As vulnerable Republicans attempt to build belated good will, Cox remains silent RICHMOND – As legislators prepare for the special session to address gun violence on July 9, the greatest uncertainty is whether Republican Speaker Kirk Cox will even allow members of the House of Delegates to do their jobs and vote on common-sense gun…
Month: June 2019
Field program will be the largest coordinated campaign in Virginia history to flip the House of Delegates and State Senate Richmond – Virginia Democrats announced on Wednesday that they will run the largest coordinated field campaign in the Commonwealth’s history to win Democratic majorities in the House of Delegates and State Senate this year. “Take…
Richmond – House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that House Republicans lack standing in their appeal of the Bethune Hill case, thus upholding the District Court’s remedial redistricting of eleven unconstitutional racially gerrymandered legislative districts in Virginia. “In the past four elections for the…
Insurgent right-wing candidate unseats incumbent Republican as House GOP courts extremist donors Richmond – In the primary elections for the House of Delegates on Tuesday, House Democrats soared to victory, while Republicans faltered in the face of right-wing intra-party discord. Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) won his primary with 77.17 percent of the vote; Delegate Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge)…
Democrats running in record number of House Districts Richmond – On Tuesday, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus congratulated its 2019 Democratic nominees to the Virginia House of Delegates. There are a record number of Democratic candidates running for the House of Delegates, signifying that Virginia Democrats are determined to continue the Blue Wave they started in 2017, when Democrats flipped…
Democrats are competing for at least 90 House districts with diverse representation Richmond – With just one day until the primary elections, Democratic candidates have filed to run in 90 of 100 House districts, including the 49 seats currently held by Democrats. In 2017, the year that Virginia sparked the national Blue Wave, Democrats ran…
Richmond – On Tuesday, House and Senate Democrats joined Governor Ralph Northam as he announced he will call the General Assembly into a special session to address priority gun safety legislation. Democrats in the General Assembly have consistently introduced gun violence prevention bills, only to have them struck down in committees and subcommittees by Republican…
Eight openly LGBTQ Democrats running for the General Assembly Richmond – The Virginia House and Senate Democratic Caucuses are marking Pride Month by celebrating the record number of openly LGBTQ candidates running for the General Assembly. Virginia Democrats remain committed to fighting for equality for all Virginians. “Virginia House and Senate Democrats are proud to have eight…