The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on September 30 for the candidates in the 1st Senatorial District: incumbent Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany. As a courtesy to the League, I am posting this video in its entirety. (My report on the forum … Continue reading Video: Miller/Chohany forum
Election Day is just about three weeks away, November 8th. Today, October 17th, is the last day to register to vote. If you are not registered, please take the time to do so. Upcoming candidate forums: October 21: Virginia House District 94. Candidates: Gary West and David Yancey. 6:30pm, Newport News Fountain Plaza II (City … Continue reading Upcoming candidate forums
Gary West, the Democratic candidate in the 94th House of Delegates district, announced today his plan for creating jobs. From the press release: As Delegate my top priority will be putting people back to work so families can be provided for and so we can grow our economy. While others simply spout poll tested policies, … Continue reading West announces jobs plan
Local officials have their elections this year as well, such as Supervisors, School Board, and Treasurer. In Cumberland County, there are positions that are uncontested, even School Board Districts 3 and 4 - without candidates at all. This year the Cumberland NAACP forum is in the Cumberland Elementary Cafeteria. The program starts at 4 … Continue reading Cumberland NAACP to hold candidates forum
The candidates in the 1st Senate district - incumbent Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany - squared off Friday evening in Newport News. I arrived a little after the 6:30pm start time, thanks to the tunnel traffic. The event was already underway. The candidates took a variety of questions put forth by the event … Continue reading Report: Miller/Chohany candidates forum
Mark your calendars! The Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters of Virginia announced Friday that it will be hosting four candidate forums covering the General Assembly races in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Yorktown. The forums will be open to the public and will be moderated by The Daily Press. The … Continue reading Peninsula LWV Announces 2011 candidate forums
Senator Ralph Northam announced Tuesday the endorsements of elected officials in all five jurisdictions in which the 6th Senate lies. Among those announced: Mayor Paul Fraim of Norfolk Phil Kellam, Virginia Beach Commissioner of the Revenue Laura Belle Gordy, Vice Chair, Accomack County Board of Supervisors Richard Tankard, Chair, Northampton County Board of Supervisors Janine … Continue reading Northam gains endorsements of electeds
Sen. John Miller launched his first TV ad today.
New voter registration cards were sent out by the State Board of Elections to those voters whose state Senate and/or House of Delegates districts changed as the result of redistricting. I received mine a couple of weeks ago. As it turns out, some of those cards may not be accurate. A friend of mine from … Continue reading Check your voter registration cards
That's the number of contested seats in the legislature this fall: 26 in the 100-member House of Delegates and 24 in the 40-member Senate. This is what happens when districts are drawn in such a way as to not be competitive. And of the 50 contested races, how many will be competitive? Maybe 10? Hate … Continue reading 50 out of 140
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