Andrew Macdonald Announces Mayoral Candidacy
Former Alexandria vice mayor announces he will run as an independent candidate against Mayor Bill Euille in November's election.
Andrew Macdonald, a former Alexandria vice mayor, announced Friday that he will challenge Mayor Bill Euille in November’s election as an independent candidate. Macdonald announced his decision on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show. “Yes, I am going to challenge Mayor Bill Euille in the upcoming November race,” Macdonald said. “I think we need to find a way to bring Alexandrians together. It’s been a very divisive atmosphere in Alexandria. I just don’t see working in the party as the way to do it at the moment.” Macdonald was elected to City Council in 2003 and 2006 as a Democrat, taking the most votes among candidates in the 2006 race and earning the title of vice mayor. He resigned 18 months into his second term for personal reasons. In the last …
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Silence Dogood
8:51 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Somehow, if Macdonald becomes Mayor I don't see him having a street named after himself like Euille...of course, Macdonald doesn't seem like the type of man to be in the pocket of the developers either. more ›