Election 2007

Yesterday was a big day for Sorensen Graduates.  Of the 68 running around the Commonwealth, 48 were successful in their bids for public office.  We are proud to see so many graduates stepping forward and answering the call to this form of public service. We would like to thank all graduates who ran and worked on campaigns across Virginia. Below is the full list of graduates elected yesterday, but first some summary statistics:

-       18 are Democrats, 18 are Republicans and 12 are Independents;

-       16 won seats in the General Assembly, including 2 State Senators and 14 Delegates;

-       Two members of the current Political Leaders Program won office: Brian Bates, a Republican, was elected to the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and Jen Little, a Democrat, was elected to the Mathews County School Board;

-       21 graduates of the Political Leaders Program, 31 Graduates of the Candidate Training Program and 1 Graduate of the Danville-Southside Program were elected, including three graduates of both the PLP and CTP and Mike Taylor, our “Sorensen Triple Crown Winner” (a graduate of all three programs) was elected Sheriff in Pittsylvania County;

-       Sorensen Graduates were elected to the offices of Senator, Delegate, Supervisor, Commissioner of the Revenue, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Soil and Water Conservation District Board, School Board, and Treasurer;

-       Once these new graduates are sworn in a total of 110 Sorensen Graduates will have served in elected office across all levels in the Commonwealth.

Sorensen Graduates Elected 2007

Kenny Alexander, House of Delegates, 89th District
James Arrington, Board of Supervisors, Madison County
Brian Bates, Board of Supervisors, Buckingham County, District 5
Valerie Bruffey, Commissioner of Revenue, Allegheny County
David Bulova, House of Delegates, 37th District
Karen Butler, Clerk of Court, New Kent County
Nancy Carwile, Board of Supervisors, Charlotte County Cullen-Red House District
Gary Clemens, Clerk of Court, Loudon County
Gary Close, Commonwealth's Attorney, Culpeper County
John Cosgrove, House of Delegates, 78th District
Ross D’Urso, Commissioner of Revenue, Fauquier County
Adam Ebbin, House of Delegates, 49th District
Nick Evans, Soil & Water Conservation District Board, Albemarle County
Bradley Finch, Commonwealth's Attorney, Montgomery County
Marc Finney, Board of Supervisors, Brunswick County, District 4
John Foust, Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Dranesville District
Ron Frazier, Board of Supervisors, Rappahannock County, Jackson District
Marsha Garst, Commonwealth's Attorney, Harrisonburg
Jay Gilliam, Soil and Water Conservation Board, Rockbridge County
Alicia Gordon, Soil and Water Conservation Board, Alleghany County
Chip Harding, Sheriff, Albemarle County
Joseph Horbal, Commissioner of Revenue, Chesterfield County
Robert Hurt, State Senate, 19th District
Herb Jones, Treasurer, New Kent County
Lynwood Lewis, House of Delegates, 100th District
Jennifer Little, School Board, Mathew County
Ann Mallek, Board of Supervisors, Albemarle County, White Hall District
Danny Marshall, House of Delegates, 14th District
Bobby Mathieson, House of Delegates, 21st District
Jenn McClellan, House of Delegates, 71st District
Jeff McKay, Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Lee District
Stevens Miller, Board of Supervisors, Loudon County, Dulles
Steven Nixon, Board of Supervisors, Culpeper County, West Fairfax
Marty Nohe, Board of Supervisors, Prince William County, Coles District
Ralph Northam, State Senate, 6th District
David Nutter, House of Delegates, 7th District
Chris Peace, House of Delegates, 97th District
Frank Principi, Board of Supervisors, Prince William County, Woodbridge District
Stephen Shannon, House of Delegates, 35th District
Mark Sickles, House of Delegates, 43rd District
Corey Stewart, Board of Supervisors- Chairman, Prince William County
Mike Taylor, Sheriff, Pittsylvania County
Tara Thomas, Treasurer, Gloucester County
Shannon Valentine, House of Delegates, 23rd District
Margi Vanderhye, House of Delegates, 34th District
Joseph Walton, Board of Supervisors, Powhatan County, District 1
Art Warren, Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield County, Clover Hill
Brian Wheeler, School Board, Albemarle County, At large