Category: Voting & Voter Supression

Get Suffolk to the Polls!

admin July 24, 2018 July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Get Suffolk to the Polls!

Voter suppression; gerrymandering; fake news; hacking. All of these are threats to our democracy. But our biggest threat is people not registering to vote and voters not getting to the… Read more »

Canvassing Events this Weekend

admin May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 Comments Off on Canvassing Events this Weekend

Another exciting election season is upon us (because it’s always an election year in Virginia), and volunteers are ready to knock on doors and make phone calls. We’re going to… Read more »

Voter Suppression Bill Passes VA Senate – Goes to House of Delegates

admin February 4, 2018 February 4, 2018 Comments Off on Voter Suppression Bill Passes VA Senate – Goes to House of Delegates

SB 523, A bill requiring that polling locations have photographs of registered voters, has passed the Virginia Senate and has moved to the House. The text of the bill is:… Read more »

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“I’m embarrassed for you”: Loudoun County Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall calls out GOP hypocrisy on “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” December 5, 2019
Last night during a meeting of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Chair of the Board Phyllis Randall delivered a passionate speech calling out her Republican colleagues for supporting a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” resolution. Refusing to take off her Moms Demand Action pin, Randall laid bare the GOP supervisors’ hypocrisy of deferring to the General […]
Meet Philip Van Cleave, the gun extremist leading “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” push in Virginia December 4, 2019
RICHMOND, VA. – Recently pro-gun protestors in Virginia have been pressuring county governments to pass so-called “Second Amendment Sanctuary” resolutions. Even though polls show Virginians overwhelmingly support common sense measures like universal background checks, the Virginia Citizens Defense League and its founder, Philip Van Cleave, continue to push these resolutions. Van Cleave’s recent time in the spotlight as […]
New poll: Virginians overwhelmingly support Democratic legislative agenda December 3, 2019
KEY POINTS: The poll shows a majority of surveyed Virginians back gun control measures, the Equal Rights Amendment and raising the minimum wage, which are just a few of the issues Democrats campaigned on this year. […] Gun control played a prominent role this campaign season after the May 31 mass shooting in Virginia Beach. […]
Andrew Whitley To Serve As DPVA’s Next Executive Director November 22, 2019
RICHMOND, VA – Andrew Whitley, a native of Southwest Virginia who recently served as Director of the Democratic Party of Virginia’s successful Take The Majority coordinated campaign, will serve as the DPVA’s next Executive Director. Democratic leaders and elected officials from across the Commonwealth praised Whitley’s selection as an excellent move for a Democratic Party […]
Delegate John McGuire abandons constituents days after re-election to run for Congress November 18, 2019
RICHMOND, VA. – The Republican Party primary in Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District now includes Delegate-ish John McGuire, who today officially confirmed his hyper-partisan 23 months in the Virginia General Assembly were simply a springboard to a campaign for higher office. McGuire, who ran for the House of Delegates this year admitting he didn’t care much about actually […]
Cook Political Report: Spanberger’s Race Moved From “Tossup” To “Lean Democratic” After Virginia Democrats Win Big In 2019 Races November 15, 2019
KEY POINTS: “Last Tuesday’s elections, however, were a positive sign for [Rep. Abigail Spanberger]: the Richmond suburbs are continuing to move in Democrats’ direction. Democrats picked up a Chesterfield County state senate district that heavily overlaps the 7th CD, and almost picked up another senate seat based in Henrico County (GOP state Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant […]
DPVA Chair Susan Swecker Lauds Speaker-Designee Filler-Corn’s Chair Selections November 14, 2019
RICHMOND, VA – Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker issued the following statement on Speaker-designee Eileen Filler-Corn’s newly announced chair positions: “It is a new day in Richmond. Speaker-designee Filler-Corn’s diverse and historic first four choices for committee chairs set the tone that the incoming House of Delegates will deliver for all Virginians. Congratulations […]
Democratic Party of Virginia Remembers Virginia Icon, Dr. Mary T. Christian November 13, 2019
RICHMOND, VA – Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker released the following statement in memoriam of legendary Virginia Delegate and pioneer Dr. Mary T. Christian: “Virginia lost a history-maker and an icon. Delegate, Dean, School Board Member, role model, mother – there are not enough titles in the world to describe ‘Dr. C’. The […]
DPVA Chair Susan Swecker Congratulates Speaker-Designee Eileen Filler-Corn November 9, 2019
RICHMOND, VA. – Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker issued the following statement congratulating Eileen Filler-Corn on being chosen as the next Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, becoming the first female Speaker in the history of Virginia’s legislature: “In another historic moment for Virginia, Democrats have elected the first female Speaker of […]
DPVA Chair Susan Swecker Statement on Historic Democratic Victory November 6, 2019
DPVA Chair Susan Swecker Statement on Historic Democratic Victory RICHMOND, VA – Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker issued the following statement on the 2019 election results: “Tonight,Virginia Democrats have once again made history. Starting this January, for the first time in decades, Democrats will control the House, Senate, and the Governor’s Office. This landmark […]

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