Politics: Is Local
In addition to serving as the homebase of this Liquid Lister (not to mention the other one), Viriginia's Arlington County made history last night, electing its first Latino county board member. Walter Tejada won 11801 votes for 55% of the total in his victory over Republican Mike W. Clancy. Tejada, who hails from South Arlington recently and El Salvador much less recently, has been a powerful voice for the county's sizeable Latino population, but campaigned as a conscientious representative of all of Arlington. Tejada is only the second elected official to any countywide position in Virginia, after Fairfax County's Education Board Chair Isis Castro.
Congratulations to Tejada, and congratulations to Arlington County, which continues a bold tradition as the most progressive county in the commonwealth.
In addition to serving as the homebase of this Liquid Lister (not to mention the other one), Viriginia's Arlington County made history last night, electing its first Latino county board member. Walter Tejada won 11801 votes for 55% of the total in his victory over Republican Mike W. Clancy. Tejada, who hails from South Arlington recently and El Salvador much less recently, has been a powerful voice for the county's sizeable Latino population, but campaigned as a conscientious representative of all of Arlington. Tejada is only the second elected official to any countywide position in Virginia, after Fairfax County's Education Board Chair Isis Castro.
Congratulations to Tejada, and congratulations to Arlington County, which continues a bold tradition as the most progressive county in the commonwealth.
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