There’s a little more than two weeks left before the Alexandria Democratic Committee conducts a firehouse primary for an open seat on City Council.
Candidates are expected to appear at an upcoming ADC meeting as well as forum hosted by the Del Ray Business Association later this month. So far, five people are running for the seat to replace outgoing City Councilman R. Kirk McPike.
- Sandy Marks, former ADC Chair
- Tim Laderach, President of the Del Ray Citizens Association
- Roberto Gomez, leader of nonprofit Cornerstone Craftsman
- Cesar Madison Tapia, D.C. Public Schools teacher
- Charles Sumpter, executive at World Wildlife Fund
Some formal campaign announcements are expected during the rescheduled ADC meeting at Alexandria City High School’s King Street campus, which is happening at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9.
“Plus we’ll prep for next Tuesday’s special election for HD5 and SD39,” an event description reads.
The Del Ray Business Association‘s candidate forum is scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub (2300 Mount Vernon Avenue) and will be moderated by ALXnow.
Candidates have until this Friday to file their campaigns with the ADC.
Earlier this week, Marks and Laderach held their campaign kickoffs. Both events were well-attended by dozens of Alexandria Democrats, including members of City Council and the Alexandria City School Board.
Gomez will host his campaign kickoff at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, at The Garden (5380 Eisenhower Avenue).
Firehouse primary polls will be open from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street) and the Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 W. Reed Avenue).
