Vega wins the 7th Congressional District Republican Primary

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 Republican candidate Hung Cao.

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Meet the Candidates: Prospective Democratic Lieutenant Governors Engage with Fairfax

by Zayd Hamid, Contributing Writer On March 6th, Fairfax City Hall hosted several Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor for a forum. Prosecutor Victor Salgado, State Senator Aaron Rouse, Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef, State Senator Ghazala Hashmi, and former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney gave remarks to several dozen attendees. The first to […]

The Democratic Party of Va. will pick a new leader this month. Here are the candidates’ platforms.

by Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury Ahead of this year’s gubernatorial and House of Delegates elections, the Democratic Party of Virginia will elect a new leader to be its face and voice at a meeting on March 22.  Unlike the legislative and executive elections this year where candidates will traverse the state or certain districts […]