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Michael Pope reports. In the time he’s been attorney general, Mark Herring has created an office of civil rights. He’s created a conviction integrity unit, and a worker protection unit. His opponent in the primary, Delegate Jay Jones, says the timing of some of that is dubious because it’s so close to an election. But Quentin Kidd at Christopher Newport University says many of those reforms couldn’t have happened when Republicans were in control of the General Assembly. “Herring is responding to the times," Kidd says. "He’s responding to the things that voters are concerned about,...

Credit RadioIQ Delegate Elizabeth Guzman was one of four House members trying to wage simultaneous campaigns for statewide office while also facing primary challengers for their House seats. Former Republican Delegate David Ramadan, now at George Mason University's Schar School, says the latest round of fundraising numbers prompted Guzman’s decision to drop her campaign for lieutenant governor.  "When you look at your statewide race and find that your ranking number four or five or six in fundraising for that race, your chance of winning it becomes less and less and if you keep at it that ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The second in command of the Norfolk Police Department’s internal affairs unit donated to the white man accused of shooting and killing protesters last year and whose case has become a rallying cry for right-wing activists. An anonymous donor in September gave $25 to the legal defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, but the donation came from the official email address of Lt. William K. Kelly III, according to The Guardian newspaper. Kelly became an executive officer in Norfolk police’s internal affairs unit two months ago, according to his LinkedIn page. He started ...

After a decade of statewide losses, a handful of Virginia Republicans hope to unseat the twice-elected incumbent, Democrat Mark Herring. But so does a young, progressive Democratic primary opponent. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring speaks to reporters after a hearing on the removal of a Confederate statue in Richmond last June. (Courthouse News photo/Brad Kutner) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — With the release of fundraising data Friday morning, the Virginia attorney general race, one of three statewide elections in the commonwealth this year, is becoming clearer. A handful of Republicans are b...

Gov. Northam endorses Norfolk native Delegate Jay Jones in Attorney General race Jay Jones official website and last updated 2021-03-04 10:22:41-05 RICHMOND, Va. - Governor Northam has announced that he is endorsing Delegate Jay Jones in the 2021 Virginia Attorney General race. Jay Jones is the current delegate for Virginia's 89th District which covers parts of Hampton Roads and he is a Norfolk native. The Democratic Primary in this race is in June. Current Attorney General Mark Herring and Jay Jones are the only two Democrats running at this time. Governor Northam's statement said, “We ...