VEA Members are Stepping up for Public Schools by Running for Local and State Offices this Fall - VEA

VEA Members are Stepping up for Public Schools by Running for Local and State Offices this Fall

September 26, 2019

The Virginia Journal of Education

Their Hats are in the Ring!

VEA members are stepping up boldly for public schools by becoming candidates for local and state offices this fall:

- Tom Coen of the Stafford Education Association, running for re-election to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors
- Denise Corbo of the Loudoun Education Association, running for Loudoun County School Board
- Sylvia Glass of the Loudoun Education Association, running for the Loudoun Board of County Supervisors
- Maggie Hansford of the Prince William Education Association, running for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
- Tim Hickey of the Greene County Education Association, running for the Virginia House of Delegates in District 59
- Robbie Jones of the Montgomery County Education Association, running for the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
- Dalila Johnson of the York Education Association, running for the York County Board of Supervisors
- Brenda Lee of the King William Education Association, running for the King & Queen County School Board
- Karen Mallard of the Chesapeake Education Association, running for the Virginia House of Delegates in District 84
- Carol Medawar of SVEA-Aspiring Educators, running for the Stafford County School Board
- Cheryl Turpin of the Virginia Beach Education Association, running for Virginia Senate in District 7
- Schuyler VanValkenburg of the Henrico Education Association, running for re-election in Virginia House of Delegates District 72
- Lisa Zargarpur of the Fairfax Education Association, running for Prince William School Board.

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