SOFTBALL: Woodbridge and Battlefield went head-to-head in Haymarket on Monday. PAGES 14-15
April 20, 2023 | Vol. 22, No. 16 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | $1.00 Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
School board chair candidate has past convictions for shoplifting, leaving dogs in a hot car Carrie Rist, of Haymarket, is vying for the GOP endorsement in the 3-way race By Cher Muzyk
Times Staff Writer
Carrie Rist, one of three candidates for at-large chair of the Prince William County School Board, has been convicted twice for shoplifting and pleaded no contest to a charge of leaving an animal in a hot vehicle. Rist’s two shoplifting convictions occurred in 2000 and 2010, when she was 19 and 30, respectively, and the animal confinement citation occurred in 2018, when she was 39. Rist, 43, a mother of five who resides in Haymarket, is so far the
Carrie Rist only candidate seeking the Republican endorsement in the race for school board chair in Virginia’s second-largest school division, which
has 100 schools, 90,000 students and a budget of about $1.6 billion. Incumbent School Board Chair Dr. Babur Lateef and fellow Democrat Julia Biggins are seeking the Democratic endorsement for the non-partisan race in the Nov. 7 election. During an interview on Friday, April 14, Rist acknowledged but downplayed the incidents, calling the most recent shoplifting conviction, which took place on an Air Force base in Guam, a misunderstanding. Rist is vice president of compliance at 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., a McLean-based IT company, and said she’s been transparent with her employer and the local GOP
committee about her criminal history. “I have disclosed this, these, to all my employers, and they’re all aware. … Anytime I go in for job interviews, I always share,” Rist said. Rist did not disclose the convictions to the Prince William Times during two interviews last week. Rist’s record was discovered via a Google search, federal court records and county records in Virginia and Illinois. Rist told the Prince William Times she “can’t change anything about the past” and hopes to be “an example of someone who can overcome to kids who mess up.” See RIST, page 2
Supervisors’ races heat up 17 vie for 8 seats
Happily Ever After in Broad Run:
By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer
With four candidates running for at-large chair and contests in six of the eight districts – including four primaries — the race for all eight seats on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors has officially begun. Candidates had until Friday, April 14 to file their candidate paperwork with the Prince William County Office of Elections. At least two candidates are running in six of the eight supervisors’ races. Only Supervisors Bob Weir, R-Gainesville, and Kenny Boddye, D-Occoquan, are unopposed.
Kuzco and Bourbon are two of the alpacas who live at Ever After Alpaca Farm in Broad Run. Story on page 11. PHOTO BY SONDRA ANZALONE.
See SUPERVISORS, page 4
Fillagreen, an eco-friendly ‘Refillery’ opens in Manassas, page 8
History at the Neabsco Boardwalk, see upcoming events page 12
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