Two James City County districts will see elections this November for board of supervisors and school board. Today we will talk to two of them who are political newcomers, Democrats Ti’Juana Gholson and Stephen “Ty” Hodges.
Republicans were surprised when 16-year Powhatan Supervisor Michael J. Hipple announced he would not seek re-election in November.
Running for his seat is Ti’Juana Gholson, a businesswoman who has a long history of service on local boards but has never run for office. Gholson is a business coach who also does event planning, leadership coaching and small and large group facilitation.
Gholson said her big priority is to re-imagine the way the county encourages the creation of affordable housing. This, combined with attracting businesses with more good-paying jobs, will keep young people in the community.
“We keep looking at the same traditional thing, looking for this big developer to come and c…