KING WILLIAM — Former King William County treasurer Mary Sue Bancroft, who resigned from the office last year, is seeking a seat on the Board of Supervisors.
The county published a list of candidates who qualified for the ballot on Nov. 7. It includes three incumbents on the Board of Supervisors. A fourth incumbent, Stephen Greenwood, failed to get enough verified signatures to qualify but is running as a write-in candidate.
Bancroft, a frequent critic of the board, is challenging Fifth District incumbent Edwin Moren.
Bancroft has been critical of the board and the county’s financial management after the supervisors and school board expressed concerns over the performance of the treasurer’s office in a letter to a judge. Bancroft resigned as county treasurer last September. The supervisors and school board members sent a letter to a judge expressing “no confidence” in the Office of the Treasurer including Bancroft, who had already resigned, and her deputy, Abbi Carlton. The judge rejected the letter’s recommendation that Julie Mills, the county’s Deputy Director of Finance, take over the role of treasurer and appointed Carlton as interim treasurer.
Carlton won a special election against Mills in March. She is running unopposed for the post in November.
In the First District covering West Point, board Chairman Bill Hodges faces a challenge from Brenton Bohannan.
Travis Moskalski is not seeking his Second District seat. Benjamin Edwards III and Douglas Riley have qualified for the Nov. 7 ballot.
Incumbent Stewart Garber faces a contest with Lindsay May Robinson in the Fourth District.
No candidates qualified for the election in the Third District. Registrar Alison Fox said Greenwood failed to qualify and a write-in election will take place.
Greenwood, who has been on the board for 12 years, said he will not appear on the ballot because some signatures on his petition, which is required of all candidates, were ruled ineligible. He said 145 people signed his petition but he ended up being eight valid signatures short of the 125 required.
“I had 145 people. Some people don’t tell the truth and some were not in the district,” he said. “I’m going to be a write-in.”
Four candidates are on the ballot to replace long-serving Sheriff Jeff Walton, who has announced his retirement. They are Don Lumpkin Jr., Robbie Nester Jr., Scott Hamilton and Benjamin Smith. Karena Funkhouser is running unopposed as Commissioner of the Revenue.
Two incumbents, Veda Frazier and Lindsay Catlett are running for the School Board. Eric Farmer, Scott Wassenberg, Jessica McLane and Patricia Adams have also qualified for the election. McLane and Atkins will face off in the Fifth District.
David Macaulay, [email protected]
