Kristin Szakos
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| Kristin Szakos | ||
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 Kristin Szakos (D-Charlottesville) greets voters during the May 9, 2009 Democratic "unassembled caucus" in front of Burley Middle School. | ||
| Member
Charlottesville City Council | ||
| Term Start | 2010 | |
| Biographical Information
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| Spouse | Joe Szakos | |
| Children | Anna & Maria[1] | |
| Residence | Charlottesville, Virginia | |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College B.A. in Religious Studies Northwestern University M.S.J. in Print Journalism[1] | |
| Profession | Freelance writer & editor[1] | |
| Website | Campaign website | |
| Campaign $ | VPAP database | |
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Kristin Szakos (D) is a member of the Charlottesville City Council.
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Biography
She is currently a member of the MPO Policy Board.
Contact Information
- Kristin Szakos
- 1132 Otter St
- Charlottesville, VA 22901
- (434) 984-4022 (h)
- (434) 987-1042 (M)
- k.szakos@embarqmail.com
2009 election for City Council
Campaign launch
Kristin Szakos announced in February 2009 that she would run as a Democrat seeking one of two available seats on council.
At her campaign launch, Szakos told a crowd of supporters that she had never considered herself a potential candidate for political office until experiencing the Obama campaign. "I never thought that I’d want to run for office," said Szakos. "Yet here I am and I am feeling really good about it."
Szakos said she intends to channel the energy from the Obama campaign into local issues at City Hall. "We need to talk about why there are still such great gaps in opportunity and education in Charlottesville, and work hard to close them," said Szakos. "We need to speak out about inequality in a town as seemingly progressive and prosperous as ours, and we need to work to change it."
Szakos identified the following items as her campaign pledge:
- Make City government more responsive to under-served neighborhoods
- Get people involved in the decisions that affect their lives
- Listen to all perspectives and strive to find common ground
- Find new and creative solutions to persistent community problems
- Find new ways to save money and reduce energy consumption, and
- Use "people power" to bring needed change.
Caucus
Szakos faced incumbents Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro in the first-ever unassembled caucus held by the Charlottesville Democratic Party on May 9, 2009. Szakos won the nomination along with Norris[2].
Szakos won the caucus and ran in the general election with fellow Democrat and Mayor Dave Norris[citation needed].
General election results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Norris (D) incumbent | 6,300 | 38.7 |
| Kristin Szakos (D) | 5,083 | 31.2 |
| Bob Fenwick (I) | 3,293 | 20.2 |
| Paul Long (I) | 1,214 | 7.5 |
| Andrew Williams (I, write-in) | 237 | 1.5 |
| Other Write-In | 141 | 0.9 |
Overall voter turnout for City of Charlottesville in this election was 37.31%[3]. Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
- ↑ "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council" Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
- ↑ Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. City of Charlottesville, 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=14908>.
External Links
Kristin Szakos for Council, 2009 Campaign Website Facebook Group
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s News Center
- Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council Charlottesville Tomorrow. 9 May 2009.
- Szakos launches first campaign for elected office Charlottesville Tomorrow. 15 Feb. 2009.
| Charlottesville City Council, 2010-2011 | |
| Mayor | Dave Norris |
| Vice-Mayor | Holly Edwards |
| Members | David Brown | Satyendra Huja | Holly Edwards | Dave Norris | Kristin Szakos |
| See also | List of City Councilors | Recent City Council elections |
