Politics

Earle-Sears spent most of the debate interrupting her opponent and redirected her answers to questions posed by moderators to ask Spanberger questions of her own. 

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, said “as a Republican officeholder, I have long held to the belief that it is not my place to tell the Democratic Party what candidates they should nominate or ask to step aside.”

Jay Jones was pulled over for driving 116 mph in a 70 mph zone. His attorney cut a deal to allow him to do 1,000 hours of community service, but it’s unclear how any of those hours were spent.

Some observers say heightened political polarization within traditionally nonpartisan school board elections is to blame for the lack of candidates.

“His text messages, his phone calls and his words prove that he condoned violence, advocates for violence in a way that I simply do not understand,” Attorney General Jason Miyares said during a campaign press conference on Saturday.

There’s a two-way race for mayor and six people running for three seats on the council.

The four Democrats face a primary contest to determine who will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. John McGuire for the seat in November 2026.