Spotsylvania event is part of Senator’s “Salute to Service” tour. Fredericksburg-area educators feel disrespected, distrusted, overburdened, overworked, and underpaid, they told Senator Tim Kaine and his wife Anne Holton at a roundtable Tuesday morning. Yet national polls consistently show broad support among Americans for public schools in general — and strong support for their own […]
And the winners are … The prelims are over, and the main events are set for November 5. On the Democratic side of the ledger, Eugene Vindman won the party’s nod to represent them in the party’s effort to hold on to the 7th Congressional District seat for a fourth consecutive term. Vindman won with 49% of […]
Make your voice heard. Today is Election Day. Democratic Primary voters will choose between seven candidates hoping to win the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by Abigail Spanberger (D). Spanberger’s tenure in Congress is ending, as she prepares to run for governor in 2025. The winner of the Democratic Primary advances to the General […]
The final fundraising totals for candidates prior to the Primary came out last week. The numbers are larger, but the trends and storylines haven’t changed – Eugene Vindman is outraising everyone. The pre-primary fundraising totals are in. The same trends we reported in the spring hold true now; the numbers are just larger. And there’s […]
The Republican Forum in Fredericksburg Thursday night offered insights into the range of opinions within the party around foreign affairs – and a few fireworks. If politics were baseball, Thursday night’s Republican Candidates’ forum in Fredericksburg would have been just another preseason game. Of interest only to the most rabid fans. After all, most of […]
Candidates reveal few differences between themselves in a friendly public forum. Congressional District 7’s out-going representative, Abigail Spanberger, isn’t on the ballot for this year’s primary. But her presence hung heavy over the candidate’s forum held in Fredericksburg Wednesday night. After each of the seven candidates’ opening statements, the first question placed the congresswoman front […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tuesday night’s presidential primary was as predictable as would be fan enthusiasm were the Kansas City Chiefs to come to our region to play perennial powerhouse King George High School. Crowds would turn out from everywhere to see the decked-in-red Chiefs. As for the decked-in-blue Foxes? They’d have their supporters, but let’s […]
Election season is in full swing. As last year, FXBG Advance will serve as your one-stop shop for everything that you need to know about when and where to vote, the candidates, and of course, the outcomes. Basic Voter Information Voter Registration If you need to register to vote, update your current Virginia voter registration, […]
Maxwell had petitioned the court for a recount of votes cast in the November 7, 2023, election. He requested and was granted a nonsuit this week. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge this week granted a motion for a nonsuit filed by Steve Maxwell, who in November lost his race […]
The 2024 Congressional election is upon us; here’s an early look at what we’ll be watching as the race for the 7th Congressional District seat heats up this year.
