Read earned a B.A. in Government and Politics from George Mason University and was recently elected to serve on the Alumni Chapter Board of Mason’s Schar School of Public Policy and Government for …

In November 2022, she was elected Mayor of the City of Fairfax. She was sworn in on January 1, 2023, becoming the first female mayor in the city's history.

Catherine Read (or Katherine; 3 February 1723 - 15 December 1778) was a Scottish artist. Born in the early 18th century, she is most known for her work as a portrait-painter. She was for some years a …

Jan 14, 2026 · FAIRFAX, Va. — Fairfax City Mayor Catherine Read will not seek reelection this year. Read announced her decision during the closing remarks of Tuesday's council meeting.

Jan 14, 2026 · Read expects multiple council members to not seek reelection — though none have officially announced their intentions — and she believes “several incumbents” who do run are …

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Oct 17, 2024 · Catherine S. Read was elected to her first term as mayor in November 2022, becoming the city’s first female mayor. Read has lived in a number of Fairfax’s neighborhoods since 2000. …

Fairfax City Mayor Catherine Read spoke powerfully in support of Faith in Housing — naming what too many communities already know: long, expensive rezoning fights slow projects down, raise costs, …

Sep 12, 2024 · Mayor Catherine S. Read is running for re-election and is facing challenger Susan Hartley Kuiler on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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