Jackie Lichtman

Our two city council candidates, Brian Pinkston, and Juandiego Wade, are creating a really exciting, party-building program. They will be hiring passionate local students and young adults as campaign fellows, giving them invaluable experience and connection to the community. The idea is that by compensating fellows for their time and effort, the opportunity becomes available to those who would not be able to accept an unpaid internship.

We are soliciting funds with immediate priority given to funding these young organizers. You can contribute here:
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/charlottesville-democratic-committee-1

WHEN:  August 15,  3-5PM
WHERE: Lawn across from Champion Brewery at Stonefield.

Before the pandemic moved everything to Zoom, we were looking to increase attendance by alternating breakfast meetings with afternoon gatherings. With the start of summer, we’ve decided to take our own vacation, and we will reconvene in August.  Come ready to see one another and with ideas about the format and content of these monthly meetings of the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County Democrats.

We are inviting Democrats running for the area House of Delegates seats and local offices and the candidates who have declared for the 5th district for 2022. Elected Democratic officials will also be attending. Candidates will have tables set up so that you can rotate through and have face-to-face (maybe masked) conversations and get to know who has thrown their hats into the races.

Give us your thoughts on future breakfasts; for example, what topics would you like to hear about and whether you’d like to see some of the breakfasts turn into evening or afternoon gatherings.

At the bash, we also will be collecting toiletries to take to residents in the Piedmont Housing Alliance neighborhoods. Please bring the items with you and we will gladly take it from there. Things like toilet paper, tampons, shampoo, toothpaste, and soap are all needed. On Martin Luther King Day we collected a mountain of items; we would love to replicate that feat!

We are back at it! We are working to make sure that everyone in Charlottesville has the chance to have their voice heard.

If you would like to join our voter registration team, please email Suzanne Michels at suzemichels@gmail.com. She will add you to the distribution lists for future shifts.

They are back! We will work on writing welcoming postcards to voters who have newly registered in Charlottesville and we will also go to neighborhoods for door-to-door voter registration. With all of the new laws that the Democrats have passed, voting is much easier but not everyone knows about these new laws. We want to make sure everyone has the information they need in order to make their voices heard, so please come join these efforts.

WHEN: 5pm to 7pm
WHERE: picnic table outside of Brazo’s at IX Park

We may be out knocking doors, so if you don’t see us, call or text Sharon at 434-242-5894.

The November Election will be Tuesday November 2

Below is the website for the Democratic candidate for Governor:
Terry McAuliffe

Below is the website for the Democratic candidate for Lt Governor:
Hala Ayala

Below is the website for the Democratic candidate for Attorney General:
Mark Herring

This year, we will elect our delegate to the Virginia House, two city councilors, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue, and Sheriff. The General Election will occur November 2.

Here are the websites for our local candidates who will be running in the November election.

CITY COUNCIL:
Brian Pinkston: www.pinkstonforcouncil.org
Juandiego Wade: juandiegowade.com

HOUSE OF DELEGATES  (57th district)
Sally Hudson  https://sallyforvirginia.com/

COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY:
Joe Platania: www.joeplatania.com     (running unopposed)

SHERIFF:
James Brown  https://electjamesbrown.com/  (running unopposed)

COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE:
Todd Divers  http://www.diversforcville.com/  (running unopposed)

TREASURER:
Jason Vandever http://jasonvandever.com     (running unopposed)