By Karen Kirk: About 40 Hunter Mill District canvassers hit the ground running Saturday after a rousing reminder from U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly about the importance of getting a majority of Democrats elected to the House on Nov. 6. Connolly…
Category: Elections
Lots of support for Democrats at Vietfest
By Todd Thurwachter: Volunteers from FCDC and the Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia (DAAV) reported the strongest positive engagement yet at this year’s Vietfest held in August. They found a great deal of support and enthusiasm, particularly among young voters, and recommended…
Election Alerts help Democrats win by defeating voter drop-off
By Todd Thurwachter: When Democrats vote, we win. And in Virginia, we vote every year! That’s why Fairfax County Democrats have put into place tools like Voting: What you Need to Know and Elections Alerts. They can make a huge…
Anne Holton inspires at Lee Dems luau
By Janelle Hartman: Pride was as thick as the humid air Saturday as Lee District Democrats gathered for their annual luau, where a special guest symbolized the contrast between an inclusive Virginia and those who want to turn back the…
Jennifer Wexton plans to repeal and replace Comstock
By Karen Kirk: “Good afternoon. I’m Jennifer Wexton and I’m going to repeal and replace Barbara Comstock,” the Virginia State senator told the audience at The Good Ole Girls brunch on Sunday at the Tysons Corner Marriott. Wexton, who is…
College students need to apply for absentee ballot
If it’s August, it’s time to start getting ready to send your college student back to school. The No. 1 item on the To Do List: Have them apply for an absentee ballot or register to vote ASAP and wait…
Change is coming, says Wexton
Last Friday night, Friends of Virginia Democracy Forward gathered for a fundraiser in support of State Sen. Jennifer Wexton, the Democratic candidate for the Congressional District 10 seat. Delegate Marcus Simon (HD 53rd) introduced Wexton to a standing room only…
We depend on volunteers — join the welcome team!
By Kimberly Davis: Fairfax County Democrats are rolling out a new volunteer coordination program and need about 6-12 members to join the team. With new volunteers signing up daily, excitement is building and we need to support these highly motivated…
Be ready for Comstock to use smear tactics against Wexton
By Rob Abbot: As the race between Jennifer Wexton and Barbara Comstock to represent Virginia’s 10th district in Congress heats up, we need to be ready for Comstock to revert to her usual vicious and false campaign tactics. To see…
Photo Essay: Neighbor-to-Neighbor kicks off in Mason District
Sunday was a beautiful day to get together with neighbors, knock on doors and encourage people to vote for Democrats in November. It was the kick off of Mason District’s new “Neighbor-to-Neighbor” civic engagement campaign designed for neighbors to talk…
Wexton ahead of Comstock by 10 points in new Monmouth poll
Jennifer Wexton is leading U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock among all potential voters by 10 points, 49 to 39, with 12 percent undecided or supporting someone else in Virginia’s CD-10 race, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday, June 26. Half of the…
Jennifer Wexton draws stark contrasts with Comstock on issues
By Karen Kirk: “With Donald Trump in the White House, Scott Pruitt heading the EPA, Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, I am very concerned about how much damage is going to be done…
Fighting for democracy and the soul of our country
By Karen Kirk: These are dark times for democracy. That was the theme of a few speakers at Saturday’s Women’s Summit 2018 who encouraged progressive activists to pull out all the stops to turn the U.S. House and Senate blue…
Former opponents pledge support to Jennifer Wexton
By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick: The Virginia CD-10 primary candidates gathered today in Sterling, Va., to pledge their support for Tuesday’s primary winner, state senator Jennifer Wexton (D-33). The CD10 Unity event fulfilled a pledge all candidates had taken to support…