Chairman, Board of Supervisors

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• John F. JewellIncumbent139 recorded votes · Raised $17,079Details ▾Close ▴

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  Holds a seat now: Chairman, Frederick County Board of Supervisors.

  139 recorded votes on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors since Jan 1, 2025 · Yes 128 · No 8 · Didn’t vote 3 · Split 29

  Every vote in the official minutes that records how each member voted, newest first, with no votes picked by hand. How we pick them. Data through Oct 14, 2026, from Frederick County Board of Supervisors, approved minutes in board agenda packets, fetched October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT.

  Most local votes are unanimous. Use “Split votes only” to see where members disagreed. Each vote links to the page of the minutes it comes from. We read these from the minutes, some of them scanned, so check the page before you rely on a vote.

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  1. Oct 14, 2026YesSupervisor Aikens moved to adopt the Ordinance Regarding the Annual Distribution of the 6% Transient Occupancy Tax Revenues.Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  2. Oct 14, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved to approve REZONING #07 -26 for Silverwolfe, LLC. (Aerogreen Solutions, LLC.).Regular meeting · Passed 6-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  3. Oct 14, 2026YesSupervisor Aikens moved to approve the proposed Ordinance Am endment to the Frederick County Code Chapter 144 – Subdivision Ordinance – Modifications to Incorporate Policy Changes Recommended Durin g the Phase I Subdivision Ordinance Update, Including Waivers, Exemptions, and Stormwater Management .Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  4. Oct 14, 2026YesSupervisor Oates moved to approve the proposed Ordinance Amendment to the Frederick County Code – Chapter 165 – Zoning Ordinance – Modifications to Incorporate Policy Changes Recommended During the Phase I Zoning Ordinance Update, Including Modifications to Master Developm ent Plan Final Approval, Waivers, and Exemptions.Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  5. Sep 23, 2026YesSupervisor Orndorff moved to approve CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #04 -26 FOR D & S INVESTMENTS, LLC., (MOUNTAIN FALLS MARKET) .Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  6. Sep 23, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved to approve the proposed amendments to Chapter 165 to remove data centers as permitted and/or conditional uses across all zoning districts and to remove other references to data center from the ordinance.Regular meeting · Passed 6-1 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  7. Sep 23, 2026YesChairman Jewell moved to approve the Resolution providing for grandfathering of certain land use applications submitted prior to zoning amendments adopted just a moment ago with an amendment. He said item number 2 of the resolution sets a date for the applications to be heard on or before December 10, 2026 , and proposed that be modified to be ON October 28th, 2026, and read as follows, "Any such application will retain its grandfathered status so long as the applicant diligently pursues approval of the application before the Board of Supervisors at a duly noticed and advertised public…# # # RESOLUTION PROVIDING GRANDFATHERING OF CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO ZONING AMENDMENTS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 - APPROVED · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  8. Sep 9, 2026YesSupervisor Aikens moved for the adoption of the Ordinance Repealing and Readopting Article XXV Exemption For Nonprofit Organizations .LOCAL TAX EXEMPTIONS– TRIENNIAL REVIEW: ARTICLE XXV EXEMPTION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS – ORDINANCE ADOPTED · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  9. Aug 12, 2026YesSupervisor Aikens moved to approve the Resolution Authorizing the County Administrator and County Attorney to Retain Outside Legal Counsel to Oppose the Valley North Electrical Transmission Line Project .Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  10. Aug 12, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved to send the amendment forward to the public hearing process.Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  11. Aug 12, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved to send the amendment s forward , with the Board’s suggested changes, to the public hearing process.Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  12. Jul 23, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved for adoption of the draft Resolution of Support for Frederick County and Regional Smart Scale Applications .SMART SCALE APPLICATIONS – APPROVED · Passed 6-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  13. Jul 8, 2026YesHe moved that the Board direct staff to prepare a resolution to authorize for public hearing an ordinance amendment to remove data centers as an allowed use in all of the County's zoning districts. Further, he said, he wanted to clarify that the Board should hear out the existing applications filed and under consideration to establish data centers and that this change is not to impact them. He said those projects will need to be fairly debated by the Board, and that he has severe concerns about both of them. He added that if anyone is considering filing a new application to develop a data…Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  14. Jul 8, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved for adoption of the draft resolution initiating a referendum pursuant to Section 58.1- 605.1 of the Code of Virginia as amended by the 2026 Biennial Budget of the Commonwealth of Virginia to authorize imposition of a local general retail sales tax not to exceed 1%, the proceeds of w hich tax would be to provide revenue solely for capital projects for construction or major renovation of schools in Frederick County including repayment of bonds issued for school construction or major renovation capital projects.THE PROCEEDS OF W HICH TAX WOULD BE TO PROVIDE REVENUE SOLELY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR MAJOR RENOVATION OF SCHOOLS IN FREDERICK COUNTY INCLUDING REPAYMENT OF BONDS ISSUED FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION OR MAJOR RENOVATION CAPITAL PROJECTS. - APPROVED · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes
  15. Jul 8, 2026YesVice Chairman Wells moved to approve the Resolution Opposing the Valley North Electrical Transmission Line Project.Regular meeting · Passed 7-0 · Official minutes ↗Yes

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• Alexander M. RitterNo voting record · Raised $1,493Details ▾Close ▴

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  Who they are

  • Factory technician, age 29; grew up locally, on Senseny Road.
  • Activist against data centers; helped create the Protect Frederick website.

  Offices, runs and roles

  • First run for public office; gathered enough petition signatures to run as an independent.

  Official records check

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  Sources: Northern Virginia Daily, July 1, 2026. Checked October 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections, certified candidate list (rev. 10/9/2026)