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VOL. 7, NO. 31
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Local Election Ballot Set
JUNE 23, 2022
SCHOOL’S OUT
3 Mayors Don’t Seek Reelection
BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
Changes are coming to several western Loudoun towns. With the filing deadline for the November elections closing Tuesday night, at least three towns will be electing new mayors and voters will see some new names on the ballots. This year’s local elections include selection for mayor and town council in Hamilton, Hillsboro, Leesburg, and Lovettsville. There also will be special elections to fill two School Board seats, in the Broad Run and Leesburg districts. In the municipal elections, some prominent names are missing from the roster of candidates. In Purcellville, Mayor Kwasi Fraser will not be on the ballot for a fifth two-year term. Instead, this fall’s race for mayor will feature two Town Council members: Joel Grewe, who this year is completing his first four-year term, and Stanley J. Milan Sr., who was elected in 2020 and has two years remaining on his council term. If Milan loses the mayor’s race, he will remain on council with two years left in his term. If Grewe loses, his term expires at year’s end. In Lovettsville, Nate Fontaine did not file to seek a third term as mayor. Current Vice Mayor Christopher M. Hornbaker, whose council term expires this year, was the only resident to file for the mayor’s seat. The Town Council also will have new faces as incumbents Tony Quintana, Renee Edmonston did not file for reelection. On the ballot for three available seats are Bobby Merhaut, Brandon A. Davis, and Jennifer K. Reed. In Hamilton, Mayor David Simpson stepped down earlier this month following his recovery from a serious auto accident and after serving in the post for eight years and four years on the Town Council before that. In what may be a record for the small town, three people have filed in the mayor’s race. Kenneth Wine has served on the council since 2012 and, as vice mayor, has stepped in to fill Simpson’s duties. He’ll be challenged by two newcomers, Vaughn W. Stanford and Brian J. Daskaovitz. If Wine loses his race for mayor, he will remain on council with two years left in his term. TOWN ELECTIONS continues on page 47
Seniors Graduate After Tumultuous High School Career Olivia Ausnehmer/Loudoun Now
Seniors at Riverside High School celebrate their graduation on Friday, June 17.
BY RENSS GREENE AND OLIVIA AUSNEHMER
A class that has gone from a normal freshman year, to almost two years outside the classroom
during the COVID-19 pandemic and then back into the classroom has finally wrapped up their tumultuous high school career. Thursday, June 16 was also the first graduation for the county’s
newest high school, Lightridge. Tanmayi Alaparti was the school’s first-ever valedictorian, with SCHOOL’S OUT continues on page 47
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