Madison Cummings
| Madison Cummings | ||
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 Madison Cummings (D-Samuel Miller) |
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Former Member
Albemarle County School Board |
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| Electoral District | Samuel Miller | |
| Term Start | 1994 | |
| Term End | 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Walker | |
Biographical Information
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| Place of birth | Lexington | |
| Spouse | Pat Cummings | |
| Children | Kristin, Katy, Josh, and two grandsons Owen and Griffin[1] | |
| Residence | North Garden, Virginia | |
| Alma mater | Hampden-Sydney College B.S. in Psychology Medical College of Virginia (now VCU) B.S. in Pharmacy[1] |
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| Profession | Pharmacist | |
| Website | http://madison4albemarle.com | |
| Campaign $ | VPAP | |
| Contributions $ | VPAP | |
Madison Cummings is a resident of North Garden, a former member of the Albemarle County School Board, and an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Samuel Miller District seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in 2009.
Biography
Cummings was born and raised as one of three boys in Lexington, Virginia and graduated from Lexington High School in 1961 as the President of his class.[1] Cummings is currently a part-time pharmacist at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He retired from his full-time work in that same position in 2004. He moved to the area in 1970, is married to Pat Cummings, and has children and grand-children living in the community.
In 1997, Cummings was the first elected member of the Albemarle County School Board to represent the Samuel Miller District. He served two terms on the School Board during 1994-2001 and served as its Vice Chairman. Sally Thomas appointed Cummings to the School Board in 1994, before it became an elected body.
Cummings served on the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families from 2002 to 2008, including two years as the body's chair. He also has served on the governance boards for CATEC and the African-American Teaching Fellows Program. He is a member of the Cove Garden Ruritan Club.
2009 election
Democratic Party Nomination
On May 11, 2009, Cummings received the Democratic nomination to serve as the party's candidate for the Samuel Miller District in the race to succeed Sally Thomas, defeating fellow Democrat Lucia Phinney with 69 votes to Phinney's 48[2][dead link].
Campaign
Gordon Walker served as Cummings' campaign manager. Cummings was endorsed by Supervisor Sally Thomas[3][dead link].
Results
On November 3, 2009, Cummings was defeated by Republican Duane Snow.
| Candidates | Votes | % |
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| Duane Snow (R) | 2,275 | 44.82 |
| Madison Cummings (D) | 2,011 | 39.62 |
| John Lowry (I) | 784 | 15.45 |
| Write-In | 6 | 0.12 |
| Source: Albemarle County[4]. | ||
Overall voter turnout for Albemarle County in this election was 46.7%[5].
| Candidate Profile Resources | |
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| Candidate | Madison Cummings (D) - Challenger |
| Office | Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Samuel Miller District |
| Election year | 2009 election |
 Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow
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| Candidate interview transcript | |
| Candidate interview audio <mp3player>http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20090901-cummings-interview.mp3</mp3player>
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| Candidate forums: | |
Campaign announcement
<vimeo>4377981</vimeo>
1997 election
Cummings won the election to the School Board from the Samuel Miller district.
| Candidates | Votes | % |
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| Madison Cummings | 2,137 | |
| Shannon Donovan | 1,769 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
- ↑ http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/05/cumming_nomination.html 'Albemarle Democrats nominate Madison Cummings for Samuel Miller District']. Sean Tubbs. 11 May 2009. Charlottesville Tomorrow. 12 May 2009
- ↑ Sally Thomas endorses Madison Cummings for Board of Supervisors Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 8, 2009.
- ↑ Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. Schermerhorn, Clarice, Elections Manager, Albemarle County. "Official results." 12 Nov. 2009. E-mail to Charlottesville Tomorrow.
- ↑ Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. Schermerhorn, Clarice, Elections Manager, Albemarle County. "Official results." 12 Nov. 2009. E-mail to Charlottesville Tomorrow.
- ↑ Unofficial election results as reported in The Daily Progress [Charlottesville] 5 Nov. 1997: B3. Print.