There will be some new faces on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors starting in the new year.
Jeff McKay, a Democrat, defeated challenger Republican Arthur Purves for the chairman seat. McKay was supervisor of the Franconia District before being elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 2019. McKay received 65.07% of the votes cast.
McKay thanked voters for trusting him for another four years. In a social media post, he wrote, "From fully funding our schools, growing our world-class economy, protecting the rights of women, taking dangerous weapons off the street, certifying Fairfax County as the safest jurisdiction of its size in the United States, and fighting to become America’s first carbon neutral county. We should all be proud that we’ve made the best county in America even better."
Credit: Andres for Mason District
Andres Jimenez, new Mason District Supervisor.
In the Mason District, Penny Gross announced earlier this year that she is retiring, making that district seat competitive for the first time in years. Democrat Andres Jimenez won that seat against Terry Modglin, an independent. Jimenez won 72.02% of the votes. He has years of environmental policy experience (his current job is as executive director of the environmental non-profit Green 2.0) and ran on an environmentally-friendly platform. He also has promised to embrace the diversity of Fairfax County.
The Mason District covers the area north and northwest of the City of Alexandria (see the map here).
In the Franconia District (formerly Lee District), Rodney Lusk, the incumbent Democrat, handily defeated challenges from both Paul Beran (R) and Mark T. Welch (I). Lusk won 62.65% of the votes and plans to continue his work on reforming police policy, addressing the region's affordable housing crisis, improving pedestrian and bicycle safety, and implementing the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on Richmond Highway.
In the Mount Vernon District, Dan Storck, the incumbent Democrat, faced down challenges from Richard Hayden (R) and Christopher Morgan (I). Storck won 61.58% of the votes cast. He has served as Mount Vernon District supervisor since 2015, after more than a decade on the Fairfax County School Board. He will be continuing to focus on revitalizing Richmond Highway in Southeast Fairfax County, including the transportation network and affordable housing opportunities.
The other new person on the County Board is James N. "Jimmy" Bierman in the Dranesville district, which includes McLean, Great Falls, Herndon, and some areas of Vienna and Falls Church. Current supervisor James Foust decided not to run again after 16 years as District Supervisor. Bierman is a McLean native and works as a lawyer for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
Keeping their seats in the new year: James R. Walkinshaw (Braddock District), Walter L. Alcorn (Hunter Mill), Dalia A. Palchik (Providence), Patrick S. "Pat" Herrity (Springfield), and Kathy L. Smith (Sully).
