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Meet Hollis Tharpe – Candidate for Mayor of Front Royal
Hollis Tharpe speaks with Royal Examiner publisher Mike McCool. Photo and video by Mark Williams, Royal Examiner.
Former Mayor Hollis Tharpe is again running for Mayor of Front Royal in a special election on November 5, 2019.
This election is an special election, to replace interim Mayor Matthew Tederick after the seat was vacated during Hollis Tharpe’s solicitation case. The term for this election will be just one year, with an additional election held in 2020 for a two-year term.
Join our publisher Mike McCool as he has a conversation with Mr. Tharpe about his campaign and the future of our town, in this exclusive Royal Examiner video:
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