Manassas & Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee

Background & Qualifications: Helen Zurita is a longtime Manassas community advocate whose work has focused heavily on helping families who are struggling with housing, hunger, and access to community resources. Her community involvement became especially visible through her advocacy for residents of the East End Mobile Home Park. When the park faced closure, Helen worked alongside residents and community partners during the effort that ultimately preserved the 58-home community. She…

Background & Qualifications: Dianne spent her professional career as a government contractor, working for the last 10 plus years as a program manager for multimillion-dollar contracts. She believes her experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders has prepared her well for the challenges of city governance.  In addition, to being a certified program manager, she is a trained change management professional and industry black belt. Dianne has volunteered for the…

A long-time advocate for the City of Manassas, Jill Spall currently serves as Chair of the Manassas City School Board, where she has worked to strengthen public education through responsible budgeting, collaboration, and long-term planning. Her commitment to Manassas has always been rooted in service—not politics. She believes in listening first, building consensus, and making thoughtful decisions that improve the quality of life for every resident. Background & Qualifications: As…

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Although two of our nine Democratic candidates were not elected this year, seven of our candidates were victorious in what had been predicted to be a difficult year, both nationally and locally, for the Democratic Party’s election prospects. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton was elected to her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives with vote shares of 56.3% in Manassas and 60.5% in Manassas Park. In Manassas Park, incumbent Democratic…

Democratic Nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives, 10th Congressional District of Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has been serving the people of Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley for two decades as a prosecutor, advocate for abused children, state Senator, and now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 10th District. In her legal career, Jennifer served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County,…

The City of Manassas is conducting a Democratic primary election to select three Democratic nominees for Manassas City Council to run in the November 8, 2022 general election.  The following four candidates are competing for the three Democratic nomination slots:  Sonia Vasquez Luna, Dheeraj (“D.J.”) Jagadev, Ralph J. Smith (incumbent), and Robert (Bob) Keller.   View the official sample ballot. On June 21, 2022, registered City of Manassas voters may…

In November 2020, the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park will each hold separate local elections for the Mayor and three City Council members in each city. Below are brief descriptions of the Democratic candidates we’ve nominated and the independent candidates we’ve endorsed for those eight local seats. To view the candidate’s campaign website or Facebook page, click on the headline for that candidate. Candidates for Election in Manassas Park:…

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Primary Elections will be held throughout Virginia to nominate Democratic and/or Republican candidates for some federal and/or local offices for the November 3, 2020 General Election. In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the original date for this election, June 9, was postponed two weeks by Governor Northam. What’s At Stake Only two primary contests apply to the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park: 1) a…