Four School Board hopefuls are now jockeying for the endorsement of Arlington Democrats this May. Kathleen Clark, Larry Fishtahler and Zuraya Tapia-Hadley launched their School Board bids during the Arlington Dems monthly meeting at Lubber Run Community Center on Wednesday night. They and Chen Ling, an APS parent who threw his hat into the ring last
A little more than two months after announcing he was running, a candidate for Arlington School Board is dropping out. Larry Fishtahler has withdrawn from the race. In February, Fishtahler announced his interest in receiving an endorsement from the Arlington County Democratic Committee (ACDC). Now that Fishtahler has dropped out, candidate Noah Simon and incumbent
It took five decades and National Hispanic Heritage month for Latino education pioneer Emma Violand-Sanchez to share some highly personal details of her imm .
So far, the county has received personal effects from former Arlington School Board member Emma Violand-Sanchez and records from the Bolivian Soccer League, among others.
(Updated at 10:55 a.m.) A self-described local school activist is running to replace retiring Arlington School Board member Emma Violand-Sanchez. Tannia Talento announced her candidacy at last night's Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting. A first-generation immigrant from Guatemala, Talento and her husband, Gary, currently have two children in Washington-Lee High School. From a fundraising page: