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tafford County Republican Bob Thomas was sworn in Wednesday to represent the 28th District in Virginia House of Delegates, leaving the GOP with a slim majority in the General Assembly’s lower chamber after weeks of recounts and legal challenges by Democrats hoping to end the GOP’s grip on power. A federal appeals court denied a legal challenge seeking to bar Thomas from

taking office as the newest representative of the 28th District, just hours before lawmakers reconvened Jan. 10, ensuring that the GOP would hold onto a key member of its 51-49 majority in the chamber. But Democrats are holding out hope of cutting into that majority. The legal challenge in the 28th District could still continue, even with the appeals court letting Thomas take his seat. Led by plaintiffs Kenneth and D.D. Lecky, the voters are appealing a Jan. 5

ruling by a federal district court judge who decided that election administration errors in the Stafford County race weren’t egregious enough to warrant the court’s intervention. A recount confirmed Thomas as the winner by 73 votes over Democrat Josh Cole, but that proceeding did nothing to resolve concerns that at least 147 voters in the Fredericksburg area received the wrong ballot on Election Day, prompting the DISTRICT

upervisor Meg Bohmke was unanimously voted chairwoman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday after being nominated by fellow board member Wendy Maurer. Bohmke, a Republican, represents the Falmouth District on the board. “I just want to thank my colleagues,” Bohmke said. “I apMEG BOHMKE preciate the confidence that you have in me to lead the county. I look forward to working with all of you. We have a lot of challenges on our plate in 2018 and a lot of great opportunities as well. I think we’re going to have a great year and I thank you for your support.” Supervisor Gary Snellings, R-Hartwood, was unanimously voted vice-chairman of the board after fellow Supervisor Bob Thomas, R-George Washington, nominated him. Thomas, who is leaving the board this week, was also recognized for his service to the board over the past six years. “We are really going to miss your leadership on the board,” Bohmke told Thomas, pointing out that Thomas previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and later started his own business, Capriccio Software, Inc. She further commented on his steady, calm demeanor and approach. “He’s kind of like the heart surgeon that SUPERVISOR

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you want operating on you, doing very detailed work and he’s always very focused,” Bohmke said. “He takes everything into account before he makes a decision and he doesn’t let personalities get involved. I really like that about him.” Thomas will be missed but he is on to bigger things, Bohmke said. He was elected in November 2017 to represent the 28th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Thomas will represent the district seat once held Bill Howell, who has served in the House of Delegates for 30 years and was speaker for the past 15 years. Snellings said of Thomas: “Of all of the supervisors I’ve worked with, this is the guy who is the most level-headed,” Snellings said. “He’s as cool as the center seed of a cucumber. This guy does not get DISTRICT

upset about anything and he’s got the patience of Job.” Thomas praised and thanked his current and former colleagues. “It’s been a great honor representing the people of the George Washington District,” he said. Stafford Sheriff David Decatur was also on hand to thank Thomas for his service on the board. In discussing Thomas, supervisors alluded to a lawsuit that challenges the 28th District election, however, and means that Thomas’ stint as a delegate isn’t set in stone quite yet. The lawsuit stems from a mistake in which voters were assigned to the wrong district. Thomas’ opponent, Democrat Joshua Cole, lost by 73 votes and sought a new election. The plaintiffs, four voters in the mix-up along with Cole, will need to provide more evidence, a judge said last week.

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federal lawsuit. With the backing of House Democrats, the voters argue that the only way to resolve the dispute is with a new election. “The results of the House District 28 election are unknown and unknowable,” Marc Elias — an attorney with the D.C. law firm Perkins Coie, who is representing the voters — said on a call with reporters. “We can’t know who the voters for House District 28 would’ve voted for had all the votes been properly recorded... and we look forward to a quick hearing and resolution of this by Fourth Circuit of what would otherwise be a manifest injustice.” In essence, Democrats and the Fredericksburg voters argue that election officials made mistakes at several “split precincts,” where voters should have received different ballots for different House races based on their addresses, even though they all voted at the same polling place. That resulted in 147 voters in the 28th District, 88th District and 2nd District receiving the wrong ballots, a development that state election officials believe allowed some people from outside the 28th District to vote in the wrong contest, and incorrectly placed others in the 28th from those neighboring districts. Elias and his firm also point to evidence that retiring House Speaker Bill Howell, who once held the 28th District seat, raised concerns with elections officials about this sort of problem back in 2015. While Fredericksburg officials did address the misassigned voters that Howell noticed, Elias and his colleagues believe they should’ve conducted a more thorough evaluation of the issue around the city and failed to do so. “Your right to vote doesn’t extinguish because elections officials make a mistake or fail to correct it,” Elias said. “It’s pretty straightforward.” Senior District Judge T.S. Ellis didn’t quite agree with those arguments in his initial hearing on the matter, reasoning that these sorts of mistakes were the sort of “garden-variety errors” that don’t

New board members Mark Dudenhefer and Cindy Shelton, both Republicans, also attended the first board meeting of the year. Dudenhefer, a former member of the board, most recently represented the 2nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Dudenhefer served on the board of supervisors for six years. He said that when he moved from being a supervisor to become a delegate, he felt that the board job served him well in his new position. Now, he said, he feels he’ll be a better supervisor having served as a delegate. Shelton said that when she was campaigning, many of the citizen concerns she heard involved congestion, transparency, communication and a need for limited government. She said she plans to hold a monthly public roundtable on a Thursday at 7 p.m. at Stafford Hospital.

merit a federal court’s attention. He acknowledged that officials may have been negligent in failing to correct some misassigned voters, but he didn’t see enough evidence of broad unfairness in the process to order a new election. “I know a thing or two about what garden-variety errors look like,” Elias said. “These were fundamental errors that denied voters the right to vote.” The appeals court did not offer any opinion on the merits of the voters’ argu-

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Healy to head school board Patricia Healy, Rock Hill District, was unanimously voted chairwoman of the Stafford County School Board on Tuesday. The board then approved Dewayne McOsker, George Washington District, as vice chairman by a vote of 4-3, with board members Jamie Decatur, Griffis-Widewater District; Irene Egan, Aquia District; and Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, casting the dissenting votes. Pamela Yeung, Garrisonville District, had nominated McOsker, a split second before Egan also nominated Decatur for the job. Also at the meeting, Superintendent Bruce Benson discussed snow days with the school board. He noted that due to the recent inclement weather, the school division has 3.03 days of banked time left for elementary schools; 3.74 days for middle schools; and 5.22 days for high schools. On Jan. 4 and 5, as well as Tuesday, classes were canceled due to inclement weather. On Monday, there was a two-hour delay and an early release. The next meeting of the school board will be Jan. 16, when Benson will give his recommendations for the Fiscal 2019 budget.

ments in its latest ruling, nor did it set a timeline for any future consideration of the case. Del. David Yancey, R-94th District, was also sworn in to solidify that majority. He was previously locked in a lengthy battle with Democrat Shelly Simonds for the seat, most recently winning a random drawing of names from a bowl after a recount determined that the race was tied. Simonds could have requested yet another recount in the contest, particu-

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income in Stafford, that means The new tax bill was passed half earn more than this amount just before Christmas. It is, like and half earn less, is roughly it or not and I generally don’t, $104,500. In Prince William the law of the land. County, the median income is Usually, federal taxes don’t $106,305. have much impact on us That means your state tax locally. They go up, they go bill, assuming no big credits down, we get a refund--maybe DAVID KERR or other deductions, is about like in the days of the Reagan $5,000. If you have a home and Bush tax cuts, an early check valued at the median, which is roughly, in the mail--but this is one is different. $344,900, you’ll pay about $2,477 in local The problem is that no one knows taxes. So, you’ll be able to deduct all of quite what to expect. The standard your state and local tax bill. That is, of deduction has been changed, rates have course, unless your personal property been changed, particularly for extremely taxes, car, motorcycle or mobile home, high earners (they get a really big tax don’t push you past that edge; or, if you break), and lots of rules regarding other and your spouse, filing jointly, earn more deductions have been changed as well. than that median. That’s going to catch a In particular, there is now a limit on lot of people. the amount that can be deducted from However, as you move up the scale federal tax returns on the amount we in house values and in income, it gets pay in state and local taxes (SALT). This easier to go past the deduction cap. deduction has been around ever since the beginning of the national income tax, It’s a rough estimate, but between 30 percent and 35 percent of home and now it’s capped. owners and earners in Stafford could The new bill goes into effect immediately. In other words, the new rules apply find themselves being capped out by the new deduction limit. As you move starting with the money you made and farther north, where incomes increase the taxes you already paid, or owe, for along with property values and taxes, 2017. A lot of average taxpayers, like me, the likelihood of running over the are trying to sort out what it all means. cap gets bigger. In Fairfax, it’s all but So are a lot of local and state governguaranteed that if you pay the median ments. in income taxes and property taxes, Tax accountants and tax preparers are you’re capped and will have a limit on working overtime. At the same time, the your deduction. federal government is busy drawing up No one is quite sure what the impact new regulations. is going to be on local governments and One thing that is going to affect many property taxes. Stafford County’s Rockof us is the change in the state and local hill Supervisor Wendy Maurer, when tax deduction. There never was a limit asked to comment, felt it was just too on how much could be deducted. Now, early to tell. the cap is $10,000. A lot of people won’t For one thing, it might prompt local have to worry about that. The median

and state governments to be shy about raising taxes. Many would say “great,” but in growing communities with increasing demands for schools, community services and parks, that could prove a harsh restriction. The new cap on state and local taxes, and the increase in the standard deduction, may also have an impact on the growth in housing prices. The state and local tax deduction is usually factored in with most house prices, but another change will be the increase in the standard deduction. Currently, 44 percent of homeowners put their mortgage interest payment on their itemized deductions. Moody’s, the bond rating service, speculates that with the increase in the standard deduction, the number of itemizing taxpayers may fall to 14 percent. Which again would mean, that the tax savings of writing off mortgage interest might make large home purchases less attractive. They speculate that the level of increase in house prices in Northern Virginia, to include Stafford, will be -4 percent to -6 percent. There are lots of other changes. Large earners, very large earners that is, and corporations will pay a lot less. Though it’s not clear whether middle or lower income tax payers will be that much better off. As for the changes in the state and local taxes, how taxpayers and governments will react and what the consequences will be are still open questions. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

Media bias clouds racial, political gains for Trump, area politicians Trump were more than impresIt’s been an amazing year for sive, exuding and expanding the nation and Virginia. the elegance of the Kennedy Republicans and indepenCamelot era. dent voters disgusted with Sadly, that flare’s not felt in politics as usual celebrated Virginia as our economy is at last year by electing Donald best sputtering, according to the Trump as president. Old Dominion University’s CenThe celebration this year DANIEL CORTEZ ter for Economic Analysis and in Virginia was for another Democratic Party clean sweep during the Policy which recently published a report indicating the slow economic growth of gubernatorial election. Virginia compared to the nation. Nationally there’s been a booming During the recent Republican advance stock market and renewed international where 400 of the conservative faithful focus by Trump to our jihadist terrorist licked their wounds after their Novemenemies. We’re winning that battle, for ber shellacking, party leaders suggested a change. media bias as a reason for their poor perLittle things, like the White House formance at the polls. Let me suggest Christmas card I received last week with that a failure to totally embrace Trump raised gold etching of the presidential the businessman was another. But what seal and sincere holiday greetings from remains inherently troubling was an the president, first lady and Barron

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out-of-touch commonwealth conservative platform regarding outreach and jobs. Only a handful of minorities even attended. Yes, the non-mainstream reporting of recent discoveries regarding the actions of FBI oﬃcial Peter Strzok are troubling. The distraction from Trump’s alleged Russia meddling investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller remains full of claims and counterclaims. The unauthorized access of tens of thousands of transition emails by Mueller is the latest allegation from Trump, only to be refuted by Mueller’s representatives. High time for put up or shut up by Mueller, if the bureau and the Department of Justice demonstrated bias against Trump as a candidate. CORTEZ It all muddies the PAGE 5 water in Virginia as LtGov

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Ralph Northam prepares to take over a commonwealth economy in question. Conservatives, who have lost their large majority in the House of Delegates, appear unmotivated to cooperate over issues such as Medicare expansion for the approximately 400,000 people not in the coverage gap in spite of Gov. McAuliffe’s forecast of personal income growing by 3.3 percent in fiscal 2018. Perhaps there is some hope for nontraditional conservative sensitivity as Del. Kirk Cox slated to be the next house speaker has proposed legislation providing 12 weeks of paid leave for employees after childbirth or adoption. As expected, ultra conservative blogs such as The Bull

Elephant question Cox’s conservative bona fides. It all places greater emphasis on newly elected delegates such as Stafford’s Bob Thomas, the former Marine who’s replacing retiring William J. Howell to represent with compassion. Hopefully Thomas will, seeing how he has eight children. Howell, like soon to be former 2nd Dist. Del. Mark Dudenhefer, could not have left the General Assembly fast enough. Had they both run for delegate one more time, they would probably been collectively decimated as establishment Republicans like Rich Anderson of Prince William and the controversial Bob Marshall were, along with 13 others.

Howell goes out with the distinction of losing the entire conservative gubernatorial slate twice in a row along with the substantial Republican majority on his watch. Then there’s the fact that Thomas’s opponent the Reverend Joshua Cole who happens to be black, coming within 73 votes of victory indicates Howell’s continuing problems responsibly representing the 28th district’s growing minority communities. Cole still remains hopeful a judge’s action in January will order a new election which appears highly unlikely. All the more opportunity for Northam, Thomas and other newly elected delegates and local supervisors regardless of party to demonstrate genuine bi-partisan support.

Perhaps Northam can demonstrate his outreach along with conservatives tired of defeat and seek the counsel of a proven job creator in former Governor and Senator George Allen. Allen has transitioned successfully in the private sector and frequently speaks on safe responsible and reliable energy sources in Virginia that creates the jobs both sides of the isle seek. In light of our new tax bill, bi-partisan support regardless of political ideology, race, creed, or color is a new year’s resolution to shoot for. Daniel P. Cortez of Stafford is a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster. He is active in veteran and minority affairs and may be reached at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.

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national dialogue. Our greatest task is to show that true prosperity comes when we treat each other with equal dignity and respect regardless of our race, religion, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” Other officers elected include: • Michael Spragins, senior vice chair. • James Minor, vice chair. • Jamie Lennahan Ouellet, vice chair. • Thomas Kimbrell, parliamentarian. • Jeffrey Blanchard, sergeant-at-arms. • Valerie Hill, secretary.

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I-95 Express Lanes to reach U.S. 17 The Interstate 95 Express Lanes will be extended an additional 10 miles toward Fredericksburg, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Wednesday. The project, with private partners at Transurban, will add express lanes from the existing southern terminus just south of Garrisonville Road to U.S. 17 North. There will be new Express Lane access

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STAFFORD COUNTY BRIEFS HEAD START SCHOOL NEWS There will be no school Jan. 15 because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Budget Committee will meet Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. The Policy Council will meet at 11 a.m. Students of the week were Iszabella Macmillan-Ramirez, Elijah Norman, Tanya Mayorga Castro, Da’Cari Hoskins, Brooklyn Huggins, Trinity Gyau, Audreanna Moore-House, Carla Mayorga Estevez, Jordan Poindexter, Wendy Richards, Daniel Sosa Flores, Benjamin Omitogun, Elijah Reed, Hylan Makeunchea, Valery Salvatierra Castro, Kevin Lee Jr. and Franklin Garcia Galeas BOAT SHOW TO BE HELD IN FREDERICKSBURG A boat show will be held Jan. 19-21 at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center, where the latest models in boats,

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Mountain View boys basketball off to impressive start » BY HUGH RIST

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In terms of wins and losses at 5-18, last season might have been one that Mountain View boys’ basketball coach Kevin Brown and the players who remained would like to have forgotten. After the Wildcats lost four seniors to graduation and returned just one player—Marcus Bevels—with any significant varsity experience, a fast start to this season was probably unexpected because a varsity unit with two freshmen and five sophomores comprising much of its core would be considered a junior varsity team in most other years. Yet the Wildcats have already exceeded their win total of last season, moving out to an impressive 7-4 start as the new year begins. Brown said that considering the learning curve and an early lack of chemistry as a unit that stems from not having played together before, the early results were “satisfying.” “But as great as it is to have gotten off to that start, we all know we have a lot more work to do,” Brown said. Two items on the team’s to-do list include playing better defense, especially in critical moments, and controlling turnovers. “We’ve had a few games where we’ve given the ball away a little more than we should,” Brown said. “I think if we get it done in practices—and we’ve been inconsistent with this so far—we should be able to get better as a team, which is our main goal, and play our best basketball at the end of the season.” While Bevels, who averaged around 10 points per game last season, has been relied on to direct the team’s offense at times as the starting point guard, his ball-handling skills and varsity experience have been key reasons why the Wildcats have started so well. Two other reasons are the play of varsi-

After going 5-18 last season, Mountain View is off to a 7-4 start this season.

ty newcomers Will Pataki (a strong shooter and ball-handler, according to Brown) and 6-5 post player Brandon Stanford, who gives the Wildcats an inside dimension they did not have last season. Brown said Stanford is a good rebounder and inside shooter. Still as impressive as the start is, Brown said he and the team know they will have to get better in order to compete with three strong Commonwealth District teams in Stafford, Brooke Point and North Stafford.

“We are going to have to mature fast in order to keep up with them and it’s going to be tough,” Brown said. The strong fan following and basketball tradition that exist at Mountain View are something Brown said he constantly reminds the team about in practices. “The thing we constantly remind them of, as far as the basketball culture, is the strong seasons we’ve had in the past,” Brown said. “Our school community is very supportive in all sports and they supported us last year. That [enthusiasm]

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is something that never changes.” What remains to be seen is how the team will react if it gets off to a slower start in district play. “I don’t think any of us knows what to expect.” Brown said. “So the only thing we can rely upon is a desire to get better, having strong practices and keeping up the same level of effort we have had so far. If we do that, I think we will play better near the end of the season.” Hugh Rist can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

Washington waits her turn at Iowa State women’s hoops » BY DAVID DRIVER

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Nia Washington, a former girls’ basketball standout at Colonial Forge High, figured she would have to wait her turn as a guard with Division I Iowa State. And that has been the case for the Stafford resident, who ended her prep career at powerhouse Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Washington averaged 8.0 minutes and 2.0 points per game off the bench last season as a freshman at Iowa State, and averaged 7.5 minutes and 1.4 points per contest as she played in 13 of the first 15 games this season as a sophomore. “I sort of knew that would happen,” said Washington, who also attracted attention from the coaches at Radford University and Syracuse in New York. What drew her to Iowa State? “It was just a home environment. It felt like home,” said Washington, who had no connections to the school before she was

recruited by the Cyclones. So what is it like to come off the bench, after starting for four years in high school? “It helps me to see new perspectives of the game, being a starter all of my life,” she said in a recent phone interview before a game at Baylor in Texas. “It humbles me; it makes me a better player.” Washington was able to spend four days back in Stafford over the Christmas break before returning to the team. She is majoring in biology. “It is kind of hard, but it is manageable,” she said of the balance between academics and Division I sports. Washington is an only child and both of her parents played high school sports. Her father, Michael, played at Caroline High, while her mother, Bernice, competed in Mississippi. Washington said her time at Riverdale Baptist was helpful, as she lived with a cousin in Oxon Hill, Maryland. “I felt like it definitely helped me; a higher level of competition,” she said.

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Washington played five minutes off the bench and did not score Sunday as Iowa State lost at West Virginia 57-49 in Big 12 play. That left the Cyclones with a record of 7-8 overall and 1-3 in conference play. West Virginia entered the game ranked No. 12 in the nation. Other Colonial Forge products at the college level in women’s hoops include Kenya Holland of Princeton of the Ivy League and Bri Sullivan of the College of Charleston of the Colonial Athletic Association. Junior forward Sullivan had 11 points and four rebounds off the bench Jan. 7 as the Cougars lost to Delaware 68-59 in South Carolina. She played in 12 of the first 15 games with three starts and averaged 4.4 points per contest. Senior guard Holland had five points as a reserve Jan. 6 as Princeton defeated Penn 70-55 and improved to 11-3 overall.

JMU FALLS IN NATIONAL TITLE GAME The James Madison University football team lost 17-13 on Jan. 6 in Texas in the national title game against North Dakota State. The Dukes won the title last season and were ranked No. 1 in the national all season in 2017. JMU beat North Dakota State in the playoffs in 2016. North Dakota State has now won six of the last seven national titles at the Division I-AA level. “We tried to put as much pressure on him as we could and then try to force the turnovers,” JMU head coach Mike Houston told reporters of NDSU quarterback Easton Stick. “That was our mindset taking the field in the second half. To his credit, he’s an experienced veteran quarterback, and you’ve got to have guys go out and perform like that STATE to win a national champiPAGE 13 onship.”

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HAMILTON ENDS YEAR WITH PENN STATE Graduate senior wideout Daesean Hamilton (Mountain View) had five catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns for Penn State in a 35-28 win over Washington in the Fiesta Bowl in Florida on Dec. 30. Hamilton started all 13 games in his last college season and had 53 catches, the fourth-best mark on the team but just four shy of the team lead. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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