Politics & Government
Introducing the Loudoun County School Board, 2012
The chairman and vice-chair of the current School Board were defeated on Nov. 8. Three members of Educate Loudoun, a PAC that favors charter schools and pay for performance for teachers, were elected.
Loudoun County's School Board underwent a major overhaul in Tuesday's general election and will see a complete change in leadership when it convenes for its organizational meeting on Jan. 3, 2012.
Chairman John Stevens (Potomac) lost his seat to Debbie Rose, running from the new Algonkian District, and incumbent vice chair Priscilla Godfrey (Blue Ridge) lost to challenger Jill Turgeon, a second grade teacher endorsed by both the "Educate Loudoun" and "Western Loudoun Schools" PACs.
Educate Loudoun PAC also endorsed Jeff Morse (Dulles), who won almost 60 percent of the vote in a three-way race, and Bill Fox (Leesburg), who edged out incumbent Tom Marshall (Leesburg). Marshall lost by a razor-thin margin of 86 votes in a three-way race decided by 5,938 voters.
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Another new PAC, Western Loudoun Schools, which wants to increase accountability in government and control costs, endorsed five winning candidates: Debbie Rose (Algonkian); Eric Hornberger (Ashburn); Turgeon of Blue Ridge, Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run) and Fox (Leesburg). At-large candidate Bob Ohneiser, elected from the current Broad Run District, and Catoctin District candidate Paul Arias, both endorsed by Western Loudoun Schools PAC, did not prevail in their races.
Educate Loudoun also endorsed Chris Souther (Ashburn) and Stevens (Algonkian); both lost.
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These are the unofficial vote totals compiled by the Virginia State Board of Elections:
RACECANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%Member School Board
At Large
Jay Bose 5,477 12.06%
Robert J. Ohneiser 14,101 31.07%
Tom Reed 25,533 56.25%
Write In 273 0.60%
RACE CANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Algonkian District
Debbie K. Rose 3,129 48.02%
John B. Stevens, Jr. 2,709 41.58%
Eileen M. Tagg-Murdock 667 10.23%
Write In 10 0.15%
RACE CANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Ashburn District
John A. Andrews II
589
Eric D. Hornberger 2,193 34.46%
Deborah D. Piland 1,190 18.70%
John W. Ryan 1,514 23.79%
Chris H. Souther 859 13.49%
Write In 18 0.28%
RACECANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Blue Ridge District
Priscilla B. Godfrey 3,473 47.34%
Jill A. Turgeon 3,839 52.33%
Write In 24 0.32%
RACECANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Member School Board
Broad Run District
Kevin J. Kuesters 3,284 66.26%
Write In 1,672 33.73%
Member School Board
Catoctin District
Pablo A. "Paul" Arias 3,164 45.29%
Jennifer Keller Bergel 3,795 54.32%
Write In 27 0.38%
RACECANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Member School Board
Dulles District
Anjan S. Chimaladinne 1,492 29.99%
Margaret G. Michaud 542 10.89%
Jeffrey E. Morse 2,930 58.90%
Write In 10 0.20%
RACE CANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Member School Board
Leesburg District
William D. "Bill" Fox 2,614 44.02%
Tom C. Marshall 2,528 42.57%
Mark J. Nuzzaco 785 13.21%
Write In 11 0.18%
RACECANDIDATE VOTE VOTE%
Member School Board
Sterling District
Brenda L. Sheridan 3,994 98.18%
Write In 74 1.81%
