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Candidates
Forums for June Primary Candidates

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)

House of Delegates District 54
- Bellamy Warren Brown (bellamybrownfordelegate.com) —overview info (partial)
- Katrina Elizabeth Callsen (katrinacallsen.com) — overview info
- David M. Norris (votefordave.org) — overview info
Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)
- John Lloyd Snook Jr. (lloydsnookforcouncil.com) — overview info pending from candidate
- Dashad Lorenzo Cooper (dashadcooper.com) — overview info
- Natalie Oschrin (nat4cville.com) — overview info
- Robert F. Fenwick Jr. — overview info pending from candidate
- Michael Keith Payne (https://michaelpayneforcville.org) —overview info
State Senate District 11
(ballot order will be determined later by drawing straws)
- Robert Creigh Deeds (senatordeeds.com) — overview info
- Sally Lindquist Hudson (sallyforvirginia.com) — overview info
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
State Senate District 11
- Delegate Sally Hudson (sallyforvirginia.com) — overview info pending from candidate
- Sen. Creigh Deeds (senatordeeds.com) — overview info
House of Delegates District 54
- Bellamy Brown (https://www.bellamybrownfordelegate.com) — overview info pending from candidate
- Katrina Callsen (https://www.katrinacallsen.com) — overview info
- Dave Norris (https://votefordave.org) — overview info
[David Brown left the race on Feb. 22, Dashad Cooper left on March 14 to enter City Council race]
Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)
- Bob Fenwick — overview info pending from candidate (entered race 3/20)
- Michael Payne (michaelpayneforcville@gmail.com) — overview info
- Lloyd Snook (https://www.lloydsnookforcouncil.com) — overview info pending from candidate
- Dashad Cooper — overview info pending from candidate (entered race 3/14)
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

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:
- Would you like to see some kind of panel/forum on Zoning?
- If so, what groups/people would you be most interested in hearing from?
- Any other thoughts about this that you’d like to share with us?
Please send your thoughts to cvilledemschair@gmail.com
Guidance for Potential Candidates in June 2023 Primary Elections
Not relevant to most of us, but if you’re thinking of/planning to run in a Democratic primary for a local or state elected office, we’ve compiled a cheat sheet for most of what you need to know. The filing period is between March 20 and April 6, so it’s decision time for you now or very soon!