One last day to reach voters
Commentary from a Petersburg resident and active political watchdog
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Late game money
Susan Hippen received another $65K from Dominion Energy. This comes just days after Hippen accepted $20K from Dominion which led to Clean Virginia giving $20K to each of her opponents.
Natalie Shorter in HD-19 received $25K from Dominion Energy for her primary. Makya Little has raised the most money in this district.
Last second campaigning
US Senator Tim Kaine is joining Care In Action this morning at a canvass launch for Lashresce Aird in her primary against Joe Morrissey.
Primary day
Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia. Elections to choose each party’s nominees are being held in state Senate and House of Delegate districts across the commonwealth.
Voting is open from 6 am to 7 pm and you vote at your normal polling location, if a primary is taking place in your district.
Commentary: Joe Morrissey and the big lie
by Barb Rudolph - Rudolph is a Petersburg resident and a prominent political commentator on city issues. She founded Clean Sweep Petersburg.
I guess Joe thinks that if he and his minions repeat a lie enough times, people will believe it. Yes, he’s still flailing about trying to pin his failure to deliver a casino referendum on Lashrecse Aird’s supposed inaction as a delegate. This mailer recently arrived packed full of lies/inaccuracies but I’m just gonna focus on one right now.
FACT: Casino gaming was not approved in Virginia until the 2020 General Assembly, the first session with Morrissey as our senator.
FACT: Joe Morrissey did NOTHING, then, to advance casino gaming in Petersburg. Instead, he threw all his weight behind a casino in south Richmond, an area he also represents.
FACT: Petersburg city council did NOT include casino gaming as a legislative goal for the 2021 General Assembly session. This would have been essential to approaching the city’s legislative delegation (Delegate Aird and Senator Morrissey) to push for a casino gambling referendum for Petersburg.
FACT: On the same election day – November 2, 2021 – Richmond voters narrowly rejected a casino there and Kim Taylor narrowly defeated Aird in the House of Delegates race. It was only AFTER this rejection of the Richmond casino that Joe Morrissey jumped on bringing a casino to Petersburg, energizing Parham in the process.
FACT: The FIRST time that Morrissey pushed a Petersburg casino and worked to get the required state approval was AFTER Aird had been voted out of office and was replaced by Taylor.
Don’t be taken in by Morrissey trying to make this about Aird when Joe’s “Petersburg casino epiphany” didn’t happen until after Aird lost her bid for reelection. Always consider the source, and what all these lies say about the character of their author.
Virginia Primary Preview: 10 General Assembly contests to watch Tuesday - Virginia Mercury
BY: GRAHAM MOOMAW
In Tuesday’s General Assembly primaries, Virginia voters will decide how much bigger this year’s retirement wave should get.
The first legislative election cycle since the 2021 redistricting process has created an unusually busy primary calendar, with numerous incumbents facing challengers and several sitting lawmakers looking to move up to a bigger role within their respective parties.
The primaries aren’t expected to make or break either party’s chances of winning control of the state Senate and House of Delegates in November. The results will be an indicator of the electorate’s mood heading into an important general election season with partisan control of the statehouse up for grabs.
Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns - Associated Press
by Sarah Rankin and Ali Swenson
Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights.
But for a small segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election have remained an important campaign selling point heading into Tuesday’s primary. “There’s still an underlying distrust of the election process by Republicans,” said state Sen. Amanda Chase, who is in a three-way primary for a GOP-leaning seat in suburban Richmond.
Governor Glenn Youngkin Visits the American Cemetery in Normandy and Lays a Wreath for Fallen Heroes
Gov. Glenn Youngkin toured Pointe Du Hoc and the American Cemetery in Normandy, France after the 79th anniversary of D-day on June 6th. The Governor laid a wreath to pay formal respects to the lives lost in World War II, honoring the legacy of American service.
“It was a profound honor to visit the hallowed grounds of the American Cemetery in Normandy, coming face-to-face with the inescapable truth that freedom is never free,” Youngkin said. “On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I extend my deepest gratitude to the Bedford Boys and all Virginia service members who gave their lives in the name of freedom and in the defense of liberty.”
More primary links:
Sen. McPike and Del. Guzman face off in Democratic primary for Senate District 29
Only one can remain in 47th District GOP primary between incumbents March, Williams
‘Parents’ rights,’ transgender issues are a focus in the GOP primary for Va. Senate District 29
Will the center hold in N.Va. primaries in a wave of change?
For Democrats trying to retake Virginia legislature, fiery primaries are first hurdle
Democratic nominee in new 4th state Senate District to be chosen Tuesday
Republicans position themselves in competitive Virginia House District 21 race
