The Richmond-Times Dispatch is reporting that state Senator Creigh Deeds has been stabbed and is in critical condition. His son, Gus, is dead from a gunshot wound. The Recorder writes "According to unconfirmed reports from observers at the scene, Gus Deeds stabbed his father, Sen. Creigh Deeds, this morning, and then shot himself." Deeds was … Continue reading Prayers for Creigh Deeds
The City of Norfolk has put together its legislative package for the upcoming General Assembly session. One of the three legislative requests is that school board terms be increased from two years to three. Norfolk GAINS, an organization dedicated to improving the schools, would like to see the terms increased to four years. In an … Continue reading Norfolk proposal to extend school board terms
It's been quite a while since I wrote anything about the Washington football team. There really hasn't been much to say. The team performs poorly each week, with another loss yesterday to Philadelphia. As a longtime fan, it's really hard to watch the games. There's no fun in losing. I watched through 3 quarters yesterday … Continue reading Washington 3-7
Delegate Lynwood Lewis secured the Democratic nomination for the 6th Senate district this afternoon. My congratulations to Lewis, and my thanks to both Andria McClellan and Paula Miller for running. https://twitter.com/vpaige/status/401816467601358848/ The 6th district chair, Larry Keefe, maintained the official tally of the votes as they came in and allowed me (and others) to report … Continue reading Lewis wins 6th Senate Democratic nomination
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. A rush is putting it mildly. The amount of contact from the six candidates - 3 Democrats, 3 Republicans - has been astounding. No one has knocked on my door, but I've gotten mail, phone calls and emails. What a contrast to the mostly non-existent … Continue reading ICYMI: The rush for Northam’s seat in state Senate
I'm pretty sure most folks are familiar with the registered voters by locality that VPAP has for the 6th Senate District, which is shown to the left. I'm also pretty sure that folks are familiar with the party performance in the district: 2012 - Pres. Obama won 57% of the vote and Sen. Kaine won … Continue reading 6th Senate District profile
Myers Research & Strategic Services released a poll today (pdf) in covering Democratic candidates in the 6th Senate district. Of the three candidates, pollster Andrew Myers says that Del. Lynwood Lewis "is the best-positioned candidate to keep this seat in the Democratic column." Key to Lewis’ edge here is his lead in the toughest part … Continue reading Poll: Lewis “best-positioned” candidate in the 6th
Democratic candidate Mark Herring came out of yesterday's canvasses with a 163-vote 164-vote lead over Republican Mark Obenshain in the race to be the next attorney general of Virginia. All of the localities certified their election results by midnight, with Fairfax County being the last to do so. Yesterday's canvasses saw Herring's lead dwindle from … Continue reading Herring +164, a post-recount contest possible?
After posting the updates from Richmond, plus two votes from Montgomery County, yesterday Mark Herring took the lead in the contest to be Virginia's Attorney General by 117 votes. The results of yesterday's canvasses were posted to the State Board of Elections website late in the day. (Click to enlarge.) There will be more adjustments … Continue reading Herring +117
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. A couple of things were on my mind as I wrote the article Wednesday morning. First, the close AG race. I had no idea that, as of right now, the margin between the two Marks - Democrat Herring and Republican Obenshain - would shrink … Continue reading ICYMI: A post-election scramble – and wait
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