John Wesley Russell (August 31, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American
Republican politician who served two terms as mayor of
Fairfax, Virginia, in the Fairfax City Council and one term in the
Virginia Senate.
He defeated legislative aide
Emilie F. Miller
Emilie Feiza Miller (born August 11, 1936) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate. A legislative aide to Senator Abe Brault, she ran for his seat with his endorsement when he retired in 1983 but lost ...
to succeed her boss, Senator
Abe Brault,
in 1983, but he lost the seat in a rematch
four years later.
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1923 births
2012 deaths
Politicians from Fairfax, Virginia
People from Madison County, Illinois
Mayors of places in Virginia
Virginia city council members
Republican Party Virginia state senators
20th-century American legislators
University of Illinois alumni
Southern Illinois University alumni
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni