Sara Townsend

Sara Elizabeth Townsend is a Democrat who ran in Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district election, 2015 and is running in Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district election, 2017. She moved to Fauquier with her family when she was 15, graduated from Liberty High School, and became a Fauquier County middle school teacher. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from George Mason University and is pursuing her doctorate there.
In 2015, she cited "Prioritizing our schools and education system," "Promoting good paying jobs in our communities," and "Improving transportation and reducing traffic congestion" as the major issues she was running on. During that campaign, she raised more than $276,000. Townsend cited the victory of Donald Trump in the United States presidential election, 2016 and the appointment of Betsy DeVos as United States Secretary of Education as reasons why she was running. She said that education was the main issue driving her campaign and that she would like the state to help schools afford more computers, and help students in rural areas have more consistent access to high-speed internet at home.
As of 2017, Townsend was teaching full-time in a Spotsylvania County public middle school. She was single and lived with her parents in Catlett, helping them take care of their farm and horses.

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