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Elected officials

County offices

Fairfax County is governed by a 10-member Board of Supervisors, with a Chairman elected at large and 9 supervisors elected by district, all elected for 4-year terms:

sealChairman: Sharon Bulova (D)

NOTE: Elected on Feb. 3, 2009, to succeed Gerry Conolly.

District supervisors:

There are three constitutional officers, elected jointly by Fairfax County and Fairfax City:

  • Clerk of Courts: John Frey (R)
  • Commonwealth's Attorney: Ray Morrogh (D)
  • Sheriff: Stan Barry (D)

County voters also elect the County School Board (9 members by district, 3 at-large).

Election cycle: County elections are held in November of odd-numbered non-gubernatorial years. (Next election: Nov. 2011.)
Campaigns: See our 2009 elections page for information on the 2009 special elections for Chairman and Braddock Supervisor.
County website: www.FairfaxCounty.gov

General Assembly

Virginia House of Delegates: State Delegates are elected to 2-year terms. Fairfax County includes all or part of 17 House districts.

In the 2009 election, Republicans picked up two seats. Members for the 2010 session:

  • 5 seats held by Republicans: 34th (Barbara Comstock), 40th (Tim Hugo), 42nd (Dave Albo), 67th (Jim LeMunyon), 86th (Tom Rust)
  • 12 seats held by Democrats: 35th (Mark Keam), 36th (Ken Plum), 37th (David Bulova), 38th (Kaye Kory), 39th (Vivian Watts), 41st (Eileen Filler-Corn*), 43rd (Mark Sickles), 44th (Scott Surovell), 45th (David Englin), 46th (Charniele Herring), 49th (Adam Ebbin), 53rd (Jim Scott)
    [*/ - Elected in special election on Mar. 2, 2010, to succeed Dave Marsden]
Election cycle: In November of odd-numbered years. (Next election: Nov. 2011.)
Districts: See House districts in northern Fairfax by precinct.
Campaigns: See overview of the 2009 State House campaigns, and summaries of previous House campaigns.

Virginia State Senate: State Senators are elected to 4-year terms. Fairfax County includes all or part of 9 Senate districts:

  • 9 seats currently held by Democrats: 30th (Patsy Ticer), 31st (Mary Whipple), 32nd (Janet Howell), 33rd (Mark Herring), 34th (Chap Petersen), 35th (Dick Saslaw), 36th (Toddy Puller), 37th (Dave Marsden*), 39th (George Barker).
    [*/ - Elected in special election on Jan. 12, 2010, to succeed Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli]
Election cycle: In November of odd-numbered non-gubernatorial years. (Next election: Nov. 2011.)
Districts: See Senate districts in northern Fairfax by precinct.
Campaigns: See summaries of previous State Senate campaigns.
General Assembly website: legis.state.va.us

U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: Members of Congress are elected to 2-year terms. Fairfax County includes all or part of 3 Congressional districts:

Election cycle: In November of even-numbered years. (Next election: Nov. 2, 2010.)
Districts: See Congressional districts in northern Fairfax by precinct.
Campaigns: See information on the 2010 campaign for Congress.

U.S. Senate: Senators are elected to 6-year terms. Virginia is represented by:

Election cycle: In November of even-numbered years. (Next election: Nov. 2012.)
Campaigns: See the 2008 campaign for U.S. Senate.

See also: Schedule of elections in Fairfax County.