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Volume 57, Number 38 • September 29, 2011

Treasurer candidate tells voters to Forget-Me-Not By Jim Fields jfields@mechlocal.com

Tana-Marie Hogue was raised in Goochland County. After years of wondering why things were done a certain way, she is running for the Treasurer’s job because she believes she can make a difference. Accountability is an important word to Hogue as she works to convince Goochland County voters she is the right person for the job. Hogue is running against Interim Treasurer Pamela Johnson in the Nov. 8 elections. “I think first of all you have to be accountable

for your personal words and actions,” she said in a one-to-one conversation Sept, 21. “I was raised here and love living here. I’m a hard worker, honest and impartial when dealing with people.” Hogue said she understands how money should flow in and out of the Treasurer’s office. “I have worked in various jobs where I had to deal with cash in the public sector,” she said. “I managed the cleaners at Broadview Shopping Center for a number of years and have also kept books for my husband’s business and a homebased business I run.” see Hogue > page 3

Photo by Jim Fields

Phil Davis is running for the District 4 seat on the Goochland County School Board being vacated by current member Andrew Meng III.

Phil Davis on School Board ballot for District 4 By Jim Fields jfields@mechlocal.com

Phil Davis has two good reasons for running for the District 4 seat on the Goochland County School Board, his two children who attend Randolph Elementary School. “I was raised in Louisa County and attended public schools,” Davis said in a conversation Sept. 22. “My wife and I are very active in our

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children’s education, and I see things about the school system that disturb me. I’d rather be involved with trying to fix the system and make it better than just standing on the sideline making a lot of noise. So, I’m running.” He is seeking the seat held by Andrew A. Meng III, who is not running for reelection. Beth Hardy is also a candidate for the seat.

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Photo by Jim Fields

Tana-Marie Hogue, a Goochland County native, cited her business experience as a key qualification for her bid to be Goochland County Treasurer.

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Bulldogs win James River district contest

Cancer survivors to perform at Gala > goochlandgazette.com

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