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New State Candidates

VPAP has posted and will soon announce the following new candidates, who recently filed paperwork with the State Board of Elections to raise money for the following offices.

Lt. Governor

  • Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, a former state senator and spouse of ex-congressman Tom Davis, has become the fifth Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Other GOP candidates are Scott Lingamfelter, Steve Martin, Corey Stewart, and Susan Stimpson. The only announced Democratic candidate is Aneesh Chopra.

House of Delegates

  • Jennifer Boysko (Democrat) is running for House District 86, which straddles the Fairfax-Loudoun line. The district is currently represented by incumbent Republican Tom Rust, who was first elected in 2002.
  • Daun Hester (Democrat), a former Norfolk City councilwoman, is challenging Lionell Spruill Jr. for the Democratic nomination in a special election to fill the seat of Kenny Alexander, who recently won a seat in the State Senate.

09/24/2012

$10K Donations to PACs

Virginia's campaign finance laws require non-candidate political committees to report any single donation of $10,000 or more within three business days of receipt. Here are PACs that have reported large donations since September 18:

Democratic Party of Virginia

  • $19,000 Laura Debonis
  • $10,000 Maria Kellner
  • $10,000 Alfred R. Pietrzak
  • $10,000 John D. Rockefeller, IV
  • $10,000 Sharon Percy Rockefeller
  • $10,000 Alicia Underwood

Opportunity Virginia PAC

  • $10,000 Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen

Republican Party of Virginia, Inc.

  • $60,000 John M. Templeton, Jr.
  • $25,000 Opportunity Virginia PAC
  • $15,300 Head for Delegate - Chris
  • $10,000 Capital One
  • $10,000 Dominion
  • $10,000 William H. Goodwin, Jr.
  • $10,000 Louis Clifford Schroeder

View Details

09/24/2012

The AMAZING Raise

VPAP raised nearly

$9,000

-- including a $2,500 early-bird prize -- during the 36-hour Amazing Raise. Thank you to the 114 VPAP fans who made an online donation! Thanks also to Dixie Donuts for hosting the kick-off party on the morning of September 19.


VPAP will invest the money in its Tools for Transparency for Virginia politics.

09/20/2012

Beach Light-Rail PAC Tops $220K

Move Hampton Roads has raised more than $220,000 to support passage of a light rail ballot initiative in Virginia Beach this November.

SEE LIST OF DONORS

Through August 31, Move Hampton Roads has spent more than $150,000 in a marketing campaign to gain support for the nonbinding vote on November 6. Expenses include a website, online ads and TV advertisements.

Opponents of the light rail have not formed a PAC at this time.

Move Hampton Roads is seeking to build upon the success of Norfolk’s light rail, the Tide, to extend passenger service into Virginia Beach.

09/18/2012

$10K Donations to PACs

Virginia's campaign finance laws require non-candidate political committees to report any single donation of $10,000 or more within three business days of receipt. Here are PACs that have reported large donations since August 28:

Democratic Party of Virginia

  • $10,000 Samuel D. Heins
  • $10,000 Andrew Tobias
  • $10,000 Patricia Wellde
  • $10,000 Democratic Governors Association Action
  • $10,000 Norfolk Southern Corporation PAC
  • $10,000 House Democratic Caucus
  • $15,000 Flour Enterprises, Inc.
  • $22,481 Democratic Governors Association Action

Dominion Leadership Trust Political Action Committee

  • $10,000 Dominion
  • $25,000 Gilbert for Delegate - Todd
  • $50,000 Orrock for Delegate - Robert

House Republican Campaign Committee

  • $15,000 Intuit

Opportunity Virginia PAC

  • $10,000 Hunton & Williams, LLP
  • $10,000 Universal PAC (State)
  • $15,000 Genworth Financial, Inc.

Republican Party of Virginia, Inc.

  • $10,000 William H. Goodwin Jr.

Virginia Senate Republican Caucus

  • $10,000 Wagner for Senate - Frank
  • $15,000 Norment for Senate - Thomas

Vote YES for Private Property Rights Committee

  • $12,889 Va Farm Bureau
  • $14,181 Va Farm Bureau

View Details

09/18/2012

US Senate Polls

VPAP has compiled all poll results in one location.

List all Polls

Poll Trends

09/14/2012

The Amazing Raise

Do something amazing! Make a donation to support VPAP's participation in a 36-hour nonprofit challenge, The Amazing Raise.

Here are two things you can do:

1. Pledge now by clicking  HERE.

2. Make an online donation between 6 a.m. September 19 and 6 p.m. September 20. (Donation link will go live early Wednesday morning.)

Thanks in advance! Your investment helps provide transparency in Virginia politics.

09/14/2012