House Democrats released a slate of prefiled bills on Monday, and Republican Sen. David Suetterlein released his first batch of bills on Tuesday.
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Beth Macy makes her run for Congress official
Roanoke-based journalist Beth Macy sat down with Cardinal News for an interview about her decision to run for Congress. Her formal campaign announcement is slated to take place Tuesday at the Historic Fire Station #1 in downtown Roanoke.
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A Democratic primary expected in the 9th Congressional District race
Joy Powers would be the second Democrat to announce their intention to challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Morgan Griffith for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Author and former journalist Beth Macy enters race for Virginia’s 6th Congressional District
Two other Democratic candidates, Pete Barlow and Ken Mitchell, have announced their campaigns for the 6th Congressional District.
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Virginia’s U.S. senators split on vote to advance bill to reopen federal government
Eight Democrats voted with Republicans on Sunday to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to end the filibuster on a stopgap spending bill that would fund the government through January.
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Youngkin and Spanberger meet to begin transition
A photo gallery of the outgoing and incoming governors meeting.
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Speaker Scott: Democrats plan to legislate with ‘restraint’ after decisive victory
Del. Don Scott said the Democratic caucus plans to legislate responsibly to avoid government “overreach” after this week’s election saw the party grow its majority by 13 seats in the chamber. Also, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger names her transition team.
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Democrats see historic gains in Virginia’s House of Delegates races
Democrats grew their majority in the House of Delegates by a margin not seen in decades.
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Spanberger to become Virginia’s first woman governor, as Democrats sweep statewide races
State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins the contest for lieutenant governor and Jay Jones bests incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares.
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General Assembly passes constitutional amendment to redraw Virginia’s congressional maps
The effort to redistrict Virginia’s congressional districts in the middle of the normal 10-year period comes on the heels of other states’ efforts to do the same in hopes of affecting the U.S. House of Representatives political make-up following the 2026 midterm elections.