Murden in the 7th?
Special elections are called when a vacancy occurs, such as the one the election of Dwight Jones as mayor of Richmond has caused. It is said that before the week is over he will have resigned his seat in the General Assembly’s House of Delegates, which he has held since 1994. That move has prompted Richmond’s […]
Special elections are called when a vacancy occurs, such as the one the election of Dwight Jones as mayor of Richmond has caused. It is said that before the week is over he will have resigned his seat in the General Assembly’s House of Delegates, which he has held since 1994.
That move has prompted Richmond’s 7th District Councilwoman Delores McQuinn to consider running for Jones’ seat. If she does run and win that would mean she would resign and leave the 7th with the task of replacing her. Falling dominoes style, another special election would/should ensue. However, with the new charter some say it’s not clear how she would be replaced.
Nonetheless, names to replace McQuinn are already being bandied about. While not casting aspersions in anyone’s direction the name that stands out for me is John Murden.
Murden, a teacher by profession, is known to many in the local blogosphere as the founder of the neighborhood blog/community news website movement in Richmond. His Church Hill People’s News was the first of such websites in this area and he has had a hand in creating several others.
If the opportunity presents itself, and should John decide to run, the voters of the 7th District would be wise to support him. Moreover, the citizens of the 7th District would be fortunate if John Murden ends up representing them.
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