Category: Politics

Governor Northam and Democratic Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Abolition of Death Penalty in Virginia

On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, and Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw jointly issued the following statement after both houses of the General Assembly passed legislation to ban capital punishment in the Commonwealth. House Bill 2263, sponsored by Delegate Mike Mullin, and Senate Bill 1165, sponsored by Senator Scott Surovell, which are identical bills, […]

by Alex Sakes

Virginia NAACP Condemns ‘Racist Dog Whistle Remarks’ of Senators Peterson and Saslaw, Demand Apology to Black Students

On Saturday, the Virginia State Conference NAACP issued the following statement condemning the ‘racist dog-whistle remarks’ made by Virginia State Senators Chap Petersen and Dick Saslaw during last Thursday’s Senate Education Committee meeting: “HB2305, patroned by Del. Roslyn Tyler, would have required the Virginia Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic […]

by Alex Sakes

The Collective PAC Endorses Four Leaders for the Virginia House of Delegates

Earlier today The Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political representation across all levels of government, endorsed four Democratic candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates. Two of the endorsed candidates are campaigning locally in both Rod Hall (31st District) and Briana Sewell (51st). Founders of The Collective PAC, […]

by John Reid

Candidates Petition to Get On the Ballot

In a year that has already seen a record number of candidates running in both local and general elections, committees are doing their part to ensure that they are on the ballot. On Saturday the Prince William County Democratic Women’s Caucus along with the Potomac District Democratic Committee hosted the Candidate’s Petition Parkway in Dumfries. […]

by John Reid