October 22, 2025
This started as a facebook post with thoughts about a post concerning Board of Supervisor candidates in the Samuel Miller District.
I’d much rather advocate for getting rid of Citizens United in politics than pick and choose who should or should not be allowed to fund candidates.
Crozet United says (click through to read the whole post)
“Crozet United asked the candidates for the Samuel Miller District seat whether Supervisors should accept campaign donations from those with real estate and development interests, given that one of their most important roles is to impartially judge matters that will affect those investments, including zoning ordinances, environmental protections, and zoning map amendments. “
A question – Who should be the arbiter of who is allowed to contribute?
I’m fascinated by the out-of-state contributions, too.
We need housing, and infrastructure. The only way to get more housing is to build it. And we need more variety of housing – smaller, denser so that people who want to live in Crozet and Albemarle can afford to.
Also, here’s a link to VPAP, whose work to provide transparency is unparalleled.
I don’t know that I need to do this disclosure, but I feel better doing it. Yes, I’m a realtor, and yes, I represent clients who buy and sell homes (and land) in the Charlottesville and Albemarle region, often people buy new construction. No I don’t give to RPAC – the realtor political action committee – (although many years ago I did and was the chair of the RPAC committee).Yes, I *have* given money to VPAP, because they do tremendous work.
I would much rather the candidates be capped at $10K per campaign, or some other arbitrary – and low – amount, and the remainder be given to food banks or some other such community cause. Oh, I give to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank throughout the year.
If you can give to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, please do.
