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Here is the list of who is in the running for South Richmond City Council and School Board seats. We’ve added links to the candidates’…

The Urban League of Greater Richmond is hosting a Richmond Mayoral Forum at Virginia Union University on Monday, June 24, from 6-8PM. The Second District…

Controversial former 5th District School Board representative Mamie Taylor has qualified for the ballot to challenge Stephanie Rizzi for the seat this year. Taylor won…

VPAP now shows Stephanie Starling as a new candidate for the 9th District City Council seat held by Nicole Jones. Can’t find any campaign presence,…

Jeff E. Schapiro at the Times-Dispatch takes an early look at this year’s mayoral race and explains why it seems likely to stretch into December:…

Wesley Hedgepeth, one of the three 4th District School Board candidates, is hosting an “Ask Me Anything” on the local subreddit today.

Derek Starr Redwine announced this morning that he is no longer a candidate for the 4th District School Board seat. Garrett Sawyer, Wesley Hedgepeth, and…

Mary Gresham announced yesterday that she will not be seeking the 9th District School Board seat, leaving Shavonda Dixon as the only candidate at this…

VPAP now shows Ernest Moore as a new candidate for the 8th District School Board seat being vacated by Dawn Page. Can’t find any campaign…

EXIT INTERVIEW is reporting that there are 14 applicants to the 4th District School Board seat vacated by Jonathan Young, 4 of which we know…

Angela Fontaine is now listed on VPAP as a candidate for the open 4th District School Board seat. Can’t find a campaign page yet, but…

8th District School Board Representative Dawn Page shared this morning in an email that she is not running for re-election this cycle: Hello 8th District…

PH “Cruz” Sherman, a chaplain with the Richmond Police Department, is going to announce soon for the School Board 8th District seat. He has previously…

Derek Starr Redwine has put in for the School Board 4th District interim appointment and is interested in running for the open seat but has…

As first reported by Beth Almore at Exit Interview, Wesley Hedgepeth says that he has put his name in for the School Board 4th District…

Oak Grove resident Frank Wilson (website) started thinking about running for the 8th District City Council “about a year ago”, citing both the Oak Grove…

WTVR is reporting that 4th District representative Jonathan Young has resigned from the School Board: Richmond School Board member Jonathan Young announced Friday that he…

Tavares Floyd has announced for the City Council 6th District seat, joining incumbent Ellen Robertson and challenger Willie Hilliard. Up until very recently Mr.Floyd was…

Garrett Sawyer announced in an email this morning that he is dropping his bid for mayor and will enter the contest for the 4th District…

Emmett Johnson Jafari is a candidate for the 8th District School Board seat currently held by Dawn Page. Ms.Page has not stated whether she intends…