To the Fairfax County Community,

The 2020 November election is less than a week away. I'm excited by the turnout we have seen. As of last night, over 301,000 ballots have been cast so far in Fairfax County. This is about 53% of the total number of votes cast in 2016. I requested my ballot by mail and returned it to a ...

To the Fairfax County Community,

On Saturday, we had almost 11,000 people cast a ballot at our 15 early voting sites. This is the highest number of early votes cast in a single day in Fairfax County ever! The turnout for this election is truly incredible.…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Today, the Office of Elections opened 15 satellite early voting locations across the County, almost double the number of sites we usually have. Remember you can vote in-person at these locations or you may drop off your mail-in ballot in a ballot drop box. You can see the hours and times of all early voting locations ...

To the Fairfax County Community,

I have some good news to report from the Office of Elections. In-person early voting at the Fairfax County Government Center will be available this Saturday, October 10, from 9am-5pm. This is in addition to normal voting hours at this location found ...

To the Fairfax County Community,

I wanted to take a moment to recognize Lilla Richards, former Dranesville District Supervisor, who passed away last week. Her institutional knowledge about Fairfax County's zoning ordinance helped bring about many positive land-use and environmental changes to Fairfax.

Lilla was a strong activist for her community. She was the President of…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Voting in Virginia and Fairfax County has begun and turnout since Friday has been high. As of early this afternoon, 4,649 voters have casttheir ballots at the Fairfax County Government Center. This is extraordinary, however that also means lines have been long and will likely continue to be long. Social distancing requirements and personnel limitations…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Yesterday, we had our first meeting back in the Board room since March. The dais was outfitted with plexiglass dividers between seats and we implemented strict cleaning and social distancing protocols. We also enforced a mask requirement, a proven way to significantly mitigate the virus if everyone wears one.

These measures are necessary.…

To the Fairfax County Community,

I hope all students, teachers, faculty, and parents had a successful first day back to school. The back to school photos might be different this year, but it's still a big day. I shared photos of my kids below.

I know my own kids struggled with the new way of schooling, but were also relieved to see their friends and teachers, albeit…

To the Fairfax County Community,

Today the County flag is raised at half staff to remember our community members who have passed due to COVID-19 and to commemorate former Lee District Supervisor Joe Alexander on the day of his funeral. I wrote a note about him earlier ...

To the Fairfax County Community,

Today, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. This is a significant milestone to celebrate, however the fight for equality isn't over. We must continue to protect everyone's right to vote. Particularly now in the face of COVID-19, we need to be making it easier for Americans to…