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Time to Start Canvassing for Josh!

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Josh Throneburg yard sign

  • This Saturday July 2nd (tomorrow!) you can help us launch the Crozet campaign!! Starting next Saturday, July 9th, and continuing until Election Day, we’ll be canvassing in Charlottesville every Saturday. Check out https://www.mobilize.us/joshforvirginia to sign up!
  • If you want to plug into the campaign or have suggestions, reach out to Trent Fisher, the Campaign’s new point person for Charlottesville and Albemarle, at trent@joshforvirginia.com or by texting 434-825-5487.
  • If you’d like a yard sign, contact jlbd1013@gmail.com

Josh Throneburg Charlottesville/Albemarle Dems Candidate Forum (May 10, 2022)

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An energetic crowd came out to the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center on Tuesday, May 10th to hear Josh Throneberg answer questions about his 5th District race. The event ran smoothly and was well-moderated by Cville Dems Co-ChairDashad Cooper and Albemarle Dems Chair Amy Laufer.
The first 50 minutes are available online (watch Josh in action!), but here are some highlights courtesy of our Co-Chair John McLaren:
  • Josh made a good case for how he can win as a committed Democrat in a mostly rural Republican-leaning district; he grew up in a Republican family in a rural environment; he understands the district culture, he understands farm issues, and he takes a pragmatic approach on issues.
  • He unwaveringly supports a woman’s right to choose, and argues that Democratic policies are the best policies to reduce the number of abortions, e.g. the number of abortions fell every year of the Obama administration largely because Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded access to healthcare including contraceptives.
  • Farmers are acutely aware of the potentially disastrous impacts of climate change, e.g. the California drought which is drastically reducing agricultural productivity across-the-board.
  • Josh emphatically called out Rep. Good for failing to bring in any federal money whatsoever for projects in the Fifth District, while Senators Warner and Kaine have done so and Democrat Abigail Spanberger brought in $6 million in federal funds for Seventh District projects.
  • Josh reaffirmed that Democrats don’t want to take away peoples’ guns; we do want universal background checks and a few other widely popular, common sense loophole fixes that would help prevent tragedies.
It’s unusual to have the Democratic nominee in place so early in the cycle, and Josh is clearly hitting the ground running!

“Josh For Virginia” All-District Leadership Summit (June 4)

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Josh Throneburg campaign flyer showing Josh and his family

Josh Throneburg’s campaign will provide training on team building, campaign strategy, and volunteer training on Saturday, June 4, 9:30am-3:00pm; learn the plan for flipping the 5th and then join in on the flipping! The event is open to all volunteers, organizers, supporters, and Democratic Committee members… so invite a friend or two to join you.
If you can’t make it, do get on Josh’s email list:

Josh Throneburg becomes 5th District Democratic Nominee

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Congratulations to Josh Throneburg, our candidate to take back the 5th District House of Representatives seat currently held by Republican Bob Good.

For those who haven’t yet met fellow-Cvillian Josh, check out his Facebook and Twitter pages and website until you can meet him in person at upcoming local events.

Josh’s campaign’s three top issues are climate, racial justice, and revitalizing small towns and rural communities.