===Stafford Board of Supervisors===
===Stafford Board of Supervisors===
From 2006 to 2017, Milde served as the supervisor of the [[Aquia, Virginia|Aquia]] district on the [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]] [[Board of Supervisors]].<ref name=”announces”>{{Cite news|date=March 10, 2021 |title=Paul Milde announces run for Aquia district supervisor in Stafford|url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/election/paul-milde-announces-run-for-aquia-district-supervisor-in-stafford/article_89433d64-81aa-11eb-bd61-aff15b55ec12.html|access-date=December 30, 2023|work=InsideNoVa.com|language=en}}</ref> Milde was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2005, defeating the incumbent, Kandy A. Hilliard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2005 Board of Supervisors General Election Stafford County Aquia| url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/40719|publisher=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> Milde remained in the position until 2017 when he declined to run again for supervisor, instead running for the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] to represent [[Virginia’s 28th House of Delegates district|Virginia’s 28th district]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Branscome |title=Stafford Supervisor Paul Milde to run for House of Delegates |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/stafford-supervisor-paul-milde-to-run-for-house-of-delegates/article_f9b8f92e-78f1-596d-90fe-790b67f9f60e.html |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222201811/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/stafford-supervisor-paul-milde-to-run-for-house-of-delegates/article_f9b8f92e-78f1-596d-90fe-790b67f9f60e.html |archive-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> Milde lost the Republican primary to [[Bob Thomas (Virginia politician)|Bob Thomas]].<ref name=”successor”>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Branscome |title=Howell’s preferred successor Thomas wins GOP House primary |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/howells-preferred-successor-thomas-wins-gop-house-primary/article_db156b32-b645-5e2d-be6f-1e2ad3d16c81.html |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018143819/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/howells-preferred-successor-thomas-wins-gop-house-primary/article_db156b32-b645-5e2d-be6f-1e2ad3d16c81.html |archive-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
From 2006 to 2017, Milde served as the supervisor of the [[Aquia, Virginia|Aquia]] district on the [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]] [[Board of Supervisors]].<ref name=”announces”>{{Cite news|date=March 10, 2021 |title=Paul Milde announces run for Aquia supervisor in Stafford|url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/election/paul-milde-announces-run-for-aquia-district-supervisor-in-stafford/article_89433d64-81aa-11eb-bd61-aff15b55ec12.html|access-date=December 30, 2023|work=InsideNoVa.com|language=en}}</ref> Milde was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2005, defeating the incumbent, Kandy A. Hilliard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2005 Board of Supervisors General Election Stafford County Aquia| url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/40719|publisher=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> Milde remained in the position until 2017 when he declined to run again for supervisor, instead running for the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] to represent [[Virginia’s 28th House of Delegates district|Virginia’s 28th district]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Branscome |title=Stafford Supervisor Paul Milde to run for House of Delegates |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/stafford-supervisor-paul-milde-to-run-for-house-of-delegates/article_f9b8f92e-78f1-596d-90fe-790b67f9f60e.html |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222201811/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/stafford-supervisor-paul-milde-to-run-for-house-of-delegates/article_f9b8f92e-78f1-596d-90fe-790b67f9f60e.html |archive-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> Milde lost the Republican primary to [[Bob Thomas (Virginia politician)|Bob Thomas]].<ref name=”successor”>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Branscome |title=Howell’s preferred successor Thomas wins GOP House primary |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/howells-preferred-successor-thomas-wins-gop-house-primary/article_db156b32-b645-5e2d-be6f-1e2ad3d16c81.html |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251018143819/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/howells-preferred-successor-thomas-wins-gop-house-primary/article_db156b32-b645-5e2d-be6f-1e2ad3d16c81.html |archive-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
Milde ran again for the Aquia district supervisor in 2021.<ref name=”announces” /> Although he defeated the Republican incumbent, Cindy Charlene Shelton, in the Republican primary, he lost the general election to independent candidate Monica Lynn Gary.<ref>{{Cite news |first=James |last=Baron |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/garys-upset-of-milde-highlights-tight-races-in-stafford/article_f0e7bed3-51a8-5e35-88d8-4e27ef3bf199.html |title=Gary’s upset of Milde highlights tight races in Stafford |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230226193413/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/garys-upset-of-milde-highlights-tight-races-in-stafford/article_f0e7bed3-51a8-5e35-88d8-4e27ef3bf199.html |archive-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
Milde ran again for the Aquia district supervisor in 2021.<ref name=”announces” /> Although he defeated the Republican incumbent, Cindy Charlene Shelton, in the Republican primary, he lost the general election to independent candidate Monica Lynn Gary.<ref>{{Cite news |first=James |last=Baron |url=https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/garys-upset-of-milde-highlights-tight-races-in-stafford/article_f0e7bed3-51a8-5e35-88d8-4e27ef3bf199.html |title=Gary’s upset of Milde highlights tight races in Stafford |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230226193413/https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/garys-upset-of-milde-highlights-tight-races-in-stafford/article_f0e7bed3-51a8-5e35-88d8-4e27ef3bf199.html |archive-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Milde has resided in Stafford County since 1989, where he lives with his wife and three children.<ref name=FreePressAug182025>{{cite news |author=<!–staff writer–> |date=August 18, 2025 |title=Free Press candidate questionnaire: Paul Milde |url=https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2025/08/18/free-press-candidate-questionnaire-paul-milde/ |work=Fredericksburg Free Press |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907024042/https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2025/08/18/free-press-candidate-questionnaire-paul-milde/ |archive-date=September 7, 2025 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> Milde is an avid [[scuba diving|scuba diver]], certified by the [[National Association of Underwater Instructors]], and is a licensed pilot.<ref name=FreePressAug182025 />
Milde has resided in Stafford County since 1989, where he lives with his wife and three children.<ref name=FreePressAug182025>{{cite news |author=<!–staff writer–> |date=August 18, 2025 |title=Free Press candidate questionnaire: Paul Milde |url=https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2025/08/18/free-press-candidate-questionnaire-paul-milde/ |work=Fredericksburg Free Press |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907024042/https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2025/08/18/free-press-candidate-questionnaire-paul-milde/ |archive-date=September 7, 2025 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> Milde is an avid [[scuba diving|scuba diver]], certified by the [[National Association of Underwater Instructors]], and is a licensed pilot.<ref name=FreePressAug182025 />
===Legal issues===
===Legal issues===
In 1986, at the age of 18, Milde was convicted of possession of [[cocaine]] with intent to distribute, a felony, in [[Prince William County]], being sentenced to six years in prison with five [[suspended sentence|suspended]].<ref name=WaPoSept152005>{{cite news |last=Boorstein |first=Michelle |date=September 15, 2005 |title=Stafford GOP Divided Over Role of Candidate’s Criminal Record |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/14/AR2005091402512.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412235725/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/14/AR2005091402512.html |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> In 1995, he pleaded guilty to attempted burglary as an accessory after the fact, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 360 days in prison with 340 days suspended.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 /> Milde’s criminal convictions emerged during his initial 2005 campaign for Stafford County Board of Supervisors, where Milde was criticized by Stafford County Republican activists for not previously disclosing the existence of the convictions.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 /> Milde claimed the knowledge and support of [[William J. Howell]], then-Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, and of Robert Hunt, then-member of the Stafford County School Board for Aquia, although Hunt declined to explicitly support Milde in an interview with ”[[The Washington Post]]”.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 />
In 1986, at the age of 18, Milde was convicted of possession of [[cocaine]] with intent to distribute, a felony, in [[Prince William County]], being sentenced to six years in prison with five [[suspended sentence|suspended]].<ref name=WaPoSept152005>{{cite news |last=Boorstein |first=Michelle |date=September 15, 2005 |title=Stafford GOP Divided Over Role of Candidate’s Criminal Record |url=://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/14/AR2005091402512.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412235725/://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/14/AR2005091402512.html |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> In 1995, he pleaded guilty to attempted burglary as an accessory after the fact, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 360 days in prison with 340 days suspended.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 /> Milde’s criminal convictions emerged during his initial 2005 campaign for Stafford County Board of Supervisors, where Milde was criticized by Stafford County Republican activists for not previously disclosing the existence of the convictions.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 /> Milde claimed the knowledge and support of [[William J. Howell]], then-Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, and of Robert Hunt, then-member of the Stafford County School Board for Aquia, although Hunt declined to explicitly support Milde in an interview with ”[[The Washington Post]]”.<ref name=WaPoSept152005 />
During his 2019 primary campaign against Bob Thomas for the House of Delegates, Milde’s criminal history once again emerged, with the Thomas campaign attacking Milde as a “trainwreck.”<ref name=WaPoJune62019>{{cite news |last=Vozzella |first=Laura |date=June 6, 2019 |title=In Va. GOP primary for legislature, a candidate’s criminal past becomes an issue |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-va-gop-primary-for-legislature-a-candidates-criminal-past-becomes-an-issue/2019/06/06/51c83ab0-87c4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102165223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-va-gop-primary-for-legislature-a-candidates-criminal-past-becomes-an-issue/2019/06/06/51c83ab0-87c4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> Milde publicly claimed that the burglary conviction came from failing to disclose a confession made to him by a [[Narcotics Anonymous]] member to the police, a claim at odds with his then-fiancée’s sworn testimony in 1994 that Milde had been an active participant.<ref name=WaPoJune62019 /> Milde explained the cocaine conviction but not the burglary conviction in a campaign statement and attacked Thomas for “voting with the Democrats to advance their liberal agenda.”<ref name=WaPoJune62019 />
During his 2019 primary campaign against Bob Thomas for the House of Delegates, Milde’s criminal history once again emerged, with the Thomas campaign attacking Milde as a “trainwreck.”<ref name=WaPoJune62019>{{cite news |last=Vozzella |first=Laura |date=June 6, 2019 |title=In Va. GOP primary for legislature, a candidate’s criminal past becomes an issue |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-va-gop-primary-for-legislature-a-candidates-criminal-past-becomes-an-issue/2019/06/06/51c83ab0-87c4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102165223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-va-gop-primary-for-legislature-a-candidates-criminal-past-becomes-an-issue/2019/06/06/51c83ab0-87c4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2025}}</ref> Milde publicly claimed that the burglary conviction came from failing to disclose a confession made to him by a [[Narcotics Anonymous]] member to the police, a claim at odds with his then-fiancée’s sworn testimony in 1994 that Milde had been an active participant.<ref name=WaPoJune62019 /> Milde explained the cocaine conviction but not the burglary conviction in a campaign statement and attacked Thomas for “voting with the Democrats to advance their liberal agenda.”<ref name=WaPoJune62019 />
== References ==
== References ==
American politician from Virginia
Paul Vincent Milde III (born 1967) is an American politician.[1] A Republican, he was elected to serve as the delegate of Virginia’s 64th district in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election.[2]
Career
Stafford Board of Supervisors
From 2006 to 2017, Milde served as the supervisor of the Aquia district on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.[3] Milde was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2005, defeating the incumbent, Kandy A. Hilliard.[4] Milde remained in the position until 2017 when he declined to run again for supervisor, instead running for the Virginia House of Delegates to represent Virginia’s 28th district.[5] Milde lost the Republican primary to Bob Thomas.[6]
Milde ran again for the Aquia district supervisor in 2021.[3] Although he defeated the Republican incumbent, Cindy Charlene Shelton, in the Republican primary, he lost the general election to independent candidate Monica Lynn Gary.[7]
Virginia House of Delegates
Milde ran as a Republican candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, losing the Republican primary to Bob Thomas.[6] Thomas subsequently won the general election and served as the delegate for Virginia’s 28th district from 2018 to 2020.[8]
In an upset election, Milde defeated Thomas in the 2019 Republican primary to be party’s nominee for the 28th district.[9] Milde continued to the general election but lost to Democratic candidate Joshua G. Cole.[10]
In November 2022, Milde announced he would run again for the House of Delegates in the recently redistricted 64th district.[11] The Republican primary for the race was cancelled as Milde had no qualified opponents. Milde defeated Democratic candidate Leonard Lacey in the general election.[6]
Personal life
Milde has resided in Stafford County since 1989, where he lives with his wife and three children.[12] Milde is an avid scuba diver, certified by the National Association of Underwater Instructors, and is a licensed pilot.[12]
Legal issues
In 1986, at the age of 18, Milde was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, a felony, in Prince William County, being sentenced to six years in prison with five suspended.[13] In 1995, he pleaded guilty to attempted burglary as an accessory after the fact, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 360 days in prison with 340 days suspended.[13] Milde’s criminal convictions emerged during his initial 2005 campaign for Stafford County Board of Supervisors, where Milde was criticized by Stafford County Republican activists for not previously disclosing the existence of the convictions.[13] Milde claimed the knowledge and support of William J. Howell, then-Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, and of Robert Hunt, then-member of the Stafford County School Board for Aquia, although Hunt declined to explicitly support Milde in an interview with The Washington Post.[13]
During his 2019 primary campaign against Bob Thomas for the House of Delegates, Milde’s criminal history once again emerged, with the Thomas campaign attacking Milde as a “trainwreck.”[14] Milde publicly claimed that the burglary conviction came from failing to disclose a confession made to him by a Narcotics Anonymous member to the police, a claim at odds with his then-fiancée’s sworn testimony in 1994 that Milde had been an active participant.[14] Milde explained the cocaine conviction but not the burglary conviction in a campaign statement and attacked Thomas for “voting with the Democrats to advance their liberal agenda.”[14]
References
- ^ “Paul Milde III”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ “Virginia State Legislature Election Results”. The New York Times. November 7, 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ a b “Paul Milde announces run for Aquia District supervisor in Stafford”. InsideNoVa.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ “2005 Board of Supervisors General Election Stafford County Aquia”. Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Branscome, Jeff (February 21, 2017). “Stafford Supervisor Paul Milde to run for House of Delegates”. The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c Branscome, Jeff (June 13, 2017). “Howell’s preferred successor Thomas wins GOP House primary”. The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original on October 18, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Baron, James (November 3, 2021). “Gary’s upset of Milde highlights tight races in Stafford”. The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Max (December 21, 2017). “Thomas wins recount in disputed Stafford Co. House race”. WTOP-FM. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Baron, James (June 11, 2019). “Milde edges Thomas to win Republican nomination for 28th District House seat”. The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original on October 18, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ “Democrat Cole defeats Milde in key 28th House District race”. The Free Lance–Star. November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ “Paul Milde, former Supervisor, to run for District 64 Delegate seat in Stafford County”. Potomac Local News. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ a b “Free Press candidate questionnaire: Paul Milde”. Fredericksburg Free Press. August 18, 2025. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Boorstein, Michelle (September 15, 2005). “Stafford GOP Divided Over Role of Candidate’s Criminal Record”. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Vozzella, Laura (June 6, 2019). “In Va. GOP primary for legislature, a candidate’s criminal past becomes an issue”. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
