Students and staff pose together at the end of the workshop in a meeting room at
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Front row: Ilana, Tamia, Zy’Kera, Dee,
Jamylah, and Tyrone. Back row: Eric, Za’Kari, Coach K, Maciah, and Jenny.
In Virginia, every year is an election year, and 2023 is a big one. All 140 General Assembly seats are up for election November 7, with control of the closely divided legislature up for grabs. Plus, there are plenty of local offices on the ballot across Northern Virginia, many with the power to shape the direction of their communities in profound ways.
Key wins in Northern Virginia races helped the Democrats keep a majority in the state Senate and flip the House of Delegates.
Fairfax County’s school board remains in democratic hands, while it appears Republicans have made headway in Loudoun County.
More than 780,000 Virginians already voted early this election. Voters say this year’s results will shape the future of abortion rights, education, and public safety in their counties – and nationally.
According to one analyst, the focus on “parents’ rights” could set the agenda for conservatives going forward. “If it works for Republicans this time, that term becomes part of our political lexicon for a much longer time.”
Control of the General Assembly and dozens of local offices are up for grabs in Virginia’s November elections.
In the final week of the race, Democrats and Republicans in this contested part of Northern Virginia are making their final pitch to voters.
People who’ve had their voting rights restored continue to report confusion and problems accessing the ballot in Virginia.
Wexton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in April. Now, doctors believe she has a rapidly-progressing form of the disease for which there is no cure.
