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York Announces Re-election Bid—As An Independent
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York noted in an interview Monday that some residents have said they’re worried about the fact that the other chairman candidates don’t have Board of Supervisors experience. Besides King, Democrat Phyllis Randall and independent Tom Bellanca are in the race. The incumbent chairman also pointed out this fact in his announcement, noting that he Continued on Page 18
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as an independent. In a prepared statement Tuesday, he said: “The outpouring of recent request and support for me to reconsider and to seek re-election has been overwhelming. With the growth of Loudoun over the past fifteen years, current issues facing our county and outpouring of concern for the quality of leadership over the next four years, I am announcing my re-election campaign.”
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e’s in. Loudoun Chairman Scott K. York announced Tuesday that he will seek re-election, after all. And he’ll do so as an independent. York shocked many in county political cir-
cles in January when he said he wouldn’t seek another term to the job he’s held for more than 15 years. He then maintained that stance as the Loudoun County Republican Committee nominated another candidate, Leesburg lawyer Charles King, in the race instead. However, a coalition of sorts pushed behind the scenes, encouraging York to give it another go
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Mark Rohrbaugh and his son Luke give their chickens a snack at their Paeonian Springs home. Rohrbaugh, who was diagnosed with Lyme in 2012, is taking his health insurance company to court for not fully covering his treatment of the disease.
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