19, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Elections 2012
"You can look at how I have worked for the last 15 years on the school board. We’ve done the strategic planning. We set really clear goals...Everything ties into that, and then we monitor it to see that we’re doing well."
Jan 18, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Elections 2012