Supporters of an amendment to enshrine abortion and contraception rights in the Virginia constitution fanned out across Arlington last weekend.
Canvassing efforts on Saturday concerned the first of three state constitutional amendments that voters will consider on Nov. 3.
The Arlington County Republican Committee has decided to back independent candidate Audrey Clement for County Board and to stay out of the special election for treasurer.
“In my many meetings and conversations with Audrey, I am convinced she is very knowledgeable about the issues and has a tenacity that would force accountability on a wholly unaccountable County Board,” Arlington GOP chair Matthew Hurtt said in a message to party members announcing the endorsement.
The Arlington County Democratic Committee handed its 2026 Distinguished Democrat awards to two organizers who spent years in the trenches of local politics.
Mary Detweiler and Jack Kinkaid both have fulfilled largely behind-the-scenes duties, mobilizing local efforts and coordinating campaign activities such as distributing median signs and overseeing precinct operations.
The Arlington County Republican Committee has endorsed independent School Board candidate James “Vell” Rives IV.
Rives is facing incumbent Democrat Bethany Zecher Sutton in the Nov. 3 election. This is the second time Rives will carry the GOP endorsement after he secured it in 2025, as well.
The three challengers to Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) debated federal intervention in the voting process and other topics at a candidate forum on Tuesday.
Beyer skipped the debate, but Republican Tony Sabio, Libertarian Shelly Arnoldi and independent Tim Sharman accepted the invitation to spread the word about their uphill battles.
County Board candidates tackled questions on immigration, residential parking and housing during a Sept. 21 forum sponsored by the Lyon Village Citizens’ Association.
County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti acknowledged there’s next to nothing Arlington officials can do to intervene in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps across Northern Virginia.
A local LGBTQ+ advocacy group has joined a statewide coalition seeking to pass one of three Virginia constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Equality Arlington is now part of the Virginians for Marriage Equality Coalition, working to support an amendment that would enshrine same-sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution.
Arlington election officials are expecting a slight dip in the use of mail-in ballots during this election cycle.
“I think mail voting will be down by maybe 10%,” predicted David Leichtman, a Democratic member of the Arlington Electoral Board.
Northern Virginia congressional candidates are facing off on the future of immigration enforcement, a proposed triumphal arch and the role of AI and data centers.
The issues all took center stage in a Sept. 8 candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation, where Rep. Don Beyer (D-8) faced three challengers.
School Board candidates faced off this week on the question of whether front-line educators are getting enough support in Arlington.
“We are not supporting our teachers [and] they are burning out,” said James “Vell” Rives IV, a Forward Party-endorsed independent challenging Democratic incumbent Bethany Zecher Sutton.
Taxes, housing and pedestrian safety were among the issues that County Board candidates debated in their first debate of the general election season.
“We are in a fiscal challenge,” said County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti, a Democrat who is being challenged by independents Audrey Clement and David Sisson. The three took part in a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation yesterday (Tuesday).
The county’s Democratic leadership is advising local voters to take no chances as the Nov. 3 general election draws closer.
“I am concerned about threats to voting,” Arlington County Democratic Committee chair Paul Ruiz said at the party’s monthly meeting on Sept. 2.
