All 40 Virginia state Senate seats were on the ballot on Tuesday, and Democrats have emerged from the election with majority control of the chamber. After key Democratic retirements and primary election upsets earlier in the year, this majority will be younger and...
On Tuesday, Virginia voters will cast their ballots for all 140 seats in the General Assembly. Democrats currently have a razor-thin majority in the Senate, while Republicans control the House, so this election could result in either party having partial or full...
In the northern Virginia sub/exurbs, state Senate District 30 sees Democrat and current Del. Danica Roem facing Republican political newcomer Bill Woolf. Roem has championed a number of bipartisan efforts as a lawmaker, including providing free school lunches for...
In this year’s fight for majority control of the General Assembly, abortion has emerged as a key issue and a bright-line distinction between Republican and Democratic candidates for the Virginia House and Senate. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose Spirit of...
A recent analysis performed by the Democratic Party of Virginia’s voter protection effort revealed that a disproportionate number of absentee ballots cast by voters of color are being rejected statewide, with some of the highest disparities occurring in areas near...
Early voting in Virginia’s legislative elections has been underway since Sept. 22, and over 570,000 ballots have already been cast. Additionally, over 170,000 plan to vote by mail. Early voting in the commonwealth is convenient and simple, but it was not always so,...
In early October, media investigations revealed that an unknown number of Virginians were illegally removed from voter rolls by the Virginia Department of Elections (DOE). A month later, it’s becoming clear that the scope of this unconstitutional voter...
Money doesn’t win elections, but it definitely makes it easier for candidates to communicate with voters, canvas folks in their districts, and more. October’s campaign finance reports for Virginia’s General Assembly races dropped recently, and Democratic...
In the northern Virginia sub/exurbs, House of Delegates District 21 sees Democrat and Marine veteran Josh Thomas facing Republican former county supervisor John Stirrup. Thomas has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. He also understands that...
Conservative antics around voting in the 2023 elections in recent weeks suggests that Republican efforts to protect and facilitate voting are less than above board.
