Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Winsome Sears acknowledges Republican Party hits ceiling in state, outreach to new voters needed Republican Lieutenant Governor Candidate Winsome Sears discusses the issues with NBC29. By Daniel Grimes | May 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 8:04 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -The Republican lieutenant governor candidate acknowledges the Republican Party needs to expand its outreach to new voters to win in November.
Winsome Sears says the ticket needs to focus on messaging on issues like education and criminal justice reform that will resonate with Black and Hispanic voters, but she also says she has no plans to moderate in a state becoming increasingly progressive.
Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin starts campaign by blasting Democratic front-runner while focusing on unity
Glenn Youngkin WVIR By Daniel Grimes | May 11, 2021 at 6:32 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 8:21 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin just won his partyâs convention and heâs already blasting Democratic front runner Terry McAuliffe. Heâs also speaking out about how he plans to win in a state that has not elected a Republican in more than a decade.
Youngkin says he plans to win in November by campaigning really hard. He also plans to attack McAuliffe, should he win, as âa supporter of leftist policies that Virginians donât support.â
Brian Pinkston announces second run for Charlottesville City Council Brian Pinkston announces run for Charlottesville City Council. (Source: wvir) By Daniel Grimes | February 9, 2021 at 4:16 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 4:16 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Brian Pinkston is once again running for Charlottesville City Council.
Pinkston ran unsuccessfully in 2019 and is currently a facilities management director at the University of Virginia
The Democrat says his project management skills, along with his ability to connect with people, will help him accomplish several goals if elected: “To strengthen the Police Civilian Review Board. I want to do what I can to strengthen relationships between the university and the county. I want to do what I can to lower the temperature and raise the level of collaboration amongst members of the council,” Pinkston said.
Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn (D-56th) (Source: WVIR) By Daniel Grimes | January 20, 2021 at 9:07 AM EST - Updated January 20 at 9:07 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WVIR) -The Virginia speaker of the House says the General Assembly has a lot of priorities to accomplish in a limited amount of time.
41st District Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D) discussed her top priorities as the session gets underway.
Right now, anyone with a felony in Virginia needs to request restoration of their voting rights from the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office and then they’re up to the mercy of the governor. The General Assembly hopes to change that by automatically restoring their right to vote.