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===School Board===
===School Board===
The [[Charlottesville School Board]] seats held by [[Colette Blount]], [[Amy Laufer]], [[Jennifer McKeever]], and [[Willa Neale]] will also be up for election. None have announced their plans as of January, 5 2015.
The [[Charlottesville School Board]] seats held by [[Colette Blount]], [[Amy Laufer]], [[Jennifer McKeever]], and [[Willa Neale]] will also be up for election. None have announced their plans as of January, 5 2015.
===Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District===
Incumbents [[Rich Collins]] and [[John Conover]] will not seek reelection.


==Albemarle County==
==Albemarle County==

Revision as of 17:13, 24 March 2015

The general election for 2015 will be held on November 3.

Charlottesville

City Council

The Charlottesville City Council seats held by Kathleen Galvin, Satyendra Huja, and Dede Smith will be up for election. [1]

Wes Bellamy, Lena Seville and Mike Signer are all challenging. Signer announced his candidacy on February 11, 2015 at the Downtown Transit Center. [2]

Smith announced her campaign at West Main Restaurant on March 4, 2015.

Galvin has filed paper work announcing their her but has yet to make a formal announcement.

Anson Parker is also considering a run on a fully crowdsourced platform.

Multimedia

Audio of Signer's campaign announcement:

<play audio>http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150211-signer-announcement.MP3 </play audio>


Audio of Bellamy's campaign announcement:

<play audio>http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F20150215-Bellamy-Announcement.mp3 </play audio>



School Board

The Charlottesville School Board seats held by Colette Blount, Amy Laufer, Jennifer McKeever, and Willa Neale will also be up for election. None have announced their plans as of January, 5 2015.

Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District

Incumbents Rich Collins and John Conover will not seek reelection.


Albemarle County

Board of Supervisors

In Albemarle County, the Rivanna, Scottsville and White Hall magisterial seats will be up for re-election. There will be an open seat in the Rivanna District as Ken Boyd will not seek a fourth term. [3]

Jane Dittmar will be seeking a full four-year term in the Scottsville District, and Ann Mallek will be up for a third term in the White Hall district. Mallek announced on February 24, 2015. [4]

Lawrence Gaughan has filed for the Democratic nomination in the Rivanna District.

Republicans will nominate their candidates at a mass meeting on June 1, 2015. [5]

School Board

The Albemarle County School Board seats held by Ned Gallaway, Barbara Massie Mouly, Steve Koleszar, and Jason Buyaki will also be up for election. Koleszar has stated he will seek a sixth term, but the others have yet to announce their plans.

Other races

Chip Harding announced on January 10, 2015 that he will run for reelection as sheriff. The venue was the Albemarle Republican Committee breakfast. [6]

References

  1. Web. So far, five Democrats to vie for 3 City Council nominations in June primary, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 24, 2015, retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. Web. Signer launches race for Charlottesville City Council, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 11, 2015, retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. Web. Supervisor Boyd will not seek reelection, WCHV, January 10, 2015, retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. Web. Mallek announces campaign for third term as White Hall supervisor, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 24, 2015, retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. Web. Message from the Chair: Cindi Burket, Cindi Burkett, retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. Web. Harding To Run One Last Time For Office, Stephon Dingle, Charlottesville Newsplex, January 10, 2015, retrieved January 12, 2015.