Business Executive Stanmeyer seeking Republican nomination for the WC Board of Supervisors

Warren County Republican Committee (WCRC) member John Stanmeyer recently announced his decision to run for the Shenandoah District Board of Supervisors seat, currently held by Walter “Walt” Mabe, and to seek the Republican nomination for this partisan position at a firehouse primary, to be held on Friday, May 5, at (tentatively) the North Warren Fire Hall.

John Stanmeyer

Stanmeyer, 49, who is a successful and muti-disciplined business executive and consultant, will compete against fellow WCRC member Ralph Rinaldi, 76, the current Shenandoah District School Board representative.

Stanmeyer graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Economics and has since worked in the corporate world in a variety of industries, including management consulting, telecom, international trade, and aviation. He has real-world business experience, including meeting a budget, running a payroll, building and motivating teams, and delivering against tight deadlines. Stanmeyer has demonstrated skills in data analytics and strategic thinking and said he “is eager to put these skills to work on behalf of the citizens of Warren County so that their tax dollars are spent with restraint and good stewardship.” Stanmeyer said he “favors limited government, low taxes, constitutional freedoms, and pro-small-business policies, but also values smart growth ordered toward the common good and the preservation of the scenic, small-town, and family-friendly character of the County and the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley.”

Stanmeyer strongly opposes any significant development, subdivisions, or townhome communities in the area bounded by the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks on the south and west, Shenandoah Shores Road on the east, and Progress Drive on the north (whether on Town or County land), which would further increase the heavy traffic burden at the intersection of Shenandoah Shores and Happy Creek, without offering an additional roadway in and out of the “landlocked” Shenandoah Shores community. He said that “this community’s one road in and out is regularly blocked by train traffic, and additional development without improved access is unsustainable.”

Any Republican resident of the Shenandoah District may vote for Stanmeyer or Rinaldi between 2:00 and 7:00 pm on May 5, 2023.