Clean Virginia announces their list of endorsements
Clean Va announced a long list endorsements that includes two Republicans.
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Clean Virginia announces their long list of 2023 election cycle endorsements
The (mostly) Democratic megadonors Clean Virginia announced a long, long list of endorsements Tuesday for the 2023 General Assembly election cycle.
“This year’s election for the General Assembly is a generational opportunity to shift the landscape in the state legislature towards one that favors a people-powered government over one dominated by corporate utility interests,” said Brennan Gilmore, Executive Director of Clean Virginia. “We are excited to have an incredible slate of ethical and affordable clean energy champions who are committed to fighting for a system that works for families and communities, not against them.”
Clean Virginia has funded 96 candidates during this election cycle, totaling close to $2.5 million in campaign contributions. This round of endorsements includes 6 incumbent State Senators, 18 incumbent House of Delegates, 9 Senate candidates and 19 House candidates.
Most names on this list are Democrats except for state Sen. David Suetterlein and York Supervisor Chad Green
EMILYs List is endorsing several Virginia candidates
EMILYs List announced Tuesday that they are supporting several candidates during Virginia’s 2023 legislative election cycle. All 140 seats in the General Assembly are up for election this November.
“During a pivotal time in Virginia’s history, when many surrounding states are aggressively banning abortion and extremist Republicans within Virginia’s state legislature are attempting to restrict reproductive health care further, it has never been more important to support our Democratic pro-choice state senators and delegates who are working hard every day to protect the rights of Virginians,” EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler said. “EMILYs List has full confidence in each of these women’s demonstrated commitment to continue doing just that, and we are proud to endorse them for reelection today.”
EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of Democratic candidates for reelection:
State Sen. Louise Lucas, in SD-18. Lucas is running against Sen. Lionell Spruill for the Democratic nomination.
State Sen. Jennifer Boysko in SD-38.
State Sen. Barbara Favola in SD-40. She is facing a primary challenge from James Devita.
Del. Kaye Kory in HD-13. Del. Marcus Simon is also in this district. Both are Democrats.
Del. Michelle Maldonado in HD-20.
Del. Shelly Simonds in HD-70.
Del. Delores McQuinn in HD-81. She is running against Terrence Walker for the Democratic nomination.
Primary day in Virginia is June 20.
Who is that:
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s PAC, Spirit of Virginia, just received $250,000 from “Third Street Philadelphia Holding” according to VPAP. The only donation that this group has made according to VPAP in Virginia is this $250K to Youngkin. The internet doesn’t have any information about this group.
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by Charlotte Rene Woods
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Lawsuit filed over nomination method for one Va. GOP race - Washington Post
by Laura Vozzella
A court feud has erupted over the method of nomination Virginia Republicans will use in one state Senate race, with one party official arguing that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s chief of staff and the Virginia attorney general put pressure on the state elections commissioner to change a primary to a convention.
In a lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court this month, a GOP party official from Suffolk claims that Attorney General Jason S. Miyares and Youngkin’s chief of staff, Jeff Goettman, pressured state Elections Commissioner Susan Beals to change a planned primary to a convention for the Suffolk-area state Senate race between Del. Emily M. Brewer (R-Suffolk) and former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler.