As a healthcare worker and nursing assistant, caring for people is not just my profession, it is my lifelong passion. Every day, my work requires active listening, empathy, and putting the well-being of others first. I am running for Town Council to bring that exact same care, service, and dedication to our community.

In speaking with neighbors across Fairfax, a consistent message emerges: many residents, especially those who have called our town home for decades, feel like their voices are no longer heard. There is a growing frustration with division on the council and critical decisions being made without meaningful public input.

Our town works best when we work together. If elected, I will bridge this divide by ensuring:

Let's figure out Fairfax together. I am ready to listen, advocate for you, and ensure our local government truly reflects the community it serves.

Fairfax has no shortage of opinions. What it's short of is someone who does the reading before the vote.

Who I am

Cheryl Scorza walking a wooded trail with her son and their white dog, Roo.

Born at Marin General Hospital in 1985, I grew up in Fairfax, falling in love with its natural beauty and distinct, creative spirit. After attending Drake High School for two years, I transitioned to independent study, graduating from Oracle Independent Study in 2003. Like many young adults finding their path, I spent my early twenties traveling and working as a nanny.

Advocating for Logan reshaped how I approach every challenge: with resilience, patience, and the conviction that there is always more than one solution to any problem. That mindset carried into my own goals, leading me back to school to earn an Associate of Science degree at age 38. My journey has taught me that empathy and perseverance go hand in hand, and that it is never too late to achieve what you set your heart on.

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Six I've done the reading on

How I'll work

The recall failed last November. It also pulled 44 percent, and what people wrote on it wasn't really about any one vote. It was about town business turning into something that put neighbors on opposite sides and made people feel talked down to at their own council meetings.

Both of those things are true at the same time, and I'm not going to wave either one away.

Here's my method.

Read the staff reports before the meeting rather than during it. Ask the people who have to live with the decision, early enough that what they say can still change something. Keep office hours at an hour that works for someone coming off a shift, not two o'clock on a Tuesday.

After a close vote, explain it in plain language and put the explanation somewhere you can find it. And when the town wants something I don't, go with the town and say so out loud.

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Just want the facts?

Did you know? facts about Fairfax. What we've voted on, what shape the roads are in, where the money goes, what runs out when.

Understanding them housing law, the budget and the playground. Why School Street Plaza happened and nobody voted on it, where the number 490 came from, what happens to a town that refuses, and why the playground shut.

Am I missing anything?

If you know something about this town that I don't, or you would handle one of these differently, I'd like to hear it. It comes straight to me, and I read all of it.

Send me an email

Your name and neighborhood help if you are happy to give them. Nothing you send will ever be shared without your permission, and I would never sell your information.

hello@scorza4fairfax.com

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Cheryl Scorza Fairfax Town Council · November 3