27th District Virginia State Senate Debate: Wednesday, Sept. 27
Tara Durant assumed office as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the previous 28th District in January 2022. There, she has supported lowering taxes, restoring excellence in education and investing in law enforcement. A Marine wife and former elementary school teacher, she has lived in Stafford County for 20 years, serving with local nonprofits and the PTO board, and as a youth coach. She is the mother of three.
A member of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors for the Aquia District, Monica Gary serves such groups as the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Rappahannock River Basin Commission. She has worked to support the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and to establish the county’s first Diversity Advisory Coalition and conservation specialist position. Gary is the wife of a Marine Corps veteran and a mother of seven.
Joel Griffin is a Marine and small business owner who founded a company dedicated to supporting veteran entrepreneurs. After his older daughter passed away from a heart attack at school, he and his wife cofounded Gwyneth’s Gift Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to educating people about CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators. They lobbied state government to pass Gwyneth’s Law, mandating CPR training in Virginia schools. The couple has one other daughter.
The debate will take place at 7 p.m. in the Weatherly Wing (Room 145) of UMW’s Seacobeck Hall. UMW’s Weatherly Wing, inside Seacobeck Hall, is located on College Avenue, between Rowe and Seacobeck streets.
