马纳萨斯市议会任命拉尔夫·史密斯为临时市长：威廉王子县 10 月 27 日生效，任期至 2027 年 11 月选举认证
弗吉尼亚州威廉王子县马纳萨斯市消息，市议会 10 月 26 日一致任命市议员拉尔夫·J·史密斯为临时市长，任期自 10 月 27 日开始，直至 2027 年 11 月市长选举结果认证为止。此前市长一职自前市长米歇尔·戴维斯-扬格 9 月 30 日辞职生效后一直空缺，其间由副市长马克·D·沃尔夫代行市长职责，26 日的会议也由沃尔夫主持。戴维斯-扬格最初表示将于 2026 年底离任，后来提前了离职日期。史密斯、沃尔夫和市议员汤姆·奥西纳曾在 10 月 5 日的特别会议上各自陈述意愿，但当晚没有投票。史密斯 2019 年 8 月以临时议员身份进入市议会，接替肯·埃尔斯顿，2020 年当选、2022 年连任，并已决定不参加 2026 年 11 月 3 日的选举。他是马纳萨斯老居民，曾任社会保障署高级主管，还曾担任全国有色人种协进会威廉王子分会会长和长期选举工作人员。他出任市长后，自己的议员席位将出现空缺，需另行填补。
Manassas City Council Appoints Ralph Smith as Interim Mayor: Term Begins October 27 in Prince William County, Virginia, Runs Until Certification of November 2027 Election
Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia — The city council on October 26 unanimously appointed Council Member Ralph J. Smith as interim mayor, with his term beginning October 27 and running until certification of the November 2027 mayoral election. The mayor's office had been vacant since former mayor Michelle Davis-Younger's resignation took effect on September 30, during which time Vice Mayor Mark D. Wolfe performed the mayor's duties; Wolfe also presided over the October 26 meeting. Davis-Younger had initially said she would leave at the end of 2026, then moved her departure date earlier. Smith, Wolfe and Council Member Tom Osina each made their case at a special meeting on October 5, but no vote was taken that night. Smith joined the council as an interim member in August 2019, replacing Ken Elston, was elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022, and has decided not to run in the November 3, 2026 election. A longtime Manassas resident and a former senior executive at the Social Security Administration, he previously served as president of the Prince William Branch of the NAACP and as a longtime election official. His move to the mayor's office will leave his council seat vacant, to be filled separately.
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