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Lynchburg City School Board lifts ban on outspoken advocate
The Lynchburg School Board has reversed its decision to ban Danny McCain from speaking at its meetings, following an incident on June 3 where McCain continued speaking past his allotted time, prompting board members to consider calling the police. The board had initially banned McCain for violating their rules, but a recent unanimous vote, on Tuesday, has overturned that decision. During Tuesday's meeting, McCain apologized for his actions, saying, "I'm sorry I stayed over the 5 minutes."
Earle-Sears offers GOP vision following Dem primary
Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke before a revved-up crowd at the Hippodrome in downtown Richmond Tuesday night. The candidate for governor aims to keep Virginia’s executive branch red, taking over for Republican Glenn Youngkin who is term limited. Earle-Sears opened her stump speech with some Youngkin-led wins, including a lab school program, keeping Virginia one of the best states for business and billions in tax breaks.
Richmond voters do not want Stoney to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor
The majority of Richmond voters do not want their former mayor to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, according to unofficial primary election results from the Virginia Department of Elections. On Tuesday, June 17, Virginia held primary elections to select the nominees for several consequential races. While the Republican nominees for the Commonwealth’s top three officials had already been chosen, the Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general had not.
Library Supporters Win Key Warren County GOP Primary Races
Two candidates who have openly supported Samuels Public Library scored victories in Tuesday’s Republican primary in Warren County, setting the stage for potential changes in the county’s leadership. ... Both races have drawn close attention from voters and local leaders, as the future of Samuels Public Library has become a defining issue in county politics. While neither race will be finalized until the general election in November, Tuesday’s results send a strong message from Republican voters.
Greg Gorham wins GOP primary in western Prince William House of Delegates race
Gregory Lee Gorham, of Sudley Springs, has handily won today’s primary for the Republican nomination in the race for the 21st District House of Delegates seat, defeating the two other candidates with more than 66% of the vote. With all 17 precincts in the western Prince William County district reporting, Gorham, 65, won 970 votes. Sahar Smith, 57, of Catharpin, came in a distant second place with 395 votes, and Xanthe Larsen came in third with 95 votes, according to still unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections. Gorham will face incumbent Del. Josh Thomas, a Democrat, in the November election. Thomas is vying for his second term in the seat.
Del. Hope wins House District 1 Democratic primary
There were two local races on the ballot — for a County Board seat and for the 1st District House of Delegates seat — and the incumbent candidate is well ahead in both. ... Del. Patrick Hope, meanwhile, appears well on his way to returning to Richmond, with 72% of the vote in the three-way House of Delegates race. Challengers Arjoon Srikanth and Sean Phillip Epstein have 19% and 9% of the vote, respectively.
Jay Jones projected to win Va. Democratic nomination for attorney general
Former Norfolk delegate Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones won the Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general while the party’s choice for lieutenant governor was too close to call Tuesday night, according to election results projected by the Associated Press. The winners will join gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger in pivotal fall elections that will be watched as an off-year referendum on President Donald Trump and on Virginia’s own ambitious Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who is term-limited out of office.
McQuinn to return to House; Dems line up November House challenges
Democrats on Tuesday all but completed their lineup for three Richmond-area races that are key to their hopes to expand their House of Delegates 51-49 majority, while Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Henrico, fended off a challenge from Henrico School Board member Alicia Atkins. Besides the three races where Democrats hope to unseat Republicans in the Richmond suburbs, Democrats also vied for the chance to flip a district in Suffolk and Chesapeake, while Republicans eyed Democratic seats in Prince William County and Virginia Beach.
Chesapeake City Council rejects data center proposal
Chesapeake’s City Council received a rare standing ovation from a packed chamber Tuesday night after it voted unanimously to reject a proposed data center. “It was like Christmas again,” said Helen Messer, who lives in one of the houses that sits a few hundred feet from where the data center would have been. “I’ll sleep better than I have in a month.” The proposal from long-time Chesapeake developer Doug Fuller would have been the region’s first major data center. He pitched a 350,000-square-foot facility at the corner of Ethridge Manor and Centerville Turnpike, where Chesapeake’s Great Bridge suburbs give way to farmland, arguing it could be a huge financial windfall for the city and capitalize on new internet infrastructure the city is spending tens of millions on.
Hashmi claims victory in Democratic primary
State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, is claiming victory in the tight Democratic contest for lieutenant governor, but former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he wants to wait until all the votes are tallied. Hashmi, Stoney and state Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, were locked in a close three-way primary battle throughout Tuesday night. Three other Democrats trailed the field. With all 133 counties and cities reporting, Hashmi had 27.5% of the vote to 26.7% for Stoney and 26.2% for Rouse according to the State Department of Elections.