Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

Focus on Fifth District Candidates: Gary Terry

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(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.)

Portrait photo of a smiling Gary Terry wearing a blue pinstripe suit and light blue open collar shirt.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.

How Does Virginia Fund Itself?

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April 19, 2024 from the substack of former Del. David Toscano:

State Legislatures Control Budgets – Virginia’s More than Most

Overhead photo of the Virginia Legislature in session with lawmakers sitting inside the chamber at their desksFor over a month, Virginia’s legislature and governor have been embroiled in a “two scorpions in a bottle” fight over the new biennial budget, which must be passed by June 30, 2024, to fund the government. Last Wednesday, each of them loosened the cork in the carafe. After assembly-initiated discussions with the Governor, Virginia leaders showed, for one moment at least, how the commonwealth operates differently from Washington, D.C. Rather than force Youngkin to take the political hit from vetoing the first Virginia budget in recent history, the House of Delegates used an unusual procedural move, and killed it themselves. All sides committed to producing a new budget and to return on May 15 to pass it. As Churchill once said, “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

Budget battles in the Commonwealth are not unusual, but this one has been unique, both in the number of changes Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed to the bipartisan spending plan and the rhetoric that has accompanied the process. Youngkin called the bill a “backward budget” and traveled the state on this theme. Legislators fired back, did their own tour, and likened Youngkin’s actions to “what spoiled brats do when they don’t get what they want.” Read Full Article

David J. Toscano practices law in Charlottesville and served 14 years in the Va. House of Delegates. He is the author of Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation and Our Lives, University of Virginia Press, 2021, and Bellwether: Virginia’s Political Transformation, 2006-2020, Hamilton Books, 2022.

Talking Points on Vice President Kamala Harris’ Achievements

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People aren’t talking enough about Kamala Harris and her accomplishments. Tell friends and family:

Official portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris wearing a blue blazer with an American flag in the background.

  • As Vice President, she has worked to bring people together to advance opportunity, deliver for families, and protect fundamental freedoms across the country.
  • She has led the fight for the freedom of women to make decisions about their own bodies.
  • She has also worked for the freedom to live safe from gun violence.
  • She has worked to keep elections sound.
  • She has supported national efforts to drink clean water and breathe clean air.
  •  While making history at home as an African American and Asian American, she is also representing the nation abroad – embarking on more than a dozen foreign trips, traveling to more than 19 countries, and meeting with more than 150 world leaders to strengthen critical global alliances.
  • The Vice President has been a trusted partner to President Joe Biden as they work together to deliver monumental achievements that are life changing for millions of Americans.
  • Together, they have invested in the economy to create a record number of jobs and keep unemployment low. Their work has led to more small business creation in a two-year period than any previous administration.

In 130 Days We’ll Nominate a President – Do You Want to be Involved?

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We’ll have a brief full Cville Dems meeting followed by a Caucus in Charlottesville on Monday, April 22, in the Swanson Room, Central Library branch (explained below). Doors will open at 6pm, followed by the meeting 6:30-6:50pm. Registration for the Caucus will begin at 7:00pm, and the Caucus will begin at 7:30pm.

The Caucus is an event to elect Charlottesville delegates and alternates to attend both the Fifth Congressional District Democratic Convention (May 18 in Fluvanna County) and the DPVA State Convention (June 22 in Richmond). If you’d like to be elected as a Charlottesville delegate or alternate, you must pre-file (see article just below).

We need to elect 14 delegates plus three alternates at the Caucus – yes, we need 17 people to volunteer for this important Democratic representation of Charlottesville at both the Fifth District convention and the DPVA State convention in Richmond. Delegates must attend both conventions. It’s satisfying and enjoyable to be part of this political process, which goes all the way to determining the next President and Vice President.

Read more information in the formal Call to Caucus, which is on the Cville Dems website here.

Fifth District Candidates and More

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A line sketch of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DCGet to know the three Fifth District US Congressional Democratic candidates for the June 18 Primary Election. The election is for the US Senate and House of Representatives.

Our VA-05 House of Representatives candidates 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 will be May 6 through June 15.

New Ads from the Biden-Harris Campaign

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Here are new ads from the President Biden 2024 campaign. Time to put our collective flags up and also to remind people exactly what Trump has done to banish rights for American women:

For more in-depth discussions, especially on particular topics as Democrats see them, this synopsis from the recent State of the Union may help. Click here.