Madison Cummings

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Madison Cummings
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Madison Cummings (D-Samuel Miller)

Electoral District Samuel Miller
Term Start 1994
Term End 2001
Succeeded by Gordon Walker

Biographical Information

Spouse Pat Cummings
Children Kristin, Katy, Josh, and two grandsons Owen and Griffin[1]
Residence North Garden, Virginia
Alma mater Hampden-Sydney College
B.S. in Psychology
Medical College of Virginia (now VCU)
B.S. in Pharmacy[1]
Profession Pharmacist
Website http://madison4albemarle.com
Campaign $ VPAP database
Contributions $ VPAP database
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Biography

Madison Cummings (D) is a resident of North Garden and was a candidate for the Samuel Miller District seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in 2009. He was born and raised as one of three boys in Lexington, Virginia and graduated from Lexington High School in 1961 as the President of his class.[1] Cummings is currently a part-time pharmacist at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He retired from his full-time work in that same position in 2004. He moved to the area in 1970, is married to Pat Cummings, and has children and grand-children living in the community.

In 1997, Cummings was the first elected member of the Albemarle County School Board to represent the Samuel Miller District. He served two terms on the School Board during 1994-2001 and served as its Vice Chairman. Sally Thomas appointed Cummings to the School Board in 1994, before it became an elected body.

Cummings served on the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families from 2002 to 2008, including two years as the body's chair. He also has served on the governance boards for CATEC and the African-American Teaching Fellows Program. He is a member of the Cove Garden Ruritan Club.

2009 election for Board of Supervisors

On November 3, 2009, Madison Cummings was defeated by Republican Duane Snow in the race to succeed Supervisor Sally Thomas on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Gordon Walker served as Cummings' campaign manager. Cummings was endorsed by Supervisor Sally Thomas.[2]


Candidates Votes %
Duane Snow (R) 2,275 44.82
Madison Cummings (D) 2,011 39.62
John Lowry (I) 784 15.45
Write-In 6 0.12
Source: Albemarle County[3].

Overall voter turnout for Albemarle County in this election was 46.7%[4].

Democratic Party Nomination

On May 11, 2009, Madison Cummings received the Democratic nomination to serve as the party's candidate for the Samuel Miller District. He defeated fellow Democrat Lucia Phinney with 69 votes to Phinney's 48[5].

1997 election for School Board

Candidates Votes %
Madison Cummings 2,137
Shannon Donovan 1,769

[6]

External Links

http://www.madison4albemarle.com

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
  2. Sally Thomas endorses Madison Cummings for Board of Supervisors Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 8, 2009.
  3. Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. Schermerhorn, Clarice, Elections Manager, Albemarle County. "Official results." 12 Nov. 2009. E-mail to Charlottesville Tomorrow.
  4. Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. Schermerhorn, Clarice, Elections Manager, Albemarle County. "Official results." 12 Nov. 2009. E-mail to Charlottesville Tomorrow.
  5. 'Albemarle Democrats nominate Madison Cummings for Samuel Miller District'. Sean Tubbs. 11 May 2009. Charlottesville Tomorrow. 12 May 2009
  6. Unofficial election results as reported in The Daily Progress [Charlottesville] 5 Nov. 1997: B3. Print.