FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City voters who attended the Sept. 25 candidate meet-and greet event at the Sherwood Center were met with a surprise during the opening remarks delivered by candidates running for mayor and city council.
When it was incumbent Fairfax City Councilmember Kate Doyle Feingold’s turn to speak, her husband David approached the podium. He explained that his wife had to be in San Antonio that morning and was hurrying to join them later in the evening.
“That means I get to tell you things about Kate that she would never tell you herself,” David Doyle Feingold said. The following are the remarks he made on his wife’s behalf.
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“Kate is smart. She received a double major from NYU in three and a half years. She earned a law degree from one of the best schools in the country. After being a judge advocate in the Marine Corps, she used the GI bill to help earn a PhD from Mason in only four and a half years, all while managing two amazing daughters and one very troubling husband.
“But more importantly, she’s people-smart. She brings an incredibly strong work ethic to everything she does, and she is a humble leader.
“Kate is responsive. She is responsive to residents on big issues, like when she fought for Cobbdale residents for a compromise on the Route 123/Eaton Place project and she continues to fight to preserve the city’s natural environment, listening to residents and environmentalists.
“Kate is also responsible to residents and businesses on social issues. She has helped numerous individuals with their-city related problems, and makes it a point of pride to reply to everyone who reaches out to her.
“Kate has integrity. If she says it, she means it. She fights for transparency and doesn’t support making government decisions in secret, and frankly, from an elected leader, that is a refreshing difference.
“Kate isn’t only my dream girl, she’s also my dream elected leader. She is whip-smart. She is responsive to the people she represents. She has integrity for miles, and she is an elected leader without being a politician. Trust me when I say you will be thrilled to keep her on your team.”
Kate Doyle Feingold was able to make it to the meet the candidates portion of the evening, where voters had a chance to ask questions of each candidate.
“I love Fairfax City. I’m here to serve the community,” she said, when asked about what she wanted voters to know about her. “I always want to be responsive and transparent. I’m very passionate about the environment and people feeling safe and feeling like they’re able to be heard and be a part of our community. I hope they vote for me.”
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Kate Doyle Feingold, along with Councilmembers Billy Bates and Jeff Greenfield, are the only current members of the city council seeking re-election on Nov. 5. She pointed to the council’s new environmental sustainability goal as the thing she was most proud of from her first term.
“That was something that I advocated for and think is really important,” she said. “Also, we have new options in our stormwater utility where residents can get credit for preserving trees. Recognizing the importance of old growth trees, we’ve expanded those opportunities for them. We just need to keep working on listening to residents and being a transparent and responsive government.”
Patch is publishing a new story each day featuring remarks made by one of the candidates who spoke at the Sept. 25 meet and greet. So far, we’ve published remarks made by both candidates running for mayor — Catherine Read and Susan Hartley Kuiler, as well as city council candidate Stacy A. Hall.
Early voting began at the Fairfax City Hall polls on Friday, Sept. 20 and will continue through Saturday, Nov. 2. Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will also be two Saturdays (Oct. 29 and Nov. 2) when voters can cast in-person ballots.
Patch has gathered all the information Fairfax City voters need to know about the Nov. 5 election in one place.
Additional information about the Nov. 5 general election can be found online at League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The league co-sponsored the Sept. 25 candidate forum with the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
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