For voters in parts of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, today is Election Day. Democrat Joe Lindsey and Republican Marcus Calabrese are vying for the open seat. Vote at your normal polling location until 7pm. If you are unsure of where to vote or if you live in the district, use this tool to find out. … Continue reading Today: Special election in the 90th
The League of Women Voters hosted a forum Tuesday night for the candidates running in the special election for the 90th House of Delegates seat. The video is below. The special election is August 19th.
Just a reminder that there will be a forum tomorrow, August 12, for the candidates running in the 8/19 special election for the 90th House of Delegates seat. The details are in this pdf. The forum is at VoTech at 6:30pm and the public is invited to attend. The 90th House district covers portions of … Continue reading 90th House district forum tomorrow
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I discuss the correct decision by those involved in Virginia's marriage equality case to appeal the 4th Circuit decision in Bostic v. Schaefer to the U. S. Supreme Court. I have been hearing rumblings that some supporters of marriage equality didn't want the decision … Continue reading ICYMI: Next step towards marriage equality
Joe Lindsey, the Democratic candidate in the 90th, is holding a meet and greet this Saturday, at the Southside Aquatic Center from 1pm - 2pm. Details are here. A special election for the 90th House District seat will be held August 19.
Three of the southside Hampton Roads cities will have local elections on their ballots this November. The candidate list, as of today, is below. Note that there are special elections in each city - the filing deadline for candidates in those contests is August 15. I will update this list once the final field is … Continue reading November 2014 local elections
Monday afternoon, a panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court's ruling that Virginia's marriage equality ban is unconstitutional. The 2-1 decision (pdf) represents the next step in the march to the U.S. Supreme Court. The only question is how we get there. The defendants could appeal for a hearing … Continue reading 4th Circuit: Marriage ban invalid
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. There's an unwritten rule in politics about debates: Incumbents shun them; challengers desire them. As I wrote this article, I was thinking about two contests: the U.S. Senate race and the 2nd Congressional district race. The first debate in the Senate race will be held … Continue reading ICYMI: Don’t let the election come quietly
Marcus Calabrese has filed to run as the Republican candidate in the 90th. When we last saw him, he was a candidate for city council in Superward 6. He finished fourth in a 4-person race. Other than not letting Joe Lindsey win this with no opposition, I can't imagine why he'd run. Surely he can … Continue reading A Republican candidate in the 90th
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The inspiration was the short time frame for nominating contests for the open seats in the 90th and the 48th House of Delegates districts. By setting the date for the special elections for 8/19, which is less than 60 days away, the speaker relied … Continue reading ICYMI: Even the schedule is inside baseball
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