Election Watch 2007
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During 2007, Charlottesville Tomorrow is focusing on the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisor elections. Charlottesville Tomorrow is a non-partisan organization and we do not endorse any candidates. Our goal is to offer the most comprehensive coverage of local elections to ensure the public is informed about each candidate's positions on the issues of land use, transportation and community design.
Here you will be able to access candidate bios, podcasts, interviews, candidate forums, and voter guides. Our subscribers will also receive e-mail alerts.
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Election Calendar 
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Candidate Information for the November 2007 General Election
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Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
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Rivanna District
Information provided by each candidate
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Ken Boyd (R) - Incumbent
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Ken Boyd is Chairman of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. He is a small business owner who started his financial planning business in 1991 after a twenty-three year banking career. He moved to Albemarle County in 1981. Elected to the Board in 2003, he has chaired the Audit Committee and been a member of the Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee, the Development Review Process Task Force, and the Eastern Connector Alignment Study Committee. While a member of the School Board, he served for two years on the CATEC board. Mr. Boyd is currently on the board of Computers4Kids.
Education: BBA and MBA Averett University. ChFC and CLU The American College.
Occupation: Owner, Boyd Financial Services
Age on Election Day: 60
Family: Married: Brenda Boyd. Children: Casey, Patrick, Kelley and Cory
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Working with kids
Ken Boyd's website & contact info:
www.KenBoyd.net
ken@kenboyd.net
Phone: (434) 977-9981
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
Marcia Joseph (D) - Challenger
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Marcia Joseph has been a resident of Albemarle County since 1984. She has worked in the public and the private sector and for the past 10 years. Marcia has been a small business owner with a focus on landscape architecture and planning. For the past 12 years, because she is concerned about the urban and the rural areas in Albemarle County, her service to the County includes appointed membership on the Albemarle County Agricultural/Forestral District, the Albemarle County Acquisition of Conservation Easements Committee, Chair of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board and current Chair of the Albemarle County Planning Commission.
Education: Bachelors of Landscape Architecture, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and several Graduate level courses at UVa.
Occupation: Landscape Architect / Planner
Age on Election Day: 56
Family: Two grown sons, both scientists who attended and graduated from the Albemarle County public school system.
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Organizing a 60 participant Thanksgiving week trip to New Orleans in 2006 to help Habitat for Humanity build houses.
Marcia Joseph's website & contact info:
www.Joseph4Supervisor.org
marciajoseph4rivanna@gmail.com
Phone: (434) 984-4199
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report | |
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Scottsville District (three candidates)
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Lindsay Dorrier (D) - Incumbent
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Lindsay Dorrier was born on August 27, 1943 in Scottsville, Virginia. His mother was a teacher at Belfield School and his father ran the local Ford dealership, Bruce-Dorrier Motor Company. Lindsay was raised in Scottsville, attended public schools, graduated from St. Christopher’s School and Trinity College. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, graduated from Infantry Officer Candidate School and served in Japan in Military Intelligence. Lindsay returned home to attend University of Virginia Law School and pursued his career as a lawyer and elected official. He has been a U.S. Army Reserve JAG Officer for fifteen years.
Education: University of Va. Law School – J.D. (1972), L.L.M. (1987), James Madison University – M.B.A. (1985), Trinity College – B.A. (1966), St. Christophers’s School (1962).
Occupation: Lawyer, sole practitioner.
Age on Election Day: 64
Family: Jane Ikenberry Dorrier (wife), Margaret Anne Dorrier (daughter), Lindsay G. Dorrier III (son). My wife, Jane, owns and operates a travel agency (Globe Travel, L.C.) and my daughter , Margaret, is in her senior year at Mary Washington University. My son, Lindsay is a junior at the University of Illinois.
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Scottsville Center for the Arts and Nature, L.L.C.
Lindsay Dorrier's website & contact info:
Web: [TBA]
riverstreet4444@yahoo.com
Phone: (434) 286-2528
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
Denny King (I) - Challenger
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Dennis L. "Denny" King, came to Albemarle County fifteen years ago from Los Angeles, California. His professional career in California spanned nearly three decades as a business executive for several large firms including National Teleproductions Corp., Technicolor Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation, ABC Sports and Editel Inc. After retiring from the corporate world he applied his considerable experience to a variety of consultancies for major corporations in various cities throughout the country. His professional efforts have been recognized by The Hollywood Radio and Television Society, the VPA, numerous business organizations.
Education: University of Maryland, Cal State
Occupation: Executive Producer, Paladin Media Group, LLC. President / CEO Location Lodging Worldwide, Inc.
Age on Election Day: 63
Family: Wife Judy, five children, Amy 41, Jill 38, Scott 39, Dana 35 Ryan 28, two grandchildren Kaitlin 17, Stella 6
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Working with youth on the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction.
Denny King's website & contact info:
Web: www.votedennyking.com
dennyking@mac.com
Phone: (434) 286-4527
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
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Kevin Fletcher (I) - Challenger
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Kevin Fletcher lives in beautiful, historic Esmont and has lived in Albemarle County for seventeen years. Thirteen of those have been in Southern Albemarle. During those 17 years Kevin has worked on or managed various estates and farms in the county. He currently owns and operates his own landscape and property management business and also acts as an organic farm consultant. He is married, happily, and has been for 14 years. Kevin currently serves on the Albemarle County AgForest committee and the Piedmont Environmental Council's easement acquisition committee. He has served as a director of the local chapter of Slow Food, USA.
Education: Graduated with a B.S. in business management from Carson Newman College.
Occupation: Owns a landscape and property management business and also acts as an organic farm consultant.
Age on Election Day: 43
Family: Married, happily, for 14 years. Wife is an attorney practicing with a Charlottesville firm.
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Common Ground Farm Foundation. Sharing the lessons of farm life with school children from various county and city schools and teaching them where food really comes from. Support of local agriculture, particularly small farmers, is one of his passions.
Kevin Fletcher's website & contact info:
www.kevinforsupervisor.org
kevin@baldheadfarms.com
Phone: (434) 286-6741
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report | |
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White Hall District
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David Wyant (R) - Incumbent
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David Wyant is currently a member and Vice Chairman of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors representing the White Hall Magisterial District. David was first elected to office in 2003 and is currently running for a second term. The Wyant family has lived in Albemarle County for 10 generations. David grew up in Albemarle County and graduated from Albemarle High School. As a professional engineer, David held various positions with the Virginia Department of Transportation for 30 years. David has also been a farmer as well as a small business owner throughout his adult life.
Education: University of Virginia with a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering.
Occupation: Civil engineer, small business owner, NFL official, and farmer.
Age on Election Day: 60
Family: Wife, Gail and three married children and four grandsons
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Church outreach activities
David Wyant's contact info:
www.wyantforsupervisor.com
dwyant@albemarle.org
Phone: (434) 823-5818
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report
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Ann Mallek (D) - Challenger
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Ann Huckle Mallek grew up in Albemarle and graduated from Albemarle High School. Since 1983 she and her husband Leo have managed the family farm in Earlysville where they raised their two daughters. The farm produces grass-fed beef and pesticide-free vegetables. Ann is an Educator/Coordinator for the Virginia Museum of Natural History. She focuses her civic attention on land use and transportation, serving on the ACE and CHART committees since 2000; the Transportation Working Group, 2005; and the Development Review Task Force, 2006-present. As an officer of the Earlysville Area Residents League, 1995-2007, she encourages citizen involvement in local government.
Education: Graduated from Albemarle High School in 1967, and Connecticut College in 1971 with a B.A. in Zoology.
Occupation: Outreach educator and Central Virginia Program Coordinator for the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Age on Election Day: 57
Family: Married to Leo Mallek. Daughters Kate (32) and Laura (24).
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Bringing people into the process to be heard.
Ann Mallek's website & contact info
www.annmallekforsupervisor.com
amallek@comcast.net
Phone: (434) 996-6159
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report | | |
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Charlottesville City Council
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Five candidates for three at-large seats
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David Brown (D) - Incumbent
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A native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, David Brown received a BA in History from the University of Virginia in 1977. He graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in 1981, and returned to Charlottesville in 1982, where he continues in private practice. He is member of the Sportsmedicine Advisory Committee of the Virginia High School League, and served on the Virginia Board of Medicine from 1989 – 1997. He is a past President of Offender Aid and Restoration of Charlottesville, and directed the SOCA Outreach program from 2000 – 2003. He was elected to City Council in 2004, and serves as Mayor.
Education: B.A. History, UVa, 1977. Doctor of Chiropractic, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR 1981
Occupation: Chiropractor
Age on Election Day: 53
Family: Married to Jean Hiatt, teacher at Cale. Two sons, Greg, 4th year at Earlham College, and Evans, 2nd year at Macalester College
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Coaching outreach soccer
David Brown's website & contact info:
onecityblog.blogspot.com
dbrowndc@gmail.com
Phone: (434) 971-3537
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
Holly Edwards (D) - Challenger
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Holly Edwards moved to Charlottesville in 1991 after accepting a nursing scholarship at UVA. Born to retired Physicist Rudolph Kerr, and his late wife, Bernice, an Educator, Holly was raised in Washington DC, and lives in Belmont with her husband, Kendrick, and daughters--Christen, Shelby, Bernice and Jean.
Education: Bachelor of Arts- Psychology Hampton Institute 1981. Masters of Education- Counseling Psychology Howard University 1984. Bachelor of Science- Nursing Hampton University 1990
Occupation: Public Housing Association of Residents- Program Coordinator. UVA School of Nursing- Research Scientist
Age on Election Day: 47
Family:Husband- Pastor Kendrick Edwards, Union Grove Baptist Church, Keswick. Children – Christen and Shelby 12, Bernice and Jean 22 months old
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Quality Community Council’s (QCC) - Prevention and Wellness Committee, acting as Parish Nurse for the QCC Walks! Program to plan and implement health screenings at the Westhaven Clinic including blood pressure, weights and BMI assessments.
Holly Edwards' website & contact info:
www.hollyforcville.org
hollyforcville@hotmail.com
Phone:(434) 977-2969
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
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Barbara Haskins (I) - Challenger
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I have lived here for 26 years. I was an RN when I moved here for medical school. The charm and beauty here compelled me to stay. I have worked in public sector mental health for 20 years, am on the clinical faculty in the medical school, have been President of the local Psychiatric Society, and have Chaired various national committees in my profession. I served more than 10 years on the Medical Executive Committee of Western State Hospital, and developed expertise for administrative and bureaucratic issues. I was pulled into this election because of my dismay about this year’s budget process.
Education: B.S.N. from Georgetown/valedictorian. M.D. from UVA. Psychiatry Residency from UVA. Board certified in Psychiatry and in Forensic Psychiatry.
Occupation: Psychiatrist and works for the Commonwealth of Virginia at Western State Hospital. Clinical faculty in the medical school.
Age on Election Day: 56
Family: Big sister to her siblings; godmother to her niece; innumerable cousins; pal to her mom, and devoted companion to her dogs [rescue dogs]. She has been married; it was a life transforming experience.
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Hosting exchange students. Cleaning up in the kitchen after friends' dinner parties.
Barbara Haskins' website & contact info:
www.haskinsforcouncil.com
haskins4council.blogspot.com
haskins4council@embarqmail.com
Phone: (434) 296-0027
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report |
Satyendra Huja (D) - Challenger
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Mr. Huja is the President of Community Planning Associates, focusing on planning, design, development, and management consulting. He was Director of Strategic Planning for the City of Charlottesville from 1998 to 2004. Prior to that he was Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Charlottesville for 25 years. His experiences are in the area of Downtown Revitalization, Housing, Historic Preservation, Transportation Planning, Art and Culture Activities, and Neighborhood Revitalization. He also has been a consultant to the City of Pleven, Bulgaria for Economic Development and Tourism Marketing.
Education: Master in urban planning, B.A. in Psychology.
Occupation: Retired community planner; Adjunct faculty at UVA School of architecture.
Age on Election Day: 65
Family: Wife- Irene, 2 Sons (Uday-35, Ajai- 32) and 1 Step son (Ben – 33)
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Soup kitchen.
Satyendra Huja's website & contact info:
www.hujaforcouncil.org
huja1@comcast.net
Phone: (434) 977-5094
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report
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Peter Kleeman (I) - Challenger
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I have been a resident of Charlottesville since 1981 when I joined the faculty at the UVA School of Engineering. I have since grown to love Charlottesville and am an active participant in local arts, cultural, social and government activities in our community. I am committed to making our city a leader in managing regional growth to meet the needs of all Charlottesville residents. I continue to attend university classes and seminars in planning, law, and engineering, and share my knowledge, experience, and ideas with local decision-makers to help identify creative solutions to our community’s challenges.
Education: Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University (1978). S.M., Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University (1973). S.B., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1969). He also continue to attend classes in Transportation Engineering and Urban and Regional Planning through the Citizen Scholar Program at the University of Virginia.
Occupation: Self employed - Independent transportation and environmental consultant - licensed in Charlottesville (trading as Techniquest)
Age on Election Day: 60
Family: Single. Four siblings living in Massachusetts (2), California, and Tennessee. Father and step-mother live in New York. Cousins, nieces and nephews scattered around the US.
Favorite Volunteer Activity: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library - Monticello Avenue Computer Laboratory. Help library patrons and visitors from around the world connect to job opportunities, educational resources, and other public information available through library internet facilities.
Peter Kleeman's website & contact info:
home.earthlink.net/~kleemanforcouncil
kleemanforcouncil.blogspot.com
kleemanforcouncil@earthlink.net
Phone: (434) 296-6208
Campaign contributions:
VPAP's campaign contributions report | |
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Candidate Forums
Charlottesville Tomorrow is co-sponsoring with the Free Enterprise Forum four local election candidate forums, one for each County magisterial district and one for the City of Charlottesville. Other candidate forums can be found on our calendar. Charlottesville Tomorrow will prepare an audio podcast, video, and transcript for each forum.
City Council Candidate Forums (view full calendar)
- October 17, 2007, NAACP Candidate Forum - Summary, audio & video
- October 10, 2007, Greenbrier Neighborhood Candidate Forum - Summary, audio & video
- October 3, 2007, City Council candidate Forum - Summary, audio & video
- September 20, 2007, Fry's Spring candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- September 12, 2007, Senior Statesmen Candidate Forum - Summary, audio & video
- June 2, 2007, City Democratic Convention - Summary, audio & video
- May 22, 2007, City Democratic candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- May 19, 2007, City Democratic candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- May 15, 2007, Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association - Summary, audio & video
- May 10, 2007, City Democratic candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
Board of Supervisors Candidates Forums (view full calendar)
- October 23, 2007, Scottsville candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- October 18, 2007, Supervisor candidate forum (ASAP, PEC, ACCT, CFA, RCS) - Summary, audio & video
- October 17, 2007, Rivanna candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- October 17, 2007, Supervisor candidate forum (North Cville Business Council) - Summary, audio & video
- October 9, 2007, White Hall candidate forum (Earlysville Area Residents' League) - Summary, audio & video
- October 2, 2007, White Hall candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
- September 13, 2007, White Hall candidate forum (Crozet Community Association) - Summary, audio & video
- September 12, 2007, Senior Statesmen Candidate Forum - Summary, audio & video
- August 14, 2007, Farm Bureau candidate forum - Summary, audio & video
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Voter Registration Information
The deadline to register or change your voter information is October 9, 2007.
Registrar's websites: Albemarle County & City of Charlottesville
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Our coverage of past local elections
 Charlottesville Tomorrow provided extensive coverage of the 2005 Board of Supervisors elections in Albemarle County and the 2006 City Council Elections in Charlottesville. On the website for each election, you will find an archive of the voter guides, podcasts, and transcripts.
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