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Kerry J. Donley (D)

Occupation
Senior Vice President, Community Banking, Virginia Commerce Bank.

Public Service

• Mayor, Alexandria, 1996-2003
• Vice Mayor, Alexandria, 1994-1996
• Member, City Council, Alexandria, 1988-1994
• Chair, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
• Board Member, Metropolitan Council of Governments
• 2002 recipient, Skull Award for Public Service, Metropolitan Council of Governments
• Co-Chair, Cameron Station Redevelopment Task Force
• Washington Area Housing Partners

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K. Rob Krupicka (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Interactive Business Development and Mediation Consultant, self employed.

Public Service

• Member, Virginia Board of Education
• Board member, Campagna Center
• Past President, Del Ray Citizens Association
• Past board member, Alexandria Volunteer Bureau, Care for the Homeless, Alexandria Community Services Board
• Co-chair, Eco-City Alexandria
• Co-chair, Alexandria Economic Sustainability Committee
• Co-chair, past chair, regional Aviation Policy Committee
• Member, Alexandria City Council, 2003-present

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Timothy B. Lovain (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Vice President and General Counsel, Denny Miller Associates.

Public Service

• Member, Alexandria City Council, 2006-present
• Member, Regional Transportation Planning Board, Alexandria Transportation Commission
• Chair, Washington Area Transit Industry Representatives
• Chair, Public Ferry Coalition
• Member, Alexandria United Way Regional Board
• Past chair, Alexandria United Way Campaign
• Past chair, Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee
• Former member, Volunteer Alexandria Board

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Redella S. "Del" Pepper (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Vice Mayor, City of Alexandria.

Public Service

• Former vice president, NAACP
• Board member, YMCA, Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association, T.C. Williams High School PTSA, Bienvenidos, Alexandria Arts Forum
• Past President, Council of Governments Corporation, 2008
• Treasurer, Northern Virginia Regional Commission, 2009
• Alexandria City Council, 1985-present

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Paul C. Smedberg (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Director of Policy & Public Affairs, American Society of Nephrology; councilman, City of Alexandria.

Public Service

• Alexandria Red Cross
• Senior Services of Alexandria
• Northern Virginia Transportation Commission
• Northern Virginia Regional Commission
• Virginia Railway Express Operations Board
• City of Alexandria: Economic Sustainability Committee
• Waterfront Committee
• Marketing Fund Committee
• Mirant Monitoring Group
• INOVA Hospital Task Force
• Legislative Subcommittee
• Pension Subcommitte
• Member, Alexandria City Council 2003-present

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Justin M. Wilson (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Principal System Engineer, Amtrak.

Public Service

• Services & Public Safety Committee
• Past Chair, Alexandria Transit Company (DASH Bus)
• Former Member, Budget & Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee
• Former Member Computer CORE Board
• Member, Alexandria NAACP
• Member, Northern Virginia Urban League
• Member, Sierra Club
• Alexandria City Council, 2007-Present

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D. Philip Cefaratti (R)

Occupation
Realtor, Weichert Realtors.

Public Service

• Assistant secretary, East Main Townhouse Corporation, 2007-present
• President, Seminary Ridge Civic Association, 2005-06
• Fundraiser volunteer, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,1995-2001

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Frank H. Fannon IV (R)

Occupation
Branch Manager, Suntrust Mortgage.

Public Service

• Member, Board of Directors, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
• Director, Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer League Baseball Team
• Graduate, Leadership Alexandria, 2005
• Member, Board of Directors, Friendship Firehouse
• Finance chairman, 250th Anniversary Commission of Alexandria

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Alicia R. Hughes (I)

Occupation
Pharmacology Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Public Service

• Social Services Advisory Board
• Early Childhood Commission
• Alexandria City Public Schools Budget Advisory Commission
• Mentor, Step Out Program
• Chair, Literacy Program, Durant and Houston Rec. Centers
• Volunteer, Hopkins House
• Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• Life member, Northern Virginia Urban League
• Member, Junior League
• Former Miss Black USA
• Former co-chair, Congressional Universal Healthcare Task Force Working Group

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Rich C. Williamson (I)

Occupation
Senior Project Manager, United States Federal Government.

Public Service

• President, Colonial Heights Homeowners Association 2002-03
• Treasurer, Colonial Heights Homeowners Association 2001
• Secretary, Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission 2003
• IT Committee, Carpenter's Shelter

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.