Category: Hampton Roads

Bouchard Campaign Kickoff

Please join me for my campaign kick-off! When: Thursday, June 18th from 5pm to 7pm Where: Bayville Park, 4132 First Court Road, Virginia Beach, VA Cost: FREE!! To RSVP to this event, please click here. For additional information, please call (757) 226-0427. .

What else happened

While the focus was on the marquee gubernatorial primary, there were other primaries of note around the Commonwealth, including a few in Hampton Roads. 80th House Three candidates were vying for the seat vacated by former Delegate, now Judge Ken Melvin. The winner, Matthew James, was supported by much of the establishment in Portsmouth. James … Continue reading What else happened →

McAuliffe AA lit piece photoshopped?

Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign distributed a piece of literature in African American communities throughout Hampton Roads Sunday that appears to contain a photoshopped image of McAuliffe and President Barack Obama. See for yourself. (Click to enlarge. Or take a look at this pdf.) We've seen the effect of this type of thing before. The … Continue reading McAuliffe AA lit piece photoshopped? →

Gary West campaign kickoff Saturday

I had the opportunity to sit down with Gary West, Democratic candidate in the 94th, a few weeks ago.  While I intend to do a more complete profile of him in the near future, let's just say that he's a fine candidate to challenge incumbent Glen Oder. This Saturday, June 6, West will be officially … Continue reading Gary West campaign kickoff Saturday →

Moran Election Eve Bash

Come join the Moran staff… To Get Out the Vote For Brian Moran ELECTION EVE BASH Monday, June 8, 2009 5pm-Midnight Canvass, Phone Bank, Help prepare for Election Day! Moran Virginia Beach Field Office 737 Independence Blvd, Unit 104 (Giant Square Shopping Center) Virginia Beach, Virginia RSVP to Jessica Bowman jessica.bowman@brianmoran.com

House passes D-Day resolution co-sponsored by Nye

The US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday honoring the anniversary of D-Day, which is this Saturday. 2nd District Congressman Glenn Nye was a co-sponsor of the resolution and you can hear his statement on this by clicking on the audio link below: The text of the statement as well as the resolution … Continue reading House passes D-Day resolution co-sponsored by Nye →

Financial reports – local House races

Yesterday was the filing deadline for financial reporting, the last one prior to the primary. Virginia Public Access Project has done a great job of pulling the data in from the State Board of Elections. A quick look at the numbers for some of the races. Note: * indicates incumbent. Democratic primary - 80th - … Continue reading Financial reports – local House races →

Dysfunctional MPO

The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization is undergoing much needed reform, according to this article in The Virginian-Pilot.  Til now, the organization could be best described as dysfunctional. A hallmark of the group's work is a list of projects that totaled nearly $8 billion in 2002 that included another water crossing between South Hampton Roads … Continue reading Dysfunctional MPO →

Pints and Politics

Norfolk Area Young Democrats Pints and Politics Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Straw Poll / Fundraiser Saturday, May 30th 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. $10 - proceeds for the Norfolk Area and Virginia YDs The New Belmont, (Upstairs) 2117 Colonial Ave. All Democrats welcome VAYD will host a Statewide youth straw poll for the Governor's Primary Race. … Continue reading Pints and Politics →