Shelly Wood is trying to be the first Democrat to become the commonwealth attorney for Chesapeake in decades. Born and bred in the city, as she says, Wood believes that growing up in the area gives her an advantage in knowing how to best serve her community.  

The legislators are convening next week to allocate the $4.3 billion in funds that Virginia received from the American Relief Plan.

Fresh out of college, Blakely Lockhart is challenging her state delegate Del. John McGuire for the 56 House of Delegates seat. (Parts of Henrico, Louisa, Spotsylvania, and Goochland)

In this interview, Marques Jones (Henrico County Democratic Committee Chair) and Brandon Jarvis (journalist) talk to Lockhart about her candidacy and why she believes she will serve the district better than McGuire.

“This is not about one race,” said Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor when speaking to a crowd of more than 300 people at the Dominion Country Club in Western Henrico. “We are all going to stand up and say no more. We are going to elect new leaders and we are going to get Virginia moving again.” 

Republican candidates stopped in Chester Saturday to rally supporters ahead of a long summer on the campaign trail. They used this as an opportunity to rail against Democratic control and rally their supporters in what they hope will be a competitive race for the Executive Mansion.

“How many of yall are ready for a new governor,” Youngkin said to the crowd after taking the stage to ‘Start Me Up’ by The Rolling Stones. “Republicans have come together like never before to recognize that we absolutely must and will win this fall. Today is all about recognizing that yes we have work to do and we can do it.”

Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Prince William) is facing a primary challenge in the 31 House of Delegates district from Rod Hall. In this episode, we talk to both of them about the race. 

Democratic voters are choosing the nominee in a primary on Tuesday, June 8. 

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Del. Dawn Adams flipped the 68 House of Delegates district in 2017 when she defeated the Republican incumbent Manoli Loupassi. She won reelection in 2019 but now is facing a primary challenger who has concerns over her voting record and treatment of staff. 

“Del. Adams and I probably share a number of similarities because we are both Democrats — because we do both share a vision of the Democratic party but I think I am more progressive in a number of areas where I think her votes and her legislative actions have kind of demonstrated why we need better leadership in the 68,” said Kyle Ellott, the man challenging Adams for the Democratic nomination. 

Tom Barbour Jr. is a Democrat running for the commonwealth attorney position in Richmond. Barbour previously served in the military in Iraq and as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney under Mike Herring. Colette McEachin is the incumbent and she is seeking reelection after first winning in a 2019 special election when Herring resigned.

In this episode, Barbour talks about how he would work differently from McEachin if elected, how he would walk the line of enforcing the law and holding the police accountable when needed — and more about himself. Listen at the link on the top of this page.

Virginia Democrats have six candidates vying for the lieutenant governor nomination this cycle. Only four of those candidates have put together a statewide campaign that could be considered competitive in the June 8 primary election, however. 

State Del. Sam Rasoul, Del. Hala Ayala, Sean Perryman, and Norfolk City Councilor Andria McClellan have built their own coalition and raised enough money that they all have a potential chance at winning the nomination. 

The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Winsome Sears talked to Brandon Jarvis and Marques Jones about her campaign for lieutenant governor. Listen at the link above.