Aisha Braveboy declares victory in Prince George's County executive race

Aisha Braveboy declared triumph over the Republican candidate Jonathan White in Tuesday s special referendum The unofficial vote tally shows she received more than of the votes The county executive job comes with selected big challenges This year alone Prince George s County has seen the Washington Commanders announce plans to return to D C confirmation that Six Flags will close at the end of the year and the cancellation of the new FBI headquarters project The county Board of Elections has not officially called the race yet but the winner will serve the remaining two years of former county executive Angela Alsobrooks term Alsobrooks was elected to the U S Senate back in November In her domination speech Braveboy announced she plans to unite different groups in the county focus on guidance and also promotion businesses to grow the tax base in the county What I know is that everything is viable for our young people that they can achieve but we have to put them first she explained The authorities must take the lead in ensuring that the businesses in Prince George s County are prioritized And under my leadership mark my words that will happen She was surrounded by local and state elected leaders including members of the Prince Georges County Council and State Attorney General Anthony Brown The people of Prince George s County they ve spoken tonight Brown explained They want a visionary leader who can bring people together and that leader is Aisha Braveboy You couldn t think of a better person for such a time as this to lead our county and you have set clear guidelines that you are pulling this county together in one direction revealed Prince George s County Council Chair Ed Burroughs Braveboy also disclosed she plans to focus on development and fighting against truancy She announced Every child should be in school Republican Candidate White sent News a announcement congratulating Braveboy and thanking everyone who supported his campaign