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Books for Discussion Group, 2025

League of Women Voters – Prince William Fauquier Area

Book Discussion List 2025

February 12th, Wednesday 11:30. Possibly at City Tavern, with a long table, individual orders. The location TBD.
Sula, by Toni Morrison. A rich and moving novel traces the lives of 2 black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio town through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood to their ultimate confrontation and reconciliation.

April 26th, Saturday, 11:30 Ashton Avenue Family Restaurant,
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt; THE WOMEN WHO CREATED A PRESIDENT by Edward F. O’Keefe. This focuses on his mother, his 1st wife, Alice, sisters Bambi and Corinne, and his second wife, Edith, and how they influenced his life choices and character development.

July 23rd, Wednesday 11:30, Effingham Winery, Please bring a savory to share! Wine available for purchase.
Frontier Grit, by Marianne Morgan. This title covers the lives of 12 women who heard the call to be “influencers” during their time on the frontier of gold mining, dog sledding, voting rights, and helping native Americans.

October 25th, Saturday 11:30, Ruby Tuesday, 12721 MarblestoneWe Dr., Woodbridge, VA. 2212.
The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis, by George Stephanopoulos. An amazing book sharing the insight in the Situation Room at the White House, when it was formed, how various presidents used or did not use it, and the men and women, who gathered information shared with President’s and their cabinets and advisors.

Compiled by Connie Gilman, Chair Book Discussion Committee

Click here for a list of books from our past book discussions.

General Assembly Legislators and Bills 2025

General Assembly Legislators
Legislator Contacts and Proposed legislation

Delegates

Rozia A. Henson Jr. House District 19
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0365

Proposed bills: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0365

Michelle Lopes Maldonado: House District 20
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0340

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/erexjaxndkwjjsdwqxtd

Josh Thomas: House District 21
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0382
Room Number: 903  Map ItOffice: (804) 698-1021.
Email Address:DelJThomas@house.virginia.gov

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/qghjjehfinhpkyxkrbsg

Ian T. Lovejoy: House District 22
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0373
804-698-1022

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/ggptdtcnypqlxjewdzpo

Candi Mundon King: House District 23
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0330
Room Number: 906 Phone (804) 698-1023)

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/gaescpqpkkdookyaxbsj

Luke Torian: House District 24
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0227
Office: (804) 698-1024
Email Address:DelLTorian@house.virginia.gov

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/nwucbagmrtqqqufcoesn

Brianna Sewell: House District 25
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0343
Office: (804) 698-1025
Email Address:DelBSewell@house.virginia.gov

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/ipmkmtdxpafvsqimtbft

Geary M. Higgins: House District 30
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0367
Office: 804-698-1030
Email Address: DelGHiggins@house.virginia.gov

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/zjkqjpbbfuhbbmvrlxfl

Michael Webert: House District 61
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0247
Office: (804) 698-1061
Email: DelMWebert@house.virginia.gov

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/umrytcdpumxjjgxtgppr

Senators

Bryce Reeves: 28th Senate District
https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S88

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/lybbzejdnhdgajrwvkmk

Jeremy McPike: 29th Senate District
https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S98

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/aoyvifapwrlgxtxextfg

Proposed bills: Taxes for Schools: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1307

Danica Roem: 30th Senate District
https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S126

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/kipigtlvpqopvjnwpwmv

Russet Perrry: 31st Senate District
Email: senatorperry@senate.virginia.gov
(804) 698-7531

Proposed bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-search-report/rybphnbvklflnqktkdds

Jennifer Carrol Foy: 33rd Senate District
https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117

Proposed bills: : Railroad Safety: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB779

Dec. 4 LWV-VA Pre-Session

League of Women Voters of Virginia Pre-Session, Dec. 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

This is the League of Women Voters of Virginia’s yearly virtual event where we learn of the legislative priorities of the League and our partners.

The Virginia General Assembly convenes on January 8, 2025 – Pre-Session is our unofficial kick off – and our first educational event!

December 4 9:00 – 1:00PM

RSVP Here

Dec. 8, Sips and Civility, City Tavern

Enjoy meeting your league friends at City Tavern on December 8, from 2 – 4.

This will be a Sips and Civility meeting – no agenda, no speaker, just each other enjoying sharing each other!

We will be having a lunch buffet with a cost of $30 per person. Bar drinks will be extra, of course.

City Tavern, 9550 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110

Register at SignUp Genius HERE.

June 24 Webinar – Parks, Recreation and Tourism Plan Adopted in 2020 – Where is it now?

Report Card: How is Prince William County Implementing (or Not Implementing) the “Parks, Recreation and Tourism” Plan Adopted in 2020?

Prince William County adopted a 2040 Comprehensive Plan chapter for its green spaces, cultural resources, and tourism in 2020.

In 2024, it is time to measure progress. What policies and proposals for action have been implemented? What are in process, and what are still untapped opportunities?

Why? Because what gets measured… gets managed. There is a return on investment in county planning when final products guide actions. If a plan just gathers dust on a shelf, all that citizen involvement and staff time was wasted..

Remember as a student asking “will this be on the test?” County plans will be a more-reliable guide to the future, and not just a public relations exercise, if local officials know that residents will be monitoring implementation.

Are Prince William County officials serious about planning, “winging it” at different decision points, or just ignoring what was adopted? What is the relationship between the county plan and the county budget? (To identify priorities, follow the money.)

The LWV-Prince William/Fauquier Chapter will start its report card assessments with the Parks, Recreation and Tourism chapter. Join us on Zoom at 7:00-8:00pm on June 24.

Recording of the Report Card Assessment, held on June 24, 2024.

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