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==2011 election==
==2011 election==
On June 14, Neff announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination for the Rivanna seat on the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Neff seeks to challenge Boyd for Albemarle Board of Supervisors|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/06/neff-announcement.html|author=Frank Muraca & Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=15 June 2011|accessdate=15 June 2011}}</ref>
Cynthia Neff announced her challenge to incumbent [[Kenneth C. Boyd]], a Republican, for the Rivanna seat on the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] in front of the County Office Building on June 14th, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Showalter|first=Ruth|title=Albemarle Board of Supervisors Race Takes Shape|url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Albemarle_Board_of_Supervisors_Race_Takes_Shape_123830249.html|accessdate=18 June 2011|newspaper=[[Charlottesville Newsplex]]|date=14 June 2011}}</ref> Boyd has held the seat for three terms. She is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. At her announcement, she stated that a motivating force behind her decision to announce was the Board's decision past midnight to revive the unpopular Western Bypass project.<ref name=hookannouncement>{{cite news|last=Chapman|first=Erin|title=Cynthia Neff takes on Boyd for supe seat|url=http://www.readthehook.com/91623/neff-announces-plans-run-board-supervisors|accessdate=18 June 2011|date=14 June 2011}}</ref> She told ''NBC 29'' that she was "appalled that we were making decisions at the middle of the night. Changing major things like transportation strategies that don't meet our current needs based on a late minute phone call with bad information."<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Henry|title=Neff Announces Run for Albemarle Board of Supervisors|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/14904250/neff-announces-run-for-albemarle-board-of-supervisors|accessdate=18 June 2011|newspaper=NBC 29|date=14 June 2011}}</ref> Neff went on to state that "someone needs to stand up for the citizens and listen to them."<ref name=hookannouncement />
She is running against incumbent [[Kenneth C. Boyd]], a Republican, who had held the seat for three terms.  
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Revision as of 23:12, 17 June 2011

Cynthia Neff
20110614- Neff Headshot2.jpg

District Rivanna
Party Democratic
Election Nov. 8, 2011
For term to start 2012

Biographical Information

Date of birth September 10, 1951
Age 72
Profession Retired
Website Campaign website
Campaign $ VPAP
Contributions $ VPAP


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Cynthia Neff Neff serves on the Steering Committee of the Albemarle County Democratic Party[1] and has run for various elected office.

Neff moved to Albemarle County in 2006 after retiring from IBM[1].

Neff is a member of the Board of Directors for Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population and the AIDS/HIV Services Group, the advisory council of the Legal Aid Justice Center and is co-chair of the national board for GenderPAC. Cynthia volunteers as a CASA and does legal research at the Legal Aid Justice Center for the Virginia Incarcerated Persons project. [1].

2011 election

Cynthia Neff announced her challenge to incumbent Kenneth C. Boyd, a Republican, for the Rivanna seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in front of the County Office Building on June 14th, 2011.[2] Boyd has held the seat for three terms. She is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. At her announcement, she stated that a motivating force behind her decision to announce was the Board's decision past midnight to revive the unpopular Western Bypass project.[3] She told NBC 29 that she was "appalled that we were making decisions at the middle of the night. Changing major things like transportation strategies that don't meet our current needs based on a late minute phone call with bad information."[4] Neff went on to state that "someone needs to stand up for the citizens and listen to them."[3]

Election history

In 2009 Neff was the Democratic candidate for the 58th Virginia House of Delegates seat against incumbent Delegate Rob Bell. Neff is a candidate in 2011 for the Rivanna Magisterial District's seat on the Board of Supervisors[5]

Organizational Affiliations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web. ASAP Board of Directors, official site, Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population, retrieved 15 Aug. 2009.
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  5. Web. Breaking news: Cynthia Neff to challenge Boyd for Rivanna supervisor seat, Rob Schilling, Schilling Show Blog, June 12 2011
  6. Web. Vacancies on Boards and Commissions, Meagan Hoy, Senior Deputy Clerk, County of Albemarle, retrieved February 2, 2011.

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