Politics & Government

Northern Virginia Primary Race Attracts More Than $500,000 in Donations

Three Democrats vying for 30th District state senate seat will meet in Aug. 23 primary.

Three area Democrats facing each other in an Aug. 23 primary in Virginia's Senate District 30 race have raised more than $500,000 among themselves as of June 30, according to figures from the Virginia Public Access Project.

The lone Republican, Tim McGhee, has raised $3,079 and will face the winner of the Democratic primary.

Krupicka, a member of the Alexandria City Council, has raised the most of the three Democrats, at $201,154. Adam Ebbin, a state delegate, has raised $186,082, and Libby Garvey, a member of the Arlington School Board, has raised $163,730.

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Garvey's contributions included $20,000 from the state senator who is vacating the seat, Sen. Patsy Ticer, who donated $10,000 to Garvey in the first and second quarters. Ticer also donated $500 to Ebbin.

On June 30, Ebbin had $70,388 cash-on-hand; Garvey had $88,815 and Krupicka had $44,773.

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Donations from supporters, by locality:

Candidate City of Alexandria  Arlington County Fairfax County Ebbin $41,270 $25,170 $16,145 Garvey $45,364 $53,464 $9,660 Krupicka $127,288 $5,201 $26,240

State Senate 30th District encompasses the following localities (information provided by Virginia Public Access Project):

Locality Voters Percent of 30th District City of Alexandria 57,549 41 percent Fairfax County 42,965 31 percent Arlington County 38,399 28 percent


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