Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

5th District

Cville Dem Attend State Convention

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On June 22, a full quorum of Charlottesville delegates went to Richmond to vote on resolutions and vote for national electors and state delegates to the Democratic National Convention that will begin in Chicago on Aug. 19.

It was a rousing day full of democratic visions and determination to elect Democrats straight down the line in November. VA05 candidate Gloria Witt and many others attended. A humorous and vibrant State Speaker of the House Don Scott chaired the day’s proceedings.

An official portrait of Charlottesville delegates, men and women, at the state convention to choose electors and delegates in Richmond, July 2024     Cville Dems are seated and waiting for a large auditorium to fill with more delegates to the state convention in July 2024.

Video from the May 5 Fifth District Candidates Forum

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Photo of candidates Paul Riley, Gary Terry, and Gloria Witt in the background with Cville Dems cochair Nancy Damon in front addressing the audience.
Chuck Moran recorded the Cville Dems/Albemarle Dems co-sponsored May 5 “Democracy on Tap” Candidates Forum that featured all three 5th District candidates and was kind enough to share these four videos:
Hear where each candidate stands on key issues and how they answer hard questions from the large audience at Kardinal Hall!

Know Your Fifth District Candidates…. and Vote!

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Photo of Paul Riley, Gary Terry, Nancy Damon, and Gloria Tinsley Witt at the May 5, 2024 Candidates Forum

Get to know the three Fifth District US Congressional Democratic candidates for the June 18 Primary Election.

Our VA-05 House of Representatives candidates in alphabetical order are:

Paul Riley:  https://paulrileycongress.com/

Gary Terry: https://garyterryforcongress.com/

Gloria Witt: https://www.gloriawittforcongress.com/

The Senate candidate is our incumbent Senator Tim Kaine. Go, Tim!

And of course, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are running hard against Trump for the White House and American democracy — not demagoguery — for all.

Everybody vote! Early voting is open through June 15.

Focus on Fifth District Candidates: Gloria Witt

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[Our newsletters have been featuring the Fifth District Congressional candidates in random order, picked from a hat. The wording is taken directly from their campaign websites.]

VA Fifth District Candidate Gloria Witt in her official photo with arms crossed and smilingGloria’s priorities (edited for length, some sections continue online):

Uphold Democracy

  • Ensure our individual freedoms are protected against all forms of discrimination. It is not the government’s business who we love or how we worship.
  • Expand access to voting.

Strengthen Families

  • Restore reproductive rights – trust women to make decisions about their bodies.
  • Expand access to basic quality healthcare.
  • Advance affordable childcare – every child should have access to quality day care to establish the foundation for lifelong learning.

Rethink Education

  • Re-invent k-12 public school education and replace “No Child Left Behind” policies.
  • Support teachers – licensure, pay, and development.
  • Strengthen pathways to workforce skill development, i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

Spur Smart Economic Growth

  • Address economic inequality with workforce skill training and living wage job creation.
  • Support climate friendly economic growth, i.e., carbon-free energy solutions.

Address Gun Violence

  • Close background check loopholes at gun shows, private sales, online sales, and pawn shops.
  • Mandated waiting periods before every gun purchase.
  • Ban assault weapons.

Website: https://www.gloriawittforcongress.com/

Volunteer Efforts to Win in November are Gearing Up!

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3 Cville Dem volunteers registering 2 new voters at our tent June 2022As soon as we know who the Democratic 5th District candidate will be, Get Out the Vote Thursdays will resume on Thursday, June 27 at IX Park. We’ll then meet every Thursday to canvass, phone bank, text bank (new for us), and/or write postcards. We’ll be reaching out to specific potential voters we identify in the City of Cville and the 5th District, and also coordinating with the campaigns to help them reach their targeted individuals. Together we can reach out to thousands of registered voters and turn them into actual Democratic votes this November!

We hope you’ll join us!

In the meantime, if your fingers are itching to start writing postcards, there are two groups (unaffiliated with the Cville Dems) with earlier meetup times:

  • Mondays from 10-12 at the Dunlora Club House; for more information, contact Mary Farrell at 703-655-3867 or wmekmf118@gmail.com.
  • Donna Shaunessey has organized a Postcards and Pastry meeting Friday May 24, 1-3pm; for details contact shaunesey@hotmail.com.

Voter registration efforts are already going strong. If you’d like to participate, please contact Suzanne (suzemichels@gmail.com) if you know of a local event or location ripe for our voter registration and/or rights restoration efforts or if you’d like to join the voter registration team!