Tag: virginia
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Virginia Board of Education postpones public hearings for proposed history curriculum standards
The Virginia Board of Education has announced that they will delay voting on new statewide history curriculum standards, following opposition from the Youngkin administration regarding some of the proposed changes. The proposed changes that have received pushback from Gov. Youngkin (R) include removing “references to George Washington as ‘the father of our country’ and James…
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Virginia senate president raises $21,336 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears has raised $21,336 and spent $156,689 between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jun. 9, 2022. Earle-Sears currently serves as the president of the state senate. Earle-Sears is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in 2022. In…
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Yesli Vega wins Republican primary in VA-07
Yesli Vega defeated Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and two other candidates in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Vega had 29% of the vote to Anderson’s 24%, Reeves’ 20%, and Vanuch’s 17%. At the…
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Virginia attorney general raised $7.4 million in 2021 election
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares raised $7.4 million and spent $6.9 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 1, 2021. Miyares ranked fourth in state-level donations in the 2021 election cycle. Miyares is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in…
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Virginia Democratic candidates raised $66.6 million more than Republicans
In Virginia, state-level candidates raised $277.1 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates raised $165.2 million and Republican candidates raised $98.4 million. Virginia Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) In the 2021 election cycle, 221 state-level Democrats filed campaign finance reports with…
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Virginia has no open U.S. House seats for the first time in a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Virginia this year was April 7, 2022. Thirty-three candidates are running for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, more than the 2.36 candidates per district in 2020 and less than the 4.09 in 2018. This is…
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Six candidates running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and Yesli Vega have raised the most money. Incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Anderson served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army.…
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Virginia Democratic candidates spent $22.23 million more than Republicans
In Virginia, state-level candidates spent $255.34 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates spent $132.83 million and Republican candidates spent $110.60 million. Virginia Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) In the 2021 election cycle, 221 state-level Democrats filed campaign finance reports with…
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Facebook was paid $4.49 million from Virginia campaign accounts
In Virginia, state-level candidates and PACs spent $4.49 million from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2021 election cycle. Facebook received 1.06 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, here are the top candidates and PACs…
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Here are the top 10 places Virginia candidates and PACs are spending campaign money
In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $424.06 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $99.40 million or 23.44 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list. A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a campaign…