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Dear Providence Democrat:
We did it! We finished strong and we won big!
Congratulations to our great candidates. Every Democratic candidate on the ballot in the Providence District won big.
Virginia Senate and House
We elected our own Saddam Salim to the Virginia Senate. I cannot say how thrilled I am that our former cochair of the Providence District Democratic Committee will now serve in the Virginia Senate.
We reelected Senator David Marsden, who will become one of the senior leaders in the Senate.
We reelected David Bulova, Marcus Simon, and Holly Seibold to the House of Delegates. As senior members of the majority, Bulova and Simon will chair important committees!
County Offices
We reelected important leaders for our county:
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Jeff McKay (Board of Supervisors Chair)
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Dalia Palchik (Providence District Supervisor)
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Steve Descano (Commonwealth’s Attorney)
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Stacey Kincaid (Sheriff)
Chris Falcon was elected as our Clerk of the Court and will serve us for the next eight years.
At-Large School Board Members
Our county School Board will remain Democratic. All three Democratic-endorsed at-large candidates won big:
- Ilryong Moon
- Ryan McElveen
- Kyle McDaniel
Providence District School Board Member Karl Frisch
I am especially thrilled (yes I am using that word again) that this year, Karl Frisch won his School Board seat representing the Providence District by a larger margin than he did in 2019. Karl has taken much abuse over the last four years. Yet he has always kept his eye on the prize. He has been laser-focused on putting students first. He has mastered the technical details of public education. And he has been a great partner to the Providence District Democratic Committee. His support was indispensable to our campaign this year.
Soil and Water Board of Directors
We elected three great members to the Soil and Water Board of Directors: Our own Rhonda Bitterli along with Chris Koerner (incumbent) and Dana Barakat. They will serve our community well.
We Did All This Because of You
Thank you for all your support throughout this campaign. Your contributions, your door knocking, your post cards, and most of all your staffing the polls on Election Day made the difference.
I know I sent a lot of emails asking for help distributing sample ballots. I am so grateful that so many of you responded and enabled us to staff every shift for every polling place. We distributed thousands of sample ballots, and those ballots helped voters to select our Democratic-endorsed candidates.
Expressing My Gratitude
I must express my gratitude to Sarah Jane Brady, our Vice Chair for Precinct Operations, for her outstanding leadership. Two years ago, I asked Sarah to take on this difficult job. We should all be thankful that she said yes. For the last two elections, she has managed the complex task of recruiting volunteers and the logistics of getting the sample ballots and signs to the right places on Election Day. She succeeded brilliantly.
Special thanks to Brandon Thurner, our Vice Chair for Statewide Affairs, who has been tireless in his work for candidates across our commonwealth.
For the last two years, every newsletter published by Providence Democrats has been the work of our Secretary Rhonda Bitterli. She has mastered the intricacies of Constant Contact and edited my poor writing. I am forever grateful.
Steering Committee
I want to thank the members of our Steering Committee for their great leadership and support over the last two years:
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Rhonda Bitterli, Secretary
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Jennifer Oh, Vice Chair for Finance
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Brandon Thurner, Vice Chair for Statewide Affairs
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Sarah Jane Brady, Vice Chair for Precinct Ops
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Matt Savage, Vice Chair for Outreach
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Ray Marin, Past PDDC Chair
- Tina Barchik
- Alice Lieberman
- Celeste Land
Thank-You Party
Saturday, Dec. 2, 5–7 pm
I want to invite you to the Providence Democrats thank-you party on Saturday, Dec. 2, 5–7 pm. This will be at my home in Mantua. Please RSVP:
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