Alexandria Primary Results: Wilson Wins Mayoral Race, More - Del Ray, VA - Mayor Justin Wilson once again defeated former Mayor Allison Silberberg in a rematch, and the City Council nominees were decided.
Jay Jones accusing Mark Herring of illegal campaign financing Photo: WINA
RICHMOND (WINA) – A week before Virginia Democrats choose who they want to run for statewide office, state Attorney General Mark Herring’s opponent is accusing him of illegal campaign financing. Norfolk Delegate Jay Jones claims Herring’s campaign has accepted more than $800,000 from a PAC not registered with either the Federal Elections Commission nor the Virginia Department of Elections.
Jones’ campaign has sent a complaint letter to state elections claiming the Herring campaign “is running an illegal scheme to improperly funnel unlimited contributions made to the Democratic Attorneys General Association without disclosing funding sources”… and funding sources from any PAC contributing $10,000 or more must reports its contributors and contributions. The letter asks the department to compel the disclosures.
Incumbent Mayor Justin Wilson raised $78,518 in overall contributions during the second quarter fundraising period of April 1 to May 27, 2021, outraising his opponent, former Mayor Allison Silberberg, who received $61,324 in the same period, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
Tuesday was the final deadline for local candidates to file second quarter mandatory finance reports with the Virginia Department of Elections. The Times looked at data on both the VDE and Virginia Public Access Project websites, the latter of which presents the same information in a more user-friendly format.
Wilson’s balance from the last reporting period started at $92,060. Between the $90,740 he raised in the first quarter and his second quarter fundraising, Wilson has an overall donation receipt of $170,578.
Virginia House Democrats have turned some attention toward attacking Charlottesville mega-donor Michael Bills, the multimillionaire who supports candidates who want to limit Dominion Energy’s influence in Virginia politics.