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[[image:20091223-szakos-signing.jpg|thumb|right|Kristin Szakos signing documents after being sworn in by the Hon. [[Paul Garrett]] on December 23, 2009]]Szakos has been a Charlottesville resident since 1994 {{fact}}.  She is married to [[Joe Szakos]] and has two daughters.  She currently lives with them in [[Locust Grove]].  She was president of the Burnley-Moran PTO, served on the city Special Education Advisory Committee and the board of the [[Charlottesville Branch NAACP]], and currently, {{As of|2011|lc=on}}, serves on the [[Trinity Episcopal Church]] Vestry.<ref name="candidate"/>  A former journalist, Szakos spent two years as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign in Charlottesville.
[[image:20091223-szakos-signing.jpg|thumb|right|Kristin Szakos signing documents after being sworn in by the Hon. [[Paul Garrett]] on December 23, 2009]]Szakos has been a Charlottesville resident since 1994 {{fact}}.  She is married to [[Joe Szakos]] and has two daughters.  She currently lives with them in [[Locust Grove]].  She was president of the Burnley-Moran PTO, served on the city Special Education Advisory Committee and the board of the [[Charlottesville Branch NAACP]], and currently, {{As of|2011|lc=on}}, serves on the [[Trinity Episcopal Church]] Vestry.<ref name="candidate"/>  A former journalist, Szakos spent two years as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign in Charlottesville.


Szakos represents the City as vice chair{{fact}} of the [[MPO Policy Board]] and is also a member of both [[Housing Advisory Committee]] and the [[Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail]].<ref>Charlottesville City Council Meeting. City Hall, Charlottesville. 7 February 2011. Public Meeting.</ref>
Szakos represents the City as vice chair of the [[MPO Policy Board]] <ref>{{cite web|title=MPO Policy Board|url=http://www.tjpdc.org/transportation/members.asp?groID=3|author=|work=|publisher=Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=August 16, 2011}}</ref>and is also a member of both [[Housing Advisory Committee]] and the [[Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail]].<ref>Charlottesville City Council Meeting. City Hall, Charlottesville. 7 February 2011. Public Meeting.</ref>


==Past policy positions==
==Past policy positions==

Revision as of 14:26, 16 August 2011

Kristin Szakos
20110815-Szakos headshot.JPG

Term Start 2010

Biographical Information

Spouse Joe Szakos
Children Anna & Maria[1]
Residence Charlottesville, Virginia
Alma mater Grinnell College
B.A. in Religious Studies
Northwestern University
M.S.J. in Print Journalism[1]
Profession Freelance writer & editor[1]
Website Campaign website
Campaign $ VPAP database
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Kristin Szakos (D) is a member of the Charlottesville City Council.

Biography

Kristin Szakos signing documents after being sworn in by the Hon. Paul Garrett on December 23, 2009

Szakos has been a Charlottesville resident since 1994 [citation needed]. She is married to Joe Szakos and has two daughters. She currently lives with them in Locust Grove. She was president of the Burnley-Moran PTO, served on the city Special Education Advisory Committee and the board of the Charlottesville Branch NAACP, and currently, as of 2011, serves on the Trinity Episcopal Church Vestry.[1] A former journalist, Szakos spent two years as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign in Charlottesville.

Szakos represents the City as vice chair of the MPO Policy Board [2]and is also a member of both Housing Advisory Committee and the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.[3]

Past policy positions

Szakos has called for the city to explore the introduction of a municipal composting system[4]

2009 election for City Council

Campaign launch

Kristin Szakos announced in February 2009 that she would run as a Democrat seeking one of two available seats on council.

At her campaign launch, Szakos told a crowd of supporters that she had never considered herself a potential candidate for political office until experiencing the Obama campaign. "I never thought that I’d want to run for office," said Szakos. "Yet here I am and I am feeling really good about it."

Szakos said she intends to channel the energy from the Obama campaign into local issues at City Hall. "We need to talk about why there are still such great gaps in opportunity and education in Charlottesville, and work hard to close them," said Szakos. "We need to speak out about inequality in a town as seemingly progressive and prosperous as ours, and we need to work to change it."

Szakos identified the following items as her campaign pledge:

  • Make City government more responsive to under-served neighborhoods
  • Get people involved in the decisions that affect their lives
  • Listen to all perspectives and strive to find common ground
  • Find new and creative solutions to persistent community problems
  • Find new ways to save money and reduce energy consumption, and
  • Use "people power" to bring needed change.

2009 Unassembled Caucus

Szakos faced incumbents Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro in the first-ever unassembled caucus held by the Charlottesville Democratic Party on May 9, 2009. Szakos won the nomination along with Norris[5].

Szakos won the caucus and ran in the general election with fellow Democrat and Mayor Dave Norris[citation needed].

General election results

Candidates Votes %
Dave Norris (D) incumbent 6,300 38.7
Kristin Szakos (D) 5,083 31.2
Bob Fenwick (I) 3,293 20.2
Paul Long (I) 1,214 7.5
Andrew Williams (I, write-in) 237 1.5
Other Write-In 141 0.9
Source: City of Charlottesville[6]

Overall voter turnout for City of Charlottesville in this election was 37.31%. Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

Candidate Profile Resources
Candidate Kristin Szakos (D) - Challenger * WINNER
Office Charlottesville City Council
Election year 2009 election
Logo-small25.jpg Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow
Candidate interview transcript
Candidate interview audio

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Source website


Contact Information

Kristin Szakos
1132 Otter St
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 984-4022 (h)
(434) 987-1042 (M)
k.szakos@embarqmail.com

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
  2. Web. MPO Policy Board, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, retrieved August 16, 2011.
  3. Charlottesville City Council Meeting. City Hall, Charlottesville. 7 February 2011. Public Meeting.
  4. Web. Councilor likes idea of public composting, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 6, 2010, retrieved November 8, 2010.
  5. "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council" Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
  6. Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. City of Charlottesville, 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=14908>.

External Links

Charlottesville Tomorrow’s News Center