- Members of the board of supervisors work together to set and implement county policy. 
- The board of supervisors is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials. 
- Board of supervisors members work to improve the county’s education system, ensure safety, make environmental and business policy, and run the county transportation network. 
- Members of the board of supervisors represent specific areas of the county. 
- Most board of supervisors members in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

Passes laws and regulations for your county.

Hunter Mill

Virginia

2023 Virginia General Elections

Small Businesses

Transportation & Infrastructure

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Public Safety

Taxes & Budget

County Supervisor

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Governs the county's public school system

Mount Vernon

Taxes

College & Career Readiness

School Curriculum

School Violence

School System Budget

School Board Member

Braddock

Fairfax

- The clerk of the court is responsible for all administrative and financial duties within the county court system, including filing cases, maintaining evidence, and registering legal documents like wills and deeds. 
- The office is responsible for giving out marriage licenses, gun permits, admitting wills, and collecting fines and fees from court cases. 
- They also handle recordings of court cases and any money that comes through the county court office. 
- Most clerks of the court are elected in odd years in Virginia for either four or eight year terms. Elections are partisan.

Head administrator and record keeper of the county courts

Judicial Efficiency

Budget

Judicial Administration

Court Clerk

Providence

- The sheriff is an elected official who operates the county jails, keeps courtrooms secure during trials, and keeps the public safe through law enforcement. 
- Sheriffs are responsible for serving court papers, executing arrest warrants, providing law enforcement in county areas, and working with city law enforcement to keep population centers safe. 
- Most sheriffs in Virginia are elected in odd years for four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

The chief law enforcement officer in the county

Criminal Justice

Sheriff

Sully

Mason

- The chairman of the board of supervisors works together with members of the board to set and implement county policy. 
- The board of supervisors is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials. 
- The chairman of the board calls meetings, sets the agenda, chooses officials to appoint to county commissions and boards, and voters along with other board members. 
- The chairman of the board of supervisors represents the entire county. 
- Most board of supervisors chairs in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan.


2023 Virginia candidates

Fairfax County Supervisor, Hunter Mill District

2 candidates

Fairfax School Board Member, Mount Vernon District

2 candidates

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Fairfax School Board Member, Braddock District

2 candidates

How this impacts you

Fairfax Court Clerk

2 candidates

Fairfax School Board Member, Providence District

2 candidates

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Fairfax County Supervisor, Braddock District

2 candidates

Fairfax Sheriff

3 candidates

Fairfax School Board Member, Sully District

2 candidates

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Fairfax County Supervisor, Mason District

2 candidates

Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chair

2 candidates