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Forums for June Primary Candidates

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Photo of April 26, 2023 VA House of Delegates forum, (L-R) moderator Karen Combs and candidates Amy Laufer, Kellen Squire, Dave Norris, Bellamy Brown, Katrina Callsen.   Graphic reading Candidates Forum in white letters with red stripes and white stars above and below the words - all set against a blue background for a red white and blue American flag effect

House of Delegates — We held one on April 26 (photo left, video online here) at the Jefferson School, co-sponsored by the Albemarle Dems.
City Council — We’re holding a forum for this race on Wednesday, May 24; time, venue, and other details are still being worked out.
State Senate — The Executive Committee decided last month not to organize another forum.

 

Forums for June Primary Candidates

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Graphic reading Candidates Forum in white letters with red stripes and white stars above and below the words - all set against a blue background for a red white and blue American flag effect
Here’s where these stand:
  • House of Delegates — We’ll have one forum at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center on 4/26, 7:00-8:30pm, for all the primary candidates for both our District 54 (Charlottesville and parts of Albemarle) and also our neighboring District 55 (which includes the rest of Albemarle). This is co-sponsored by the Albemarle Dems.
  • City Council — We’ve started exploring logistics for this.
  • State Senate — At our Executive Committee meeting we’ll see if there’s interest in us hosting a forum for this race (there was a forum this past Monday and at least two other local ones are already scheduled).

Meet the June Candidates (6/20 Primaries)

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Round graphic saying "Virginia is for Voters" put out by Virginia Department of ElectionsHere are the names as they will appear on the ballot (for the first and second races in ballot order):

House of Delegates District 54

Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)

State Senate District 11

(ballot order will be determined later by drawing straws)
Note: as a matter of policy, the Cville Dems don’t take sides in primaries, but we’ll continue to share information about these races through June in an even-handed way.
We’re tracking these races on our website and giving candidates some access to our social media… and we’re offering each candidate some space towards the bottom of each newsletter for campaign information/graphics.

June Primary Candidates for Legislative Seats

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Photo of a piece of paper with a red checkmark above a ballot box with the words Primary Elections written in big lettersState Senate District 11

House of Delegates District 54

[David Brown left the race on Feb. 22, Dashad Cooper left on March 14 to enter City Council race]

Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)

As a matter of policy, the Cville Dems can’t take sides in primaries. We’ll continue to cover these races through June in an even-handed way following a process we’ve shared with all the candidates.

Candidate Forum + (maybe) a Zoning Forum

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Horizontally-oriented graphic reading "Community Forums" in a yellow handwriting-looking script and "Long-Range Planning" in a standard print font surrounded by a white background and an abstract geometric designThe Cville Dems will definitely be sponsoring one or more candidate forums, probably in coordination with the Albemarle Dems; we’ll announce details as soon as they’re worked out.
We’re also wondering if people (you!?) would find it helpful for us to sponsor an informational forum about the upcoming Draft Zoning Plan (Module 1 of 3 available here) that City Council will be voting on in June. The party hasn’t taken a position, but it’s an important issue and we’re wondering if a panel representing a wide variety of stakeholders would be valuable in sharing the many perspectives held within the community.
So:
  1. Would you like to see some kind of panel/forum on Zoning?
  2. If so, what groups/people would you be most interested in hearing from?
  3. Any other thoughts about this that you’d like to share with us?
Please send your thoughts to cvilledemschair@gmail.com