Campaign Finance Reports: Spotsylvania Board of Supervisor Candidates
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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Ahead of publishing profiles of candidates for Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors, we take a look at their fundraising and latest campaign finance reports.
Battlefield District
Incumbent Chris Yakabouski, a Republican, is being challenged by Baron Braswell, former Battlefield representative to the county School Board.
Braswell, who is running as an independent, has more money in his campaign coffers, according to his campaign’s June finance report, which was filed on July 7. His campaign had a balance of $4,708 at the end of the month, and brought in $1,205 in contributions, mostly in small increments of $100 and under.
Braswell started this election cycle with $2,901 from his 2021 bid for the Battlefield Board of Supervisor seat, according to campaign finance reports found at the state Board of Elections website.
Yakabouski’s June campaign finance report shows a balance of $3,909, leftover from his 2021 re-election campaign. The report shows no contributions to his campaign so far this year.
Berkeley District
Incumbent Kevin Marshall, running as an independent, has two challengers for this seat. Both challengers have brought in more contributions than Marshall this year, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Republican David Goosman has raised the most this year—$6,164, according to VPAP. His June campaign finance report, filed on July 9, shows an ending balance of $1,924.
Goosman has received 12 donations of $100 and over, including $250 from the Rappahannock Conservative Women’s Coalition and $1,000 from Fernando Vasquez with Unionville, Virginia-based TAO Construction, LLC. He’s also received 17 cash contributions of $100 and under, totaling $945, as well as a $950 in-kind donation from Mattaponi Winery.
Nilofer Garza, who is running as an independent, has raised $5,177 since March 10, according to VPAP, including $1,300 from the Virginia State United Auto Workers; $1,000 from the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation; and $1,756 from 17 total cash donations of under $100 each.
She had a balance of just under $4,000 at the end of June, according to her most recent campaign finance report.
Marshall started 2025 with $5,664 from previous campaigns. He has not received any contributions so far this year, according to finance reports filed.
Lee Hill District
Incumbent Lori Hayes, running as an independent, had a campaign balance of $8,150 at the end of June, according to her most recent finance report. She donated $20,000 to her own campaign during the previous reporting period. She has raised just over $300 in cash contributions so far this year.
Hayes’ campaign expenditures for 2025 include $2,500 to Ignite Cinemas for “media.”
Challenger Marcus Garcia, who is also running as an independent, has raised $901 this year for his campaign, according to VPAP. That includes an in-kind donation fo $325 from Good Guy Signs and a $500 loan.
This story was updated on July 29 to correct party affiliations.
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