Here are all of the local candidates, with links where I have them (will be updated as more come available). Note that statewide offices as well as the House of Delegates races will be on your ballot. Note also that references to party will not appear on your ballot. * = incumbent Commissioner of the … Continue reading Who’s running: Norfolk
Here are all of the local candidates, with links where I have them (will be updated as more come available). Note that statewide offices as well as the House of Delegates races will be on your ballot. Note also that references to party will not appear on your ballot. * = incumbent Commissioner of the … Continue reading Who’s running: Chesapeake
Republican Mark Obenshain and Democrat Mark Herring met in the first debate of the election this morning in Virginia Beach. The event was a part of The Virginia State Bar's Young Lawyers Conference and Cathy Lewis, of WHRO, served as moderator. The hour-long debate gives an early glimpse into the tone that this contest will … Continue reading First AG debate
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. (Those who subscribe to VPAP's VaNews also got a chance to read it yesterday. So good to be back in!) Although the statewide results were important, it was the Norfolk results that I watched the closest, for a couple of reasons. Of course, I wanted … Continue reading ICYMI: What Tuesday’s primary showed us
Before we get too far afield of Tuesday's primary results, I think it's important to look at what happened yesterday. Northam wins LG nod I have to say that I'm surprised that my Senator pulled it off. (I'm anxious to get inside the numbers but that will have to wait until I have more time.) … Continue reading Election aftermath
Pretty sure the readers of this blog know that today is Election Day 🙂 The polls are open until 7pm tonight. Vote at your normal voting location. You can find a candidate's list here or use the SBE's "What's on my ballot?" tool here.
Tomorrow is Election Day. Here's a quick run down of the candidates: Statewide Democratic Primary LG - Aneesh Chopra | Ralph Northam AG - Justin Fairfax | Mark Herring Norfolk Democratic Primary - in addition to the statewide listed above: Commissioner of the Revenue - Sharon McDonald* | Evans Poston 90th House of Delegates (only … Continue reading One more day to Election Day
The Republican Party of Norfolk held a Mass Meeting Saturday morning to nominate candidates. Just two met the May 24th filing deadline and were nominated at the meeting: Jim McDonnell, who is running for Treasurer, and Neil Bradley, who is running for sheriff. The video of the meeting, which includes speeches from the nominees, is … Continue reading Video: Norfolk Republicans nominate 2
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Although there was an overflow crowd for last night's candidates' forum, at 200+ folks, it was just a fraction of the number of people who will be voting. (Which is why I spent way too much time getting the video of it posted.) Lots of folks will … Continue reading Candidate forums, mail & straw polls (or ICYMI: Don’t rely on negative advertising)
The four Democrats who will be on the ballot were in Virginia Beach last night for a candidates' forum. The video, in two parts, is below. Somehow, my battery ran out. Here's part 2
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