Richie-Folks, Demeria on Democratic ticket for Manassas
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Manassas will have races for two constitutional officers in November.
The Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee (MMPCDC) have put forward candidates for two constitutional offices for this election year.
The committee announced their candidates via a press release which also announced the cancelation of the caucus, which would have been used to officially announce the candidates:
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“The MMPCDC has canceled the unassembled caucus for the constitutional offices of Treasurer and Commissioner of the Revenue scheduled for April 24 due to the proper filings by only one candidate for each of these offices.
The Manassas City Council chose a replacements for Mayor-elect Michelle Davis-Youngerâs seat Wednesday night and said they will announce the pick on Monday.
Sixteen people initially applied to fill the seat before the Nov. 30 deadline. After a preliminary review of candidates earlier this week, council selected four finalists: Sandy Day, David Farajollahi, Ashley Hutson and Dheeraj Jagadev. By city law, the interim council person will serve one year but can seek election in November to the remainder of Davis-Younger s term if they so choose.
Vice mayor Pam Sebesky said she was impressed by the diversity among applicants.
âI canât tell you ⦠how excited I was to see so many people of color, so many young people and so many women who applied for the position,â Sebesky told InsideNoVa. âIt was just so much more reflective of the Manassas community than where we might have been in the past.â