During the Democratic primary race for Manassas City Council, we had the opportunity to speak with Dheeraj “DJ” Jagadev and Sonia Vasquez Luna about their respective campaigns. While the eyes of Virginia were primarily in the congressional districts, voters went to the polls to vote in the primary races for the Manassas City Council. They […]
Earlier this evening, Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega won the 7th Congressional District Republican Primary race, beating a bevy of challengers. Virginia Public Access Project announced it via Twitter. She will now face Democratic incumbent Abigail Spanberger in the general election. As for the 10th Congressional District, it will be Democratic incumbent Jennifer Wexton against […]
A panel of federal judges has granted Virginia’s request to dismiss a lawsuit seeking new House of Delegates elections this year after ruling the plaintiff in the case, Democratic lawyer Paul Goldman, lacked standing to bring the case. In a 31-page opinion released Monday, three judges agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice and said the case is now […]
Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Ensured Indigent Tenants Had Right to Appeal Their Evictions Today, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Del. Jeffrey Bourne (D-Richmond) responded to the decision by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a bipartisan-backed bill reforming the eviction appeals process. McClellan’s and Bourne’s bills (SB 474 and HB 614) would have eliminated […]
Last week, the PW Perspective spoke with Makya Little, candidate for the 19th District House of Delegates, about her plans to bring together Northern Virginia leaders and members of the Pan-Hellenic members, affectionately known as the “Divine Nine.” This past Monday, the respective groups came together for a time of festive joy and effective planning […]
Youngkin signs law that drew bipartisan General Assembly backing Election offices in Virginia will no longer be able to accept private grant money under a new law passed in response to a $3.7 million infusion local election administrators got in 2020 from a nonprofit funded partly by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The grants from the Center for Tech […]
Retired U.S. Naval Captain Hung Cao has always defied the odds, and on Sunday he did it once again as he defeated a bevy of Republican hopefuls to secure the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Cao, who served 25 years as a commissioned Navy officer, won a firehouse primary that was based on […]
During the grind of the political campaigning season, a candidate can often find themselves so entrenched in their own aspirations that finding the time to collaborate with other organizations, much less other candidates, can be a challenge. Makya Little, candidate for the new 19th House of Delegates, seeks to change that with an upcoming event […]
Today, The Collective PAC the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government — congratulates Dr. Lisa D. Cook as she takes her place as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin […]
For the past few years, there has been a debate over how many justices should be on the Supreme Court of the United States. While some Democrats have pushed the idea that the additional justices should be added to the court to center its conservative lean, critics claim that packing the court would set a […]
