Posts tagged Linda Sperling
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The Democrats will control Virginia. What does this mean for transportation?
Virginia is now a wholly-blue state, as Democrats won majorities in both the state House and Senate in Tuesday’s election. They will have the opportunity to pass many previously-stalled legislative proposals, including on transportation and housing as well as hot-button national issues. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for Northern Virginia’s 2019 general election
Virginians will go to the polls on November 5 to select a new General Assembly and representatives for many local offices in our region and around the state. The high-stakes state legislative races will determine partisan control. Meanwhile, in Fairfax County in particular, at least half of the seats on the Board of Supervisors will have new members, and possibly more depending on what happens November 5. Here are our endorsements in contested races. Keep reading…
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Fairfax Board of Supervisors hopefuls Sperling and Herrity debate housing & transportation
In the Springfield district in southwestern Fairfax County, Democrat Linda Sperling hopes to beat the Board of Supervisors’ only incumbent Republican, Pat Herrity. The two squared off at a forum hosted by the Springfield District Council Monday night, where they showed clear differences on road expansion versus transit and on denser, multi-family housing. Keep reading…
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Linda Sperling, challenger to Fairfax’s last Republican supervisor, responds to our questions
Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors has eight Democrats and two Republicans, and one of the Republicans is not running for re-election. Democrat Linda Sperling hopes to unseat the other, Pat Herrity of the Springfield District. Keep reading…