That has contributed to a flurry of retirement announcements and to what’s shaping up to be a greater number of nomination contests this year than the last cycle when all seats were on the ballot, 2019.Īmong the slate of Clean Virginia-endorsed candidates are the primary opponents of George Barker and Dave Marsden, both Democratic senators from northern Virginia. Unlike in past redistricting cycles, when lawmakers controlled the process, the new maps were drawn without regard to incumbent protection. “This year’s election for the General Assembly is a generational opportunity to shift the landscape in the state legislature towards one that favors a people-powered government over one dominated by corporate utility interests,” Brennan Gilmore, Clean Virginia’s executive director, said in a statement accompanying the announcement.Īustin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July Over the course of the cycle, Clean Virginia plans to invest “eight figures,” Jones said. The pledge of $686,500 from Clean Virginia’s political action committee will bring to nearly $2.5 million its total spending in this year’s election cycle in support of General Assembly candidates, Justin Jones, the political director of the Charlottesville-based group said. (AP) - Clean Virginia, the advocacy group formed to counter the influence of Dominion Energy at the state Capitol, rolled out 52 legislative endorsements Tuesday and announced plans to boost its spending by nearly $700,000, with more to come, to help those mostly Democratic candidates get elected.
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