Andres Tobar, Democratic candidate for the 47th District of the House of Delegates, continues to increase his supporter list with the recent release of the names of six well-respected leaders and former Arlington public officials. They are former School Board members Margaret Lampe and Darlene Mickey; David Bell, former Clerk of the Circuit Court; John Milliken, former County Board Member and Virginia Secretary of Transportation; former Arlington Voter Registrar Charlotte Cleary; and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates Jack Melnick.

The new endorsements join the previously announced endorsements by Arlington County Board Members Chris Zimmerman and Walter Tejada, School Board Members Libby Garvey and Emma Violand-Sanchez, as well as recently retired School Board Member Frank Wilson, and former Delegate Karen Darner.

“The candidates in this race have much to offer in terms of qualifications for the job. Some of them have established records of service to the community. No other candidate comes close to matching Andres Tobar’s long history of service to Arlington and the lifetime of expanding educational opportunities for young people, both as a professional and a volunteer advocate. Andres is also the only candidate who brings a culture and point of view valued in Arlington, but currently not present in the Virginia General Assembly. For us, it is an easy choice. Andres Tobar is our candidate.”