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WE REMEMBER

For Congress:
elect Patrick Murray

Voters in the 8th District will elect a member of Congress this year. Patrick Murray is a distinguished Army veteran and resident of Alexandria. He won the GOP nomination in a primary on June 8.

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District: The 8th Congressional District includes Arlington County, Alexandria City, Falls Church City, and parts of Fairfax County (see map). About 32% of the District's voters live in Arlington.

Nomination: Murray won a narrow victory over Matthew Berry of Arlington in the GOP primary for Congress on June 8 (see results). We appreciate Berry's energetic campaign.

Several other candidates had earlier announced for the seat, but withdrew before the filing deadline:
Chris Hubbard of Alexandria; Laurence Socci of Fairfax Co., Will Radle of Fairfax Co., Deb Madrell of Fairfax Co., Mark Ellmore of Fairfax Co., and Mike Maibach of Alexandria.

For County Board:
elect Mark Kelly

Arlington voters will elect one member of the County Board in 2010. Mark Kelly is a civic leader and resident of South Arlington. He was nominated by the County Committee on May 26.

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Arlington School Board - one member
GOP candidate: TBD
The filing deadline was June 8. By law, parties do not nominate candidates for School Board, although they often make endorsements.