Friday, March 8, 2013
Engle lists party affiliation as Independent, in campaign to unseat Democrat Del. Rob Krupicka.
City of Alexandria resident Jeffrey Engle has launched a campaign to run for the 45th District seat in Virginia's House of Delegates. The seat represents parts of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County. In his Statement of Organization filed with the State Board of Elections, Engle lists an address in Alexandria as his residence and his political party as "independent." Independent candidates wishing to run in the general election are required to submit their nomination petitions by June 11. Nomination petitions must contain the signatures of at least 125 qualified voters in the legislative district. • Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter. Engle launched a …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Krupicka plans to address a diverse portfolio of issues, but says the bulk of his bills will focus on education.
Newly elected state Del. Rob Krupicka is headed to Richmond next week with a focus on education. “The bulk of my bills deal with education issues and a lot of my education concepts are informed by my work on the Board of Education and the relationships I built from that,” Krupicka told Patch editors last month in an interview at Del Ray’s St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub. Krupicka served on the state Board of Education since 2009 where he has been a strong advocate of early childhood education and increasing math and science opportunities in the commonwealth. He stepped down from that role when elected to the General Assembly. The board work “also informs how I think about drafting bills in the sense that I’m not trying to draft education policy that…
Friday, September 28, 2012
Former Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka says education will be an area of focus for him in Richmond.
Rob Krupicka is officially a state delegate. The former Alexandria City Council member was sworn in Friday morning in Richmond as the representative to the 45th District in the House of Delegates. Krupicka’s wife Lisa, their two daughters and several friends joined Krupicka as he took the oath of office. “I’m honored to be entrusted with representing the interests of the residents of the 45th District,” Krupicka said in a press release. The Democrat defeated Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin by a wide margin in a special election held Sept. 4. The seat became vacant when David Englin resigned effective Aug. 31. Krupicka plans on spending the next three months developing his legislative agenda by reaching out to …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Delegate-elect Rob Krupicka must resign from Alexandria City Council and the State Board of Education before taking oath of office.
Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka (D) submitted his resignation letter to the mayor and other members of council on Friday. His exit is effective at 7 p.m. Tuesday, when council returns from recess for its first legislative meeting since June. Krupicka, who is in his third council term, was elected to the 45th District seat in the House of Delegates on Tuesday. He must resign from council and the State Board of Education before being sworn in as delegate. “After consultation with the Mayor, the City Attorney and the City Manager I am submitting my resignation from the Alexandria City Council effective at 7PM on Tuesday, September 11th,” Krupicka wrote in his resignation letter. “I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka handily won over his two competitors, Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin.
Democrat Rob Krupicka won in a landslide Tuesday night in his quest to secure a House of Delegates seat representing the 45th District of Virginia. "[This election] is a wakeup call for all of us for the next two months that we are going to work tirelessly so the direction of this state and country keeps moving forward to make our country stronger," Krupicka said at his victory party at Fireflies in Del Ray. "You're not going to stop us for standing up for what we believe in as a community. That's standing up for education, equal pay, good jobs, giving everyone a seat at the table no matter their sexual orientation or race." Krupicka took 75.7 percent of the vote—about 6,384 total votes—in the unofficial count after polls closed at 7 p.m. …
Updates from the 45th District House of Delegates special election.
7 p.m. update — Polls are now closed. For updates on the returns, check out the Virginia State Board of Elections website. — — — — 5:10 p.m. update — Polls close in less than two hours. If you have questions on whether you're registered or where to vote, visit the Virginia Election and Registration Information System's website. — — — — 2:45 p.m. update — Here are some voter turnout numbers from the Del Ray area: — — — — 12:34 p.m. update — Old Town Alexandria Patch editor Sharon McLoone has some updates on voter turnout elsewhere in town. — — — — 12:15 p.m. update — The need for Tuesday’s special election was created when David Englin (D) announced his resignation from the seat in June. Englin’s resignation went into effect on Friday. His…
Monday, September 3, 2012
Voters in 13 precincts in Alexandria as well as parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties will vote for their state delegate for the 45th District.
Voters from parts of Alexandria as well as Arlington and Fairfax counties head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the special election for their 45th District state delegate. Voters will choose between Democrat Rob Krupicka, Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin. Polls are open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The deadline for in-person absentee voting in this special election has passed. However, the deadline for the Office of Voter Registration to receive an absentee ballot by mail or dropped off in person by the voter is Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Alexandria's voter registration office is located at 132 N. Royal St. in Old Town. If you're not sure if you vote in the 45th District or wonder if your registration is up to date, go to www…
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Libertarian Justin Malkin is one of three candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's 45th District special election.
Justin Malkin’s platform for the 45th District seat in the House of Delegates is a simple one, one that he even says is a little corny. “I honestly believe in my message and that it will resound with voters, and that’s social tolerance and fiscal responsibility,” he said. The Libertarian candidate is on Tuesday’s special election ballot, where he will face Democrat Rob Krupicka and Republican Tim McGhee. How does his Libertarian Party philosophy mesh with a constituency that largely depends on the government for jobs and livelihood? Malkin says it’s an uphill battle, but he also believes the 45th District is not an outright void when it comes to libertarian thinking. “I think there are a lot people out there who will take a government job …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Club says voters who care about the environment should vote for Rob Krupicka.
State delegate candidate Rob Krupicka picked up an endorsement from the Sierra Club on Tuesday. The Sierra Club endorsement comes a week before the Special Election on Sept. 4 for a delegate to represent the 45th District, which represents Alexandria as well as parts of Fairfax and Arlington counties. “Rob Krupicka has been a champion on environmental and clean energy issues while on the Alexandria City Council; just the kind of leadership we need in the Virginia General Assembly," said Glen Besa, director of the Virginia Chapter of Sierra Club. "Our local Sierra Club activists have worked closely with Mr. Krupicka on a number of environmental initiatives including the retirement of GenOn’s Potomac River coal plant slated to close later …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Group says Krupicka will act in the best interest of children and the association's members.
Rob Krupicka got the nod from the Virginia Education Association on Monday in his bid to compete for a delegate seat representing the state’s 45th District in the House of Delegates. “Because public education is so vital to Virginia’s well-being, the VEA Fund for Children and Public Education recommends candidates for office we believe will act in the best interest of children and our members in the public schools who serve them,” said VEA President Meg Gruber. “Mr. Krupicka clearly passes our test.” “Rob Krupicka has been a friend and advocate for the students, teachers and staff of the Alexandria City Public Schools,” said Gina Miller, president of the Education Association of Alexandria and chair of the Alexandria PAC for Education. “We…
Robert Cushmac
7:00 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
I was defending the word "newcomer", and commenting on the post above me from Matt that read "but Alexandria voters shouldn't be trusting newcomers at face value". I think you misread my post. I have no problem with a "newcomer". I'm happy with Mark Warner. more ›