March 19,  2026

Jill Palermo is managing editor of the Prince William Times, which is owned by the nonprofit Piedmont Journalism Foundation. She joined the Prince William Times in 2016 after spending more than 20 years reporting and editing for daily newspapers in Illinois, Virginia, California, Florida and North Carolina, including at the Potomac News in the early 1990s. She has won numerous state journalism awards for reporting on local issues. She and her husband, a retired U.S. Marine, raised their three kids in Montclair, where they still live today. On the weekends, you can find them at Belmont Bay, where they enjoy sailing and refurbishing their 45-year-old sailboat. 

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Brian Cannon is a democracy reform advocate with extensive experience on redistricting and election policy at the state and local level.  His work centers on how district maps, voting, and administrative choices affect representation and accountability.

He works nationally with bipartisan coalitions, election administrators, and civic leaders to advance practical reforms that put voters - not politicians - first.

He and his wife live in Chesterfield County with their two children.

Delegate Michael Webert represents Virginia’s 61st House District and has served as the House Republican Whip since 2022. He sits on several House committees and state commissions while also working with various national policy and political organizations. 

Delegate Webert supported Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting amendment and works with campaigns for public office across the Commonwealth. A cattle farmer from Fauquier County, Delegate Webert lives outside of Warrenton with his wife and two sons. 

Denny Daugherty