With Senator-elect Barbara Favola set to head to Richmond, the Democratic primary race in the special election to fill her Arlington County Board seat is quickly heating up. Already announced:
- Melissa Bondi, community activist on issues including affordable housing & smart growth
- Terron Sims, active in veterans issues and a former school board candidate
Among those rumored to be considering a run:
- Peter Fallon, Arlington Planning Commission member
- Libby Garvey, school board member and most recently a candidate in the 30th state senate district Democratic primary
- Kim Klingler, civic activist and health care consultant
- Stacey Whyte, Arlington Heights Civic Association president
So far, the biggest news in the campaign has been Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) already endorsing Sims. To state the obvious, Jim Moran has been working his tail off for Northern Virginia since before your humble blogger was born and he does not need my or anyone else’s permission to endorse whomever he pleases. But in conversations with Arlington progressive activists, I’m hearing less enthusiasm for this endorsement than I am questions about why Rep. Moran would not only take sides in a local Democratic primary, but do so even before the full field comes into focus.
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