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Progressives defeat Katharine Gorka in community election

Ballot Box Virginia
Posted at 6:45 PM, May 22, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-22 18:45:14-04

McLEAN, Va. — Northern Virginia voters have elected a progressive slate of candidates to a community center board after a controversy over a drag queen story hour.

The normally low-key elections Saturday for three slots on the McLean Community Center Board attracted attention after complaints that the center co-sponsored a “Drag StoryBook Hour,” in which drag queens read books about gender fluidity to young children at a local library.

Among those defeated in the election was Katharine Gorka, a former Trump administration official and wife of Trump loyalist Sebastian Gorka. She cited her opposition to the story hour as a top issue for her at a candidate forum earlier this month.

The winning candidates in Saturday's election - Kristina Groennings, Anna Bartosiewicz and Ari Ghasemian - had endorsements from Democrats.

The board did not publish the candidates' margin of victory.

The community center board oversees a budget funded by a real-estate tax surcharge on property in the McLean area, one of the wealthiest areas of the country.

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