Meet all 12 candidates running for RVA Mayor

by | Apr 7, 2016 | POLITICS

Wednesday night, 4/6/16, 12 candidates running to be Richmond’s new mayor took to the stage at VUU.

They were invited by Former Gov. Douglas Wilder who also helped moderate the event.


Wednesday night, 4/6/16, 12 candidates running to be Richmond’s new mayor took to the stage at VUU.

They were invited by Former Gov. Douglas Wilder who also helped moderate the event.

Each photo shows the candidate with a small intro, their opening statement, their answers to a ‘lightning round’ which offered them ‘yes’ or ‘no’ options to important city questions, and then their closing statements.

We’ll also include links to their campaign websites where possible.

Enjoy the read, we did our best to transcribe but there are a few holes. Either way, it was an interesting and, at times, entertaining night.

Good luck to all the candidates!

Wednesday night, 4/6/16, 12 candidates running to be Richmond's new mayor took to the stage at VUU. They were invited…

Posted by RVA Magazine on Thursday, April 7, 2016

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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