RVAR Endorses Candidates in Roanoke City & Salem
RVAR's Board of Directors has endorsed candidates in the upcoming elections for Roanoke City and Salem City Council races. All the candidates in both jurisdictions participated in interviews with questions focused on economic development, budget issues, top priorities facing the two Cities, assets and challenges, area growth and their vision. Roanoke has seven candidates running for three seats and Salem has six candidates vying for two seats. Each endorsed candidate will receive a $1,000 RPAC contribution to their individual campaigns.

 

Roanoke City Council Endorsed Candidates:

                           
                   		                           
                  		                                 
                   
 Bill Bestpitch Ray Ferris
 Robert Jeffrey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salem City Council Endorsed Candidates:

   
        		             
                    
 Randy Foley
 John Saunders

Special thanks to RVAR's Governmental Affairs Committee and the members of the interview panels for their efforts to conduct interviews for these contested races.

If you live in either of these two Cities, please remember to vote on Tuesday, May 1st!