Norfolk council elections are coming up in May. The five small wards will be on the ballot, along with the mayor. Due to a charter change, the mayor is running for just a two-year term; subsequent mayoral elections will coincide with those of the two superwards.But before we get to May, there's the soon-to-be open … Continue reading Norfolk’s upcoming council elections
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The day before, it seems the photo you see here showed up all over the place in the news. The photo was taken by Pilot photographer Hyunsoo Leo Kim, and was distributed by the AP. It is from 2009, when I interviewed then gubernatorial … Continue reading ICYMI: A leader by example
Wayne Coleman won the Republican nomination for the 6th Senate district earlier this evening, besting attorneys Richard Ottinger and John Coggeshall. The official tally was 1,643 votes for Coleman, 1,249 for Ottinger and 173 for Coggeshall. My spreadsheet, below, has a 1-vote difference for Coleman. I think it was because the Northampton figure was reduced … Continue reading Coleman wins the 6th Senate Republican nomination
If you're in the 6th Senate district, today's the day to cast your vote for the Republican candidate. Tonight's winner will face Democrat Lynwood Lewis. The firehouse primary will be held between 3pm and 7pm. If you are in Norfolk, you will vote at The Masonic Temple, 7001 Granby Street. There are other locations throughout … Continue reading 6th Senate Republican firehouse today
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
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
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