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{{Infobox Candidate
| name = Cynthia Neff
| photo = 20110614- Neff Headshot2.jpg
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| office1= Candidate for<br/> [[Albemarle Board of Supervisors]]
| district1 = Rivanna
| party1 = Democratic
| election1 = Nov. 8, 2011
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| district2 = 58th 
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| birth_date = September 10, 1951<br/>Age {{age|1951|09|10}} 
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| website = [http://cynthianeff.org// Campaign website]
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'''Cynthia Neff''' served on the Steering Committee of the [[Albemarle County Democratic Party]] in [[2012]] through [[2013]]<ref name=asap/> and has run for various elected offices. [[Kenneth C. Boyd|Ken Boyd]]  defeated her in the [[2011 election]].<ref name="victory2011">{{cite-progress|title=Boyd turns back Neff; Dumler wins in Scottsville|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/boyd-turns-back-neff-dumler-wins-in-scottsville/article_519d0f1a-6435-5662-80a4-8d4bb0071aa0.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=November 9, 2011|publishdate=November 8, 2011|accessdate=November 2, 2023|cturl=}}</ref>

Neff moved to [[Albemarle County]] in [[2006]] after retiring from IBM.<ref name=asap/>

Neff has been a member of the Board of Directors for [[Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population]] and the [[AIDS/HIV Services Group]], the advisory council of the [[Legal Aid Justice Center]] and is co-chair of the national board for GenderPAC. Cynthia volunteers as a [[CASA]] and does legal research at the Legal Aid Justice Center for the Virginia Incarcerated Persons project.<ref name=asap>{{cite web|work=official site|title=ASAP Board of Directors|publisher=[[Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population]]|accessdate=15 Aug. 2009|url=http://www.asapnow.org/about-directors.php}}</ref>

Neff is also a member of the [[Places29-Hydraulic Community Advisory Committee]] and served as chair in 2020 and 2021. <ref>{{cite web|title=Places 29 Hydraulic Community Advisory Commitee|url=https://albemarle.granicus.com/boards/w/74d9847a67cffd67/boards/29584|author=|work=Roster|publisher=Albemarle County |location=|publishdate=|accessdate=October 23, 2021}}</ref>

==Support for Dumler and DUI conviction==
On October 19, 2012, Neff posted a $50,000 bond to secure the release of Albemarle County Supervisor [[Christopher Dumler]] from the [[Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail]]. Dumler had been arrested the day before and charged with one count of forcible sodomy. Neff used her home on Pritchett Lane as collateral.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Neff helps Dumler post $50,000 bond on forcible sodomy charge|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/oct/19/neff-helps-dumler-post-50000-bond-forcible-sodomy-ar-2297672/|author=Samantha Koon|pageno=|printdate=October 19, 2012|publishdate=October 19, 2012|accessdate=October 22, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> Neff was arrested herself about a week later on charges of driving under the influence.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Cynthia Neff arrested, charged with DUI|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/oct/29/cynthia-neff-arrested-charged-dui-ar-2320448/|author=Daily Progress Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=October 29, 2012|publishdate=October 29, 2012|accessdate=November 7, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> On July 30, 2013, an Albemarle County circuit court found Neff guilty of driving under the influence on the night of October 28, 2012. Neff was driving home from a fundraiser and was a block away from her home when a county police officer stopped her.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Neff's weight defense in DUI case falls flat|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/neff-s-weight-defense-in-dui-case-falls-flat/article_bc926aea-f991-11e2-ae28-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Liana Bane|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=30 July 2013|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref>

==2011 election==
{{2011 election/RivannaBoS}}

Cynthia Neff announced her challenge to incumbent [[Kenneth C. Boyd]], a Republican, for the Rivanna seat on the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] in front of the County Office Building on June 14, 2011. However, she lost to him in the general election.<ref name="victory2011" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle Board of Supervisors Race Takes Shape|url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Albemarle_Board_of_Supervisors_Race_Takes_Shape_123830249.html|author=Ruth Showalter|work=|publisher=[[Charlottesville Newsplex]]|location=|publishdate=14 June 2011|accessdate=18 June 2011}}</ref>

Neff was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. At her announcement, she stated that a motivating force behind her decision to announce was the Board's decision past midnight to revive the unpopular Western Bypass project.<ref name="hookannouncement">{{cite-hook|title=Cynthia Neff takes on Boyd for supe seat|url=http://www.readthehook.net/91623/neff-announces-plans-run-board-supervisors|author=Erin Chapman|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=14 June 2011|accessdate=18 June 2011}}</ref> She told ''NBC 29'' that she was "appalled that we were making decisions at the middle of the night. Changing major things like transportation strategies that don't meet our current needs based on a late minute phone call with bad information."<ref>{{cite web|title=Neff Announces Run for Albemarle Board of Supervisors|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/14904250/neff-announces-run-for-albemarle-board-of-supervisors|author=Henry Graff|work=|publisher=NBC 29|location=|publishdate=14 June 2011|accessdate=18 June 2011}}</ref> Neff went on to state that "someone needs to stand up for the citizens and listen to them."<ref name=hookannouncement />

Neff received the endorsement of the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Sierra Club endorses Neff, Dumler and Mallek for Albemarle Board|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Blog/This_Just_In/Sierra_Club_endorses_Neff_Dumler_and_Mallek_for_Albemarle_Board/?act=post&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+C-VILLEBlogs+%28C-VILLE+Blogs+Today%29|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=September 28, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2011}}</ref>

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{{Candidate profile
|candidate=Cynthia Neff (D) - Challenger
|electionyear=2011
|office=Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Rivanna District
|transcript=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20110920-Neff-interview.pdf
|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20110920-Neff.mp3
|source=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/10/neff.html
}}

==2009 election==
In [[2009 election|2009]] Neff was the Democratic candidate for the [[58th Virginia House of Delegates]] seat against incumbent Delegate [[Rob Bell]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rob Schilling|work=Schilling Show Blog|publishdate=June 12, 2011|url=http://www.schillingshow.com/2011/06/12/breaking-news-cynthia-neff-to-challenge-boyd-for-rivanna-supervisor-seat|title=Breaking news: Cynthia Neff to challenge Boyd for Rivanna supervisor seat}}</ref> Neff received 32.7% of the vote in the general election on November 3, 2009, losing to incumbent Robert R. "Rob" Bell (R-Charlottesville) 18,402 to 8,948<ref>http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:2009/year_to:2009/office_id:8/district_id:27361 Virginia State Board of Elections Elections Database, Virginia State Board of Elections, retrieved April 11, 2019</ref>

==Organizational Affiliations==
*[[Places29 Advisory Council]] 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Vacancies on Boards and Commissions|url=http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2011Files/0202/VacancyListMemo.pdf|author=Meagan Hoy, Senior Deputy Clerk|work=County of Albemarle|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=February 2, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{wikipedia link|Cynthia_Neff||whylink=improve}}
*[http://www.cynthianeff.org/ Cynthia Neff's election website]

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