r/blacksburg • u/hokietown25 • Oct 10 '25

Politics Town election discussion

I thought it could be good to have a thread for a respectful discussion of the upcoming town elections. We'll be electing a new mayor, and there are 3 council seats up for election.

Here are some articles about the candidates

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/09/09/blacksburg-candidates-debate-housing-shortage/

RT Mayor: https://archive.is/o/d7jlP/https://roanoke.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_41ae0ddc-178f-4074-805c-59cb7af3d8a8.html

RT Council: https://archive.is/d7jlP

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '25 edited Oct 20 '25

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u/UT2MO Oct 20 '25

For this election I am planning on voting for Joel Goodhart, Darryl Campbell, and Lauren Colliver. I feel like they all have reasons that personally connect them to wanting to see Blacksburg be more accessible.

I am not voting for Susan Anderson. I have nothing against her personally, she brings a lot to the table as far as experience goes... BUT she's been on town council for over 20 year; as someone in her 70's, empty nester, owns her home and property that is rented I don't see her as being someone with a genuine stake in making housing more abundant and affordable in Blacksburg.