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Thornton, Nelson to lead Henrico County Board of Supervisors in 2023

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this month to elect Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton chairman and Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson vice chairman for 2023.

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The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this month to elect Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton chairman and Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson vice chairman for 2023.

Thornton is wielding the chairman’s gavel for the sixth time, having held the post mostly recently in 2018. He succeeds Tuckahoe District Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon as chairman after serving as vice chairman in 2022. First elected to represent Fairfield in 1995, Thornton is serving his seventh term on the county’s board.

Nelson, first elected Varina District supervisor in 2011, is in his third term on Henrico’s board. He previously served as chairman in 2016 and 2019.

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