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Readers’ Choice Best Public Servant: County Chair Deshundra Jefferson
Nearly three years into her first term as Prince William County board chair, Deshundra Jefferson is finding her groove.
Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing on Dominion merger brings large crowd
A large crowd came out Friday night to voice their concerns about the proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy.
County supervisors reject latest massive data center project in rural Gainesville
After nearly six hours of public comments, the board took less than 30 minutes to dispatch the idea of turning a rural area of small farms and large-lot homes into 43 million square feet of data centers— nearly 40% larger than the Prince William Digital Gateway, which died late last week after a three-year legal fight.
Prince William Chair Advances Data Center Decommissioning Framework
Chair Deshundra Jefferson, At-large, Prince William Board of County Supervisors, advanced a directive during the June 23 Board of Supervisors meeting calling for development of a comprehensive data center decommissioning policy framework amid ongoing concerns about long-term infrastructure impacts.
The 50 Most Influential People in Northern Virginia in 2025
Deshundra Jefferson made history last year when she was the first person of color elected as Prince William County’s board chair.
Deshundra Jefferson Talks About Her First Year in Office in Prince William County
Passing a bipartisan budget — the first unanimous budget since 2019 — that was a huge accomplishment, because it was my first term. I’ve been trying to change the tone on the board, trying to be more collaborative, more bipartisan, and work together
Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia
Residents of the state’s second most populous jurisdiction delivered perhaps the biggest upset among a series of surprising election results in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, when political newcomer and data center opponent Deshundra Jefferson knocked off the county’s top elected official, Ann Wheeler.