Here is some election news that has been out there since early May. Much of it is candidate interviews conducted by the Potomac Local. Some of it includes complaints about the May 4th Republican Firehouse Primary. There are also some odds and ends.

• Lenox seeks Commonwealth’s Attorney, pledges transparency and diversity (3 Jun, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Candland warns of inevitable tax increase with $600 million parks, roads bonds (3 Jun, potomaclocal.com): Candland observes that loans have to be paid off.
• Candland: Tough Mudder won’t return to Silver Lake Park (31 May, princewilliamtimes.com): Candland explains how he intends to protect the park.
• Veteran lawyers battle for Democratic nod for Prince William County’s commonwealth’s attorney (30 May, insidenova.com): The focus here is on Democrats Amy Ashworth and Tracey Lenox. They are competing in the June 11th primary.
• LaTonsha Pridgen seeks Coles District Supervisor seat, addresses overcrowded schools (30 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Mark Wolfe, running for 50th Delegate seat, prioritizes education, jobs (30 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Public Questions Use of Silver Lake Park for Virginia Tough Mudder (28 May, bristowbeat.com): Because of the mess it made in what is suppose to be a quiet and tranquil park, this stirred up a bit of controversy.
• Amy Ashworth runs for Commonwealth’s Attorney with focus on juveniles, domestic violence (28 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Guest opinion: Building a better county for small business (24 May, princewilliamtimes.com): Here Supervisor Jeanine Lawson explains what she is doing to promote small business.
• Margaret Franklin puts focus on transportation, education, housing in Woodbridge (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Qasim Rashid seeks Virginia Senate with focus on equality, healthcare, education (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Seeking Prince William Board of County Supervisors seat, Sheikh calls for improved education (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Zargarpur puts student success at forefront of Coles District School Board campaign (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• King seeks Prince William sheriff seat, aims for experience and cultural competence (22 May,potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• George seeks Prince William School Board seat, focused on teacher retention (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Hassan Ahmad fights for criminal justice reform in House of Delegates run (22 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Prince William County chairman candidates differ on bond questions (17 May, insidenova.com): The focus here is the proposed $600 million bond referendum for parks and roads. Candidates John Gray, Ann Wheeler, Don Scoggins, and Jesse Maggitt Jr. provided their opinions of the bond referendum for this article.
• Franklin picks up multiple endorsements in Woodbridge race (17 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• How the ‘firehouse primary’ doused voter turnout and GOP prospects in November (9 May, princewilliamtimes.com): This is an editorial against the effort by Republicans to nominate their candidates without government “help”.
• Taggart ready to run against Bailey for Potomac District seat (8 May, potomaclocal.com): Candidate interview.
• Democrats say Gray an ‘extreme’ choice for Prince William Chairman (7 May, potomaclocal.com): This story is about press release issued by in Prince William County Democrats. They explain why they don’t like the Republican nominee, John Gray. It contains a statement by the Prince William County Republican Committee Chairman Bill Card where he “fires back.”
• Editorial: Local GOP ‘firehouse primary’ unnecessary and exclusionary (1 May, princewilliamtimes.com)” This is an editorial against the effort by Republicans to nominate their candidates without government “help”.