Democrats won big Tuesday night, sweeping all three open at-large seats on the Lynchburg City Council. There were nine candidates in total on the ballot. Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson and Nat Marshall finished in the top three. The three Democrats running together as Team "Better Together Lynchburg" said they hope to take the city in a different direction. They said they want to focus on city services, education and addressing challenges facing the community.

Lynchchburg residents and college students filled the University of Lynchburg’s Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom to hear where city council candidates stand on both local and statewide issues. All nine candidates for the three at-large seats on city council participated in the forum, which was moderated by Pat Simon, an anchor at WSET and David Richards, chair of the University of Lynchburg’s international relations and political science department.

Personal animosities and competing visions for Lynchburg’s governance boiled over on Tuesday night as nine city council candidates transformed the Memorial Ballroom stage into a high-stakes political battleground. Moderated by WSET ABC13 anchor Pat Simon and political science professor Dr. David Richards, the debate exposed deep divides on how the Hill City should be governed. The three Democratic candidates, Dave Henderson, Christina Delzingaro and Nat Marshall, are running together as Lynchburg Better Together. For Liberty University alumna Brianna Falwell, supporting the Lynchburg Better Together ticket is directly tied to her morals. “Being a Falwell, a lot of my morals come through my politics and I think Christianity is more aligned with the Lynchburg Better Together candidates and their vision for Lynchburg,” said Falwell, dubbing this platform as the new Moral Majority.

Nine Lynchburg City Council candidates are vying for your vote in the upcoming election. They are competing for three at-large seats on the council. The three democrats, Henderson, Delzingaro and Marshall, are running together as 'Lynchburg Better Together.' According to their website, their goal is to "reset the tone of city leadership and return to competent, respectful governance focused on quality of life, economic opportunity, and responsible budgeting. Our approach is simple: when we expand opportunity and grow our local economy in practical, measurable ways, our entire city moves forward."

I’ve been saddened by the continual partisan, divisive actions that City Council has become, which are so at odds with Lynchburg's character. I believe that what most people want in their community, and especially from their leaders, is respectful collaboration and kindness. Lynchburg deserves it. When I moved here in 2014 to retire, I knew I had made a good decision, and now I want that decision back to confirm it. That is why voting for Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall is the right choice for the At-Large seats. All three are very active, dedicated leaders across all facets of our community and extremely qualified for these seats.

Given the past four years of dysfunction on our Republican-dominated City Council, one might have thought that the four candidates running as Republicans would have been on their best behavior at the recent Candidate Forum hosted by the Lynchburg Voters League, the NAACP, and the League of Women Voters. Sadly, no. In a time when LCS has fallen to 126th out of 131 Virginia school systems and when our poverty rate exceeds the state average by more than 8 points, with inflation up and jobs down, the Republican candidates fell short of offering any new ideas for our struggling city.

Nat Marshall, who recently retired from a long career at BWXT Technologies, is running for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Marshall, a Democrat, is running against eight other candidates for the three at-large seats on city council. He is running as a team with fellow Democratic candidates Christina Delzingaro and Dave Henderson. If elected to council, Marshall said education, jobs, health and wellness, and public safety will be his top priorities.

Dave Henderson, a small business owner, is running for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Henderson, a Democrat, is running against eight other candidates for the three at-large seats on city council. He is running as a team with fellow Democratic candidates Christina Delzingaro and Nat Marshall. Alongside helping to build strong schools, Henderson said his priorities if elected to the city council will be growing the city’s economy, supporting public safety and improving the quality of life.

Christina Delzingaro, co-founder and CEO of Community Access Network, is running for an at-large seat on Lynchburg City Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Delzingaro, a Democrat, is running against eight other candidates for the three at-large seats on city council. She is running as a team with fellow Democratic candidates Nat Marshall and Dave Henderson. If elected to council, Delzingaro said one of her goals will be working to make Lynchburg a place where people and families can thrive.

The Lynchburg Voters League on Tuesday revealed the names of the candidates that it is endorsing in the upcoming general election, along with how it is encouraging residents of the Hill City to vote on the three constitutional amendments on the ballot. For the three at-large seats on Lynchburg City Council, the voters league endorsed the Democrats who are running under the Lynchburg Better Together banner: Christina Delzingaro, Nat Marshall and Dave Henderson.

Candidates for the three at-large seats on Lynchburg City Council spent nearly three hours answering questions at a forum at the Miller Center Theatre on Sept. 16. The forum was hosted by the Lynchburg Voters League, the Lynchburg branch of the NAACP and the League of Women Voters of Central Virginia. The participants were Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson and Nat Marshall, the three Democratic candidates for council. Independent Eli “Shawn Hunter” Rybinni also participated in the event. The four other candidates who participated are Republicans who were forced to run as independents because the state Republican Party threw out the results of the local party’s May firehouse primary.

A debate over professional decorum on the dais was unsurprisingly among the top discussions during Wednesday night’s Lynchburg City Council candidate forum involving eight of the nine hopefuls vying for three at-large seats on the council. The Lynchburg Voters League, the Lynchburg branch of the NAACP, and the League of Women Voters of Central Virginia put on the event in hopes of equipping voters with the knowledge to make informed decisions at the polls this fall.

Candidates running for three open seats on the Lynchburg City Council answered a question about what civility means to them at a forum Wednesday, and many challengers agreed that it’s the council’s lack of professionalism that encouraged them to run in the first place. The question came after years of heated city council meetings, often filled with insults and interruptions that stem from a divide within the body’s 6-1 Republican majority. Just last week, council members called their meeting and each others’ actions “political theater” and “show,” as voices overlapped at the dais with claims to the floor and calls for order.

Candidates running for three open seats on the Lynchburg City Council answered a question about what civility means to them at a forum Wednesday, and many challengers agreed that it’s the council’s lack of professionalism that encouraged them to run in the first place. The question came after years of heated city council meetings, often filled with insults and interruptions that stem from a divide within the body’s 6-1 Republican majority. Just last week, council members called their meeting and each others’ actions “political theater” and “show,” as voices overlapped at the dais with claims to the floor and calls for order.

Candidates for Lynchburg City Council’s at-large seats took part in a forum at the Miller Center Wednesday evening. Among the topics discussed were education, economic development, Flock cameras, public safety, affordable housing, council decorum and professionalism as well as some audience questions.

Voters in Lynchburg will have nine candidates to choose from as they compete for three at-large seats on city council. Stream the event here.

Voters in Lynchburg will have nine candidates to choose from as they compete for three at-large seats on city council. On the Democratic side, three candidates will be on the ballot. Six independents are also running.

Lynchburg Better Together City Council candidates Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall joined early childhood educators, service providers, business leaders, and community stakeholders on August 11 for a listening session focused on early childhood education in Central Virginia. The conversation highlighted several challenges facing families and providers, including the cost and availability of high-quality childcare and early learning, shortages in the early childhood workforce, limited capacity, and the need for more sustainable funding.

This Labor Day weekend, it is important to promote candidates who support the workers educating our children and laying the foundation for a successful community for generations to come. As such, the Lynchburg Education Association endorses the following candidates for the at-large seats on city council: Christina Delzingaro, Dave Henderson, and Nat Marshall.

The Community Access Network is expanding thanks to a new federal recognition. It was selected to become a Federally Qualified Health Center, which means it will now receive federal funding through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. With the additional funding, the organization plans to open a satellite site at the Jubilee Family Development Center in November. The award “allows us to expand a model that has always been rooted in listening to our community, meeting people where they are, and ensuring that every person has the opportunity to live a healthier life,” said Christina Delzingaro, CEO of Community Access Network.