The Virginia General Assembly on Thursday appointed Brentsville District Supervisor Wally Covington a district judge, paving the way for a special election for his seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. Covington has served three terms on the board and is currently vice chairman. He was chosen Friday to fill a vacancy in Prince William General District Court, a position that requires him to resign from his elected office. Two Republicans, Jeanine Lawson and Scott Jacobs, plan to run for the vacant seat in a special election that will be sometime this winter. There won’t be a Democratic contender for the seat. On Oct. 1, the Prince William Republican Committee will hold a mass meeting to nominate one of the two candidates to run in the special election. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Patriot High School.
Congratulations to Supervisor Covington. Most of us knew that he wanted this position for a long time. Hopefully he will find the job very rewarding. Now the fun will begin as the two Republican candidates jockey for the vacated supervisors position. The decision to chose the candidate at a mass meeting pretty much decided the outcome of this election. Plan for the deck to be stacked. Brentsville District will certainly be rocking this fall. I am not a Republican and I don’t live in Brentsville District. We will be watching from a distance. The civility of this race will be remembered.
