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Eric Burk - June 2, 2022

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Virginia House Democrats Pick Don Scott Jr. for New Minority Leader

RICHMOND, Virginia — Delegate Don Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth) is the new Democratic leader/minority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, elected on Wednesday morning. Scott had pushed to oust then-Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn, who was voted out at the end of April, but at that time the caucus opted to delay a vote on a new leader to […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 25, 2022

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Virginia Dems Scramble to Replace Leadership Ahead of Primaries

A group of Virginia Democrats desperately trying to regain its momentum by trying to replace its leadership following their dramatic loss at the hands of Youngkin last year. A group of Democrats, led by Del. Don L. Scott Jr. from Portsmouth, are citing the bylaws of the House Democratic caucus that says officers may be […]

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Alex Lemieux - April 4, 2019

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House Democrats Refuse Bipartisan Hearing For Sexual Assault Survivors In Reconvened Session

“This is good news for Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, but a bad day for sexual assault survivors who simply want their chance to be heard,” said House Courts of Justice Committee Chairman Rob Bell.

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TRS Staff - April 3, 2019

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If Northam Seeks Truth For Fairfax And His Accusers, Republicans Are Ready

“They need to be heard, but we need to get to the truth,” Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said on the sexual assault scandal surrounding Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. Well, House Speaker Kirk Cox said yesterday that Republicans “stand ready to proceed.”

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Alex Lemieux - August 31, 2018

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House Democrat Slams Own Party’s Redistricting Plan As A Self-Serving Political Power Grab

Delegate Stephen Heretick (D-Portsmouth) came out against the House Democratic redistricting plan calling it “gerrymandering in response to gerrymandering. It’s tit-for-tat. It’s, in the immortal words of baseball great Yogi Berra, ‘it is deja vu all over again.'”