Thursday night, the Roanoke Valley Veterans Council, the Association of the United States Army and American Legion Post 3 held their annual legislative forum in Salem.
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-9th District) and Congressman Bob Good (R-5th District) visited the Matts Creek fire on Monday to discuss future plans for the National Forest.
Hundreds of races were on the statewide ballot, including for the General Assembly, plus a wide variety of races for sheriffs, commonwealth’s attorneys, boards of supervisors, city and town councils, school boards and more.
One of the most competitive and hard-fought races in western Virginia is in the new Senate District 4. And it pits Republican David Suetterlein against Democrat Trish White-Boyd.
Election Day is now about seven weeks away, but early voting starts this week. And with the latest campaign finance reports filed on Friday, the fight for control of the General Assembly remains hard fought, and highly competitive.
The revelation marked an explosive turn in a contest that will carry significant weight in determining the balance of power in the Virginia General Assembly.
Tensions ran high once again at the Roanoke County School Board Thursday night as members voted to adopt a new policy regarding transgender students. Now a parent has announced their own write-in candidacy for the board.
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia Political Action Committee released new digital and radio ads in Spanish, encouraging Hispanic voters to vote Republican.
Early voting for Virginia’s fall elections begins in September. And this year, Republicans are embracing a process that many in the GOP have questioned in the past.
Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday for more than 40 General Assembly primaries across the state. And the election results Tuesday night will have a major impact on the political landscape in Richmond next year.
The November elections will bring big changes in the Virginia General Assembly, but many of the races are being decided right now, as candidates fight for their party’s nomination.
