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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).
January 18, 2018
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
Jennifer Kitchen
(D), Community organizer
Lauren
Thompson (D), former Navy
District 57
David
Toscano (D), Incumbent
Sally Hudson
(D), Asst Prof, Batten School, UVa--labor economics & public policy
assessment
District 58
Rob
Bell (R), Incumbent
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
Wes Bellamy
(D), Incumbent
Don Gathers (D)
(Campaign suspended for health concerns)
Michael Payne (D)
Lloyd Snook (D)
Sena Magill (D)
Brian Pinkston (D)
John Edward Hall (I)
Paul Long
(I)
School Board (Four seats)
Dr Sherry Kraft (Incumbent)
Jennifer
McKeever (Incumbent)
Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors (Three seats)
Rick Randolph (D-Scottsville), Incumbent
Anne Mallek (D-White Hall), Incumbent
Norman Dill (D-Rivanna), Incumbent, not seeking re-election
School Board
Steve Koleszar-Scottsville (Incumbent) not seeking re-election
David Oberg-White Hall (Incumbent)
Jonno Alcaro-At Large (Incumbent)
Possible Republican Candidates
| 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 | |
| Jeff Flake | 55 | Arizona | former Senator | |
| 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
| Bernie Sanders | 76 | Vermont | Senator (2024) | |
| Mike Bloomberg | 76 | New York | businessman, former (R) Mayor of New York | |
| 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) | |
| Eric Holder | 67 | Washington, D.C. | former Attorney General | |
| Jay Inslee | 67 | Washington (state) | Governor (2020) | |
| John Hickenlooper | 66 | Colorado | Governor (term-limited 2018) | |
| Howard Schultz | 65 | Washington | businessman | |
| Sherrod Brown | 65 | Ohio | Senator (2024) | |
| Mark Warner | 63 | Virginia | Senator (2020) | |
| Jay Nixon | 62 | Missouri | former Governor | |
| Jeff Merkley | 61 | Oregon | Senator (2024) | |
| Terry McAuliffe | 61 | Virginia | former Governor | |
| Mark Cuban (I) | 60 | Texas | businessman | |
| Tim Kaine | 60 | Virginia | Senator (2024), VP candidate | |
| Amy Klobuchar | 58 | Minnesota | Senator (2024) | |
| Mitch Landrieu | 58 | Louisiana | former Mayor of New Orleans | |
| 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) | |
| Richard Ojeda | 48 | West Virginia | State Senator (2020), candidate for Congress | |
| Eric Garcetti | 47 | California | Mayor of Los Angeles (2022) | |
| Beto O'Roarke | 46 | Texas | Representative | |
| Christopher Murphy | 45 | Connecticut | Senator (2024) | |
| Tim Ryan | 45 | Ohio | Representative | |
| Julian Castro | 44 | Texas | former HUD Secretary | |
| Eric Swalwell | 38 | California | Representative | |
| Joe Kennedy III | 37 | Massachusetts | 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/
Offer Your Wisdom and Insight to Congress
You can contact Senator Mark Warner (202) 224-2023. His fax is (202) 224-6295.
Contact Senator Tim Kaine (202) 224-4024.
Contact Rep. Denver Riggleman (202) 225-4711 Fax: (202) 225-5681 Local office 686 Berkmar Circle, 2nd Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Contact the Governor
Governor Ralph Northam, State Capitol, 3rd Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Phone: (804) 786-2211. Fax: (804) 371-6351, TTY/TDD (For the Hearing Impaired): 1-800-828-1120, or 711 .E-mail: contact him through his website at https://governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/Communicating-with-the-governors-office
Contact Your Legislators
Senator R. Creigh Deeds, 25th District: Charlottesville [P. O. Box 5462, 22905. (434) 296-5491]; Bath [(800) 545-5899 district25@senate.virginia.gov; Richmond [(804) 698-7525].
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources; Privileges and Elections; Transportation, Courts of Justice. See also, bills Creigh Deeds has introduced.
Senator Emmett Hanger, 24th District: Local (540) 885-6898; Richmond (804) 298-7524; electronic mail -- district24@senate.virginia.gov
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources; Finance; Local Government; Rehabilitation and Social Services. See also, bills Emmett Hanger has introduced.
Minority Leader
Delegate David Toscano, 57th District: Local (434)
220-1660.. Richmond (804) 698 1057. Email DelDToscano@house.state.va.us
Web presence: www.davidtoscano.com
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, Science and Technology
Delegate Robert Bell, 58th District: Local: 2309 Finch Court, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911; (434) 245-8900; and DelRBell@house.state.va.us, Rm 810 General Assembly Building, Richmond, Virginia. (804) 698-1058
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice; Privileges and Elections; and Health Welfare and Institutions. See also, bills Rob Bell has introduced.
Delegate Matt Farriss., 59th District: Local (434) 821-5929; Richmond (804) 698-1059; electronic mail -- DelMFarriss@house.virginia.gov
Committee Assignments: Appropriations; ; General Laws; and Rules. See also, bills Watkins Abbitt has introduced.
Delegate R. Steven Landes, 25th District: Local (540) 245-5540; Richmond (804) 698-1025; electronic mail -- DelSLandes@house.state.va.us
Committee Assignments: Appropriations; Education; and Rules. See also, bills Steve Landes has introduced.
Virginia General Assembly: The toll free number for the Virginia General Assembly is 1-800-889-0229.
Community Calendars
The City of Charlottesville offers a Visitors Calendar And the University of Virginia has a student calendar. Check them out.
Local Political Web Sites
~The Albemarle County Democratic Committee~ The Albemarle County Republican Committee~ The Jefferson Area Libertarians~ The Charlottesville Democratic Committee~ The Charlottesville Republican Committee~ University Democrats~ Richmond Sunlight~ Virginia Public Access Project~ David Toscano~ Helena Cobban~ Fluvanna Democrats~ Brian Wheeler~ Fifth Congressional District Democrats~ Jennifer McKeever~ Fluvanna County Republicans~ Jefferson Area Tea Party~
The Community Chalkboard
See the Thomas Jefferson Center's Monuments to Free Expression.