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"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand... " (from The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats).

March 21, 2019

Virginia Elections 2019

The general election will be held Tuesday, November 5. Primary elections will be held Tuesday, June 11, as needed. Candidate filing deadline is March 28 for major party candidates, and June 11 for independents.

Senate

District 22
        Mark Peake (R), Incumbent

District 24
        Emmett Hanger, Jr (R), Incumbent

        Annette Hyde (D), wife, mother, yoga teacher

District 25
        Creigh Deeds (D), Incumbent

House of Delegates

District 25
        Steve Landes (R), Incumbent will not seek re-election

        Jenni Kitchen (D), Community organizer       
        Lauren Thompson (D), former Navy, tech support in C'ville schools
       

District 57
        David Toscano (D), Incumbent will not seek re-election
        Sally Hudson (D), Asst Prof, Batten School, UVa--labor economics & public policy assessment  
        Kathy Galvin (D), Architect, member Charlottesville City Council,

District 58
        Rob Bell (R), Incumbent

        Elizabeth Alcorn (D), Retired Dentist, former Greene County chair

District 59
        Matt Fariss (R), Incumbent

        Tim Hickey (D), coordinator of innovative programs for Greene County Public Schools

City of Charlottesville

City Council (Three seats)
        Mike Signer (D), Incumbent
        Kathy Galvin (D), Incumbent not seeking re-election
        Wes Bellamy (D), Incumbent

         Don Gathers (D) (Campaign suspended for health concerns)
        Michael Payne (D)
        Lloyd Snook (D)
        Sena Magill (D)
        Brian Pinkston (D)
        Bob Fenwick (D)

        John Edward Hall (I)
        Paul Long (I)

School Board (Four seats)
        Dr Sherry Kraft (Incumbent)
        Jennifer McKeever (Incumbent)
        James Bryant (Incumbent)

         Amy Laufer (Incumbent) has resigned.
        Ned Michie, former member, has been appointed to complete her term
     

Albemarle County

Board of Supervisors (Three seats)
        Rick Randolph (D) Scottsville, Incumbent
        Mike Hallahan (R) Scottsville, defense attorney

        Anne Mallek (D) White Hall, Incumbent

        Norman Dill (D) Rivanna, Incumbent, not seeking re-election
        Bea LaPisto-Kirtley (D) Rivanna
        Jerrod Smith (D) Rivanna

School Board
        Steve Koleszar, Scottsville (Incumbent) not seeking re-election
        David Oberg, White Hall (Incumbent)
        Jonno Alcaro, At Large (Incumbent)

Possible Republican Candidates  

Bill Weld	73		Massachusetts	Former Governor, recent VP candidate (L)
Donald Trump	72		New York	Incumbent
Jim Mattis	68		Washington	former Sec'y of Defense, military leader
Bob Corker	66		Tennesee	former Senator
John Kasich	66		Ohio	former Governor
Carly Fiorina	64		Virginia	businesswoman, past candidate
Larry Hogan	62		Maryland	Governor (2022)
Mike Pence	59		Indiana	Incumbent Vice President
Susana Martinez	59		New Mexico	former Governor
Ted Cruz	47		Texas	Senator (2024)
Ben Sasse	46		Nebraska	Senator (2020)
Nikki Haley	46		South Carolina	former Governor, recent U.N. ambassador

Possible Democratic Candidates  

Candidates are listed by age. Links are provided for declared and actively exploring candidates.

Bernie Sanders (I)	76		Vermont	Senator (2024)
Joe Biden	75		Delaware	former Vice President, Senator
John Kerry	74		Massachusetts	former Senator, Sec'y of State, candidate
Elizabeth Warren	69		Massachusetts	Senator (2024)
Jay Inslee	67		Washington (state)	Governor (2020)
John Hickenlooper	66		Colorado	recent Governor
Howard Schultz	65		Washington	businessman
Jay Nixon	62		Missouri	former Governor
Terry McAuliffe	61		Virginia	former Governor
Amy Klobuchar	58		Minnesota	Senator (2024)
Bill de Blasio	57		New York	Mayor of New York (2021)
John Delaney	55		Maryland	Representative
Michael Bennet	54		Colorado	Senator (2022)
Kamala Harris	53		California	Senator (2022)
Steve Bullock	52		Montana	Governor (2020)
Kirsten Gillibrand	51		New York	Senator (2020)
Gavin Newsom	50		California	Governor-elect (2022)
Tammy Duckworth	50		Illinois	Senator (2022)
Cory Booker	49		New Jersey	Senator (2024)
Beto O'Rourke	46		Texas	Representative
Christopher Murphy	45		Connecticut	Senator (2024)
Stacy Abrams	45		Georgia	former minority leader in legislature, gubernatorial candidate
Tim Ryan	45		Ohio	Representative
Andrew Yang	44		New York	Entrepreneur
Julian Castro	44		Texas	former HUD Secretary
Eric Swalwell	38		California	Representative
Tulsi Gabbard	37		Hawaii	Representative
Pete Buttigieg	36		Indiana	Mayor of South Bend (2020)

Progressive Links

OneVirginia2021: http://onevirginia2021.org/ - @1VA2021 - https://www.facebook.com/OneVirginia2021/

Progressive Democrats of Virginia: http://chapters.pdamerica.org/ - @pdamerica - https://www.facebook.com/PDAmerica/

Virginia Organizing: https://www.virginia-organizing.org/ - @VaOrganizing - https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaOrganizing/

Indivisible #VA05: @IndivisibleVA05 - https://www.facebook.com/indivisiblecharlottesville/

Five Calls: https://5calls.org/ - @Make5Calls

Democratic Socialists of Charlottesville: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CvilleDSA/about/

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