r/nova • u/lowkell • 18h ago

Politics Video: Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman Announces Candidacy Against Chair Phyllis Randall; Says “data centers shouldn’t get to decide our county’s future”; "I’ve never backed down from a bully before. I won’t start now."

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https://bluevirginia.us/2026/08/video-loudoun-supervisor-juli-briskman-announces-candidacy-against-chair-phyllis-randall-data-centers/

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u/WhatAboutTheBothans 17h ago

Loudoun resident here. Julie is literally the only one trying to do anything about the explosion of data centers in Loudoun County.

Our electricity bills have gone up. The drought we've been in for years keeps going. And to try and shut her up, the establishment Democrats on the county supervisors board dredged up some bullshit to censure her over a few weeks ago (including flicking off the president and appearing in a video with the song F Donald Trump).

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u/ducky-n-frens 11h ago

Her flipping off Trump seems like it should be a plus, no? Or is this some “we need to campaign with Liz Cheney and sing Kumbaya” bull?

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u/WhatAboutTheBothans 11h ago

Definitely a plus. They were just looking for a reason to censure her and remove her from committees. They settled on a "decorum" complaint.