Richmond, VA (PRWEB) April 13, 2023 The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has named John Finn the Federal Political Coordinator (FPC) for Virginia s
For Carter, Linda and the Whitelow family, McClellan being sworn in is a celebration of the past, an appreciation of the present and a renewed hope for the future.
three reasons to smile tonight. in kentucky democrat kathy chambers armstrong won a special election last night for a state senate seat, with 77% of the vote. she outperformed president biden, when the district in 2020, with 65% of the vote. in new hampshire, another democrat exceeded recent party performance as well. democrat chuck grassley not to be confused with republican chuck grassley by 12 points against his republican opponent. and in virginia, this for who is the front page of the richmond times dispatch this morning. mclelland makes history. democrats jennifer mcclellan won a special election last night and will become the first black woman to represent the commonwealth of virginia in the u.s. congress. mcclellan s historic victory underscored political change and social progress in the old dominion, just for four generation, mcclellan s great-grandfather, an emancipated slave, had to take
a literacy test and find three white people who would vouch for him so that he could register to vote. both her father and her grandfather had to pay a poll tax in order to cast their ballots and. jennifer mcclellan s mother did not vote until after the passing of the voting rights act of 1965. it is with that history behind her that mcclellan has turned into page for the state of virginia. and by the way, she defeated her republican opponent by a staggering margin of nearly 50 points. joining us now, is congresswoman-elect jennifer mcclellan of virginia s fourth congressional district. congresswoman mcclellan, congratulations on the victory. i m so glad i can say congresswoman-elect this time. last time, it was not that. thank you. it s so great to be here. and i m just thrilled. i m sure you are. it was a trouncing of your opponent, a moment for the history books, and president biden called you last night. i don t want you to breach any
there is abigail spanberger, jennifer wexler. they are your fellow democratic congresswomen from the old dominion, from the state of virginia. do you expect to have similar positions on issues as they do? they are some of the most moderate members of the democratic caucus. and i wonder how you see yourself against their politics. you know, i view myself as a pragmatic progressive. i think at the end of the day, i m there to solve problems and help people and do what needs to be done but leave no part of virginia behind. i don t know where that would put any compared to them on the spectrum. but i think that in the needs of my constituents, i think pragmatic progressive fits me. congressman-elect jennifer mcclellan of virginia, thank you for making the time tonight to join us after that historic victory. it s some very good news for the democratic party in the state of virginia. thank you. it s always a pleasure. we will be right back.