I know some of you are in Fairfax County, Virginia. If you are, please send this around to your climate-loving local people who are presumably voting in the upcoming primary election (June 11th).<\/p>\n
From Adam Siegel, Virginia-based energy expert and climate hawk spotter:<\/p>\n
Fairfax County Democratic voters face \u2014 for the first time in decades \u2014 a real choice as to their nominee for Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. It isn\u2019t just that there are four candidates seeking our support, but that a reasonable person paying even superficial attention to the race should be able to articulate reasons to vote for (or not vote for) each of the four. This is a good situation for voters, and a reason why I have thought long and hard before coming out with a public endorsement in this race. After consideration of many factors (see discussion below), the choice has become clear to me…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For the details, read: Alicia Plerhoples for Fairfax County Board Chair: Adam Siegel Explains His Choice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
There is another endorsement of Alicia Plerhoples here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Plerhoples herself is also covered here: Under my leadership, says Plerhoples, Fairfax will be a greener county<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Also, look at Dick Saslaw’s race. I hear he is a fossil fuel favorer and it might be nice to have him not running in the election, so when the Democrats take back the Senate, their Majority Leader is not a Carbon-symp. This is Virginia State Senate district 35, where Yasmine Taeb and Karen Elena Torrent are primary-ing Dick Saslaw. I have nothing to provide in the way of guidance for choosing between those two candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I know some of you are in Fairfax County, Virginia. If you are, please send this around to your climate-loving local people who are presumably voting in the upcoming primary election (June 11th). From Adam Siegel, Virginia-based energy expert and climate hawk spotter: Fairfax County Democratic voters face \u2014 for the first time in decades … Continue reading Alicia Plerhoples for Fairfax County Board Chair<\/span>