Status: Challenger

About: Josif N. Ezekilov is a Herndon community organizer and activist focused on immigrant-neighbor advocacy, equity, and justice. His campaign highlights work to make Herndon more affordable, accessible, and inclusive.

Key Positions:

• Affordable housing
• Education and workforce development
• Economic opportunity
• Accessibility
• Diversity and inclusion
• Immigrant support and safety
• Public transit and Metro connectivity
• Walkability and bike infrastructure
• Environmental standards and green space
• Responsive government and community safety

Status: Incumbent

About: Cesar A. Del Aguila has served on the Herndon Town Council since 2019. He is a former chair of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, an IT-sales professional with more than 35 years of experience, and a Herndon resident since 2007.

Key Positions:

• Fiscal stability
• Inclusive government
• Affordable and workforce housing
• Housing near Metro and transit-oriented development
• Commercial and downtown growth
• Growing the tax base without increasing the residential tax burden
• Opposition to discrimination and stereotyping
• Long-term planning for Town services

Status: Challenger

About: Douglas Isaac “Doug” Mejia is a Herndon native, bilingual registered nurse, and Marymount University nursing graduate. His campaign draws on experience in nursing, community health, and small business.

Key Positions:

• Opportunity for Herndon families
• Health-care and service access
• Affordability
• Small-business support
• Community health
• Resident representation
• Government responsive to residents rather than special interests

Status: Challenger

About: Sabrina A. Bruce is a 12-year Air Force and Space Force veteran and former National Reconnaissance Office congressional liaison. A Herndon resident since 2022, she frames her campaign around “transit, transparency, and transformation.”

Key Positions:

• Transit and Metro connectivity
• Walkability
• Bike lanes and safer street crossings
• Protected pedestrian infrastructure
• Government transparency
• Council office hours and clear explanations of votes
• Affordable housing
• Redevelopment of vacant properties
• Anti-poverty policy
• Safe, accessible neighborhoods

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