Candidates
Know Your Fifth District Candidates…. and Vote!
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
[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.]
Gloria’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.
Focus on Fifth District Candidates: Gary Terry
(We’ll be featuring the Fifth District Congressional candidates in this publication in random order, picked from a hat. This wording is taken directly from their campaign websites.)
THE COST SHOULDN’T KILL US!
Today, Gary confronts the urgent matter of price gouging in essential goods. To those shifting from rightful profit to cruel invasion of our essential supplies: step aside! Gary steps up to implementing strong measures that ensure consumers are protected and prices remain fair.
WOMEN’S HEALTH & RIGHTS
We face those who would deny a woman her rightful autonomy, who would tether us to a single narrative of family and choice. To them, our chorus rises: Step aside! We STEP UP for the sanctity of choice, for the liberty to forge families in all their diverse forms, to cherish and to nurture love that knows the bounds of respect and mutual consent.
GUN SAFETY & LIBERTY UNITED
When the specter of gun violence haunts our schools, our streets, what do we hear? Thoughts, prayers, and yet—hesitation. No more. To those who delay, who defer: Step aside! We are here to STEP UP, to enshrine safety alongside liberty, to uphold the promise of a nation secure and at peace.
Know Your Candidates and Vote!
Get to know the three Fifth District US Congressional Democratic candidates for the June 18 Primary Election.