Virginia McEnearney

Virginia E. 'Ginny' McEnearney (date of birth::April 14, 1928 - date of death::May 11, 2009) was the supervisor from the Springfield district from 1971 to 1973.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she graduated from Southside High School in Rockville Centre, New York in 1946. She married John E. McEnearney on June 11, 1949, and the couple would go on to have six children.

McEnearney moved with her husband, who was by now a Navy Captain, to the Springvale neighborhood of Springfield in 1965. She became active in the Springvale Civic Association, and would eventually serve with the association for 30 years, including 10 of those as its president.

McEnearney was appointed to replace supervisor Donald R. Bowman by Circuit court judge Arthur W. Sinclair on May 17, 1971, and sworn in the following day.

McEnearney sought reelection in the elections held on November 2, 1971, but lost to Jack Herrity.

In 1975, McEnearney ran again for the Springfield seat, facing off against Republican Marie B. Travesky and independents William L. Durrer and Harry L. Bedsworth, with Travesky winning the seat.