January 30, 2015
Local Elections 2015
Regional
Virginia State Senate (Districts 17 and 25)
Virginia House of Delegates (Districts 25, 57, 58, and 59)
Albemarle County
Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney
Albemarle County Sheriff
Albemarle County Clerk of Court
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors (White Hall, Scottsville, and Rivanna Magisterial Districts)
Albemarle County School Board (At-Large Seat, White Hall, Scottsville, and Rivanna Districts)
Soil and Water Conservation District (2 seats from Albemarle)
Charlottesville
Charlottesville City Council:
Three seats up for election
Possible Democratic Candidates
Kathy Galvin (incumbent)
Dede Smith (incumbent)
Mike Signer
Wes Bellamy
Lena Seville
Charlottesville School Board:
Four seats up for election
Presidential Election 2016
Possible Candidates
Democratic:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York, former Senator, former Secretary of State
Joe Biden, Delaware, former Senator, Vice President
Martin O'Malley, Maryland, former Governor
Brian Schweitzer, Montana, former Governor
Bernie Sanders, Vermont, Senator
Deval Patrick Massachusetts, former Governor
Jim Webb (declared), Virginia, author, former Secretary of the Navy, former Senator
Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts, Senator
Andrew Cuomo, New York, Governor
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Senator
Howard Dean, Vermont, former Governor, former head of the DNC, former presidential candidate
Mark Warner, Virginia, former Governor, Senator
Republican:
Jeb Bush, (exploring), Florida, former Governor
Chris Christie, New Jersey, Governor
Ted Cruz, Texas, Senator
Justin Amash, Michigan, Congressman
Marco Rubio, Florida, Senator
Mike Lee, Utah, Senator
George Pataki, New York, former 3-term Governor
Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire, Senator
Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota, former Governor
Condoleeza Rice, California, former Secretary of State
Mike Pence, Indiana, Governor
Deb Fischer, Nebraska, Senator
Steve King, Iowa, Congressman
Jerry Kilgore, Virginia, Former Governor
Rob Portman, Ohio, Senator
John Bolton, foreign policy commentator, former Ambassador to the United Nations
Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, Governor
Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania, former Senator
Ben Carson, Maryland, Retired neurosurgeon, political commentator
Rick Perry, Texas, Governor
Susana Martinez, New Mexico, Governor
Jon Huntsman, Utah, former Ambassador to China, former Governor, former Presidential candidate
John Kasich, Ohio, Governor
Rand Paul, Kentucky, Opthalmologist, Senator
Scott Walker, Wisconisn, Governor
Mike Huckabee, (exploring) Arkansas, former Governor, former Fox News personality
Paul Ryan, Wisconsin, Congressman, former Vice-Presidential candidate
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana, Governor
Carly Fiorina, Virginia, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, former U.S. Senate candidate in California
Libertarian:
Gary Johnson, Utah, former Governor of New Mexico
Green:
Dr. Jill Stein, Massachusetts, MD, recent candidate for various offices
Miscellaneous
Offer Your Wisdom and Insight to
Congress
You can contact
Senator Mark Warner
[senator@warner.senate.gov] or (202) 224-2023. His fax is (202) 224-6295.
Contact Senator Tim Kaine [http://www.kaine.senate.gov/]
or (202) 224-4024.
Contact Rep. Robert Hurt
[http://hurt.house.gov/] Phone: (202) 225-4711 Fax: (202) 225-5681
Contact Representative Dave Brat at
[http://brat.house.gov/] or (202) 225-2815. His fax is (202) 225-0011.
Contact the Governor
Governor Terry McAuliffe, 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 http://www.governor.virginia.gov/
All media
requests should be made through the Governor's Press Office. Requests can be
made by calling the Office of the Governor: (804) 786-2211. Invitations and
Scheduling Requests by regular mail or fax only.
The Office of the Governor
receives a large volume of e-mail daily, and as a result, they are unable to
respond to scheduling requests received by e-mail. All invitations and
scheduling requests for the Governor should be submitted by regular mail or
by fax. Please make sure to include as many details about the nature of the
request as possible, as well as including your full name, complete address
and telephone number.
Governor Terry McAuliffe, Scheduling Office, State Capitol, 3rd Floor, Richmond, Virginia
23219.
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.
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 Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr., 59th District:
Local (434) 352-2880; Richmond (804) 698-1059; electronic mail -- DelWAbbitt@house.state.va.us
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
See theCalendar of Community, Historical and Political Events
for July, 2014 and Beyond.
The City of Charlottesville offers a Visitors Calnedar
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~~
Rockingham County Democratic Committee~
University
Democrats~
Richmond Sunlight~
Virginia Public Access Project~
David Toscano~
Helena Cobban~
Fluvanna Democrats~
Brian Wheeler~
Fifth Congressional District Democrats~
Jennifer McKeever~
Obama Truth Squad~
Fluvanna County Republicans~
Jefferson Area Tea Party~
The Community Chalkboard
See the Thomas
Jefferson Center's Monument to
Free Expression.
Comments? Questions? Write me at george@loper.org.
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