RICHMOND, VA—House Democratic Majority Leader Charniele Herring and House Democratic Caucus Chair Rip Sullivan released the following statement in response to Governor Ralph Northam’s 2021 State of the Commonwealth address: “We are thrilled that the Governor is on the same page with us in building a better Virginia. He understands that we cannot move forward…
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RICHMOND, VA—Virginia House Democratic Majority Leader Charniele Herring and House Democratic Chair Rip Sullivan released the following response to House Republicans breaking a 50-year precedent and obstructing the extension of the legislative session to 45 days: “While Virginians are hurting during this economic and public health crisis, House Republicans want to do the bare minimum.…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, House Democrats released their Building a Better Virginia agenda for the upcoming Session. The House legislative agenda will focus on three key areas: Protecting Families Keeping Virginia Healthy Rebuilding Our Economy Stronger House Democratic Leadership released the following statements: “Over the last year, the Democratic House majority has delivered on major legislation to…
RICHMOND, VA—House Democratic Majority Leader Charniele Herring and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rip Sullivan released the following response to the news today: “Today’s events are an affront to our American values. Fair elections and the smooth transition of power serve as the foundation of our democracy, a process that has served as an example for…
Both seats remain in Democratic control RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia House Democratic Caucus celebrates Candi King and Angelia Williams Graves’ victories in the House of Delegates special elections held today. Delegate-elect King will now represent Virginia’s House District 2, the seat recently vacated by former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, and Delegate-elect Williams Graves replaces former Delegate…
RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia House Democratic Caucus proudly welcomes Jaime Reimers as its new executive director, where she will help lead the House Caucus in the 2021 Regular Session and the 2021 campaign cycle. Reimers is an experienced campaign manager and caucus executive director with a successful track record in Colorado and Michigan politics. “The General…
Democratic Majority advances COVID-19 relief, criminal justice & police reform RICHMOND, VA—With Governor Ralph Northam’s approval of the revised biennial budget and House Bill 5049 yesterday, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus finishes the 2020 Special Session with 30 bills becoming law in the Commonwealth. “We entered the Special Session with Virginians counting on us during…
The Governor sent recommendations to the budget, COVID-19 relief, & police reform bills RICHMOND, VA—Today, the House of Delegates adopted recommendations sent by Governor Ralph Northam on eight of their Special Session bills: the updated budget, several COVID-19 support measures, and long-overdue reforms to Virginia’s law enforcement and criminal justice systems. The House rejected amendments…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus celebrated as many of their police reform bills were signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam. These reforms include measures banning no-knock warrants and limiting the use of neck restraints by law enforcement, requiring law enforcement officers to intervene or report when they see wrongdoing from colleagues, and…
General Assembly passed COVID-19 relief, police & criminal justice reform priorities and budget RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia General Assembly finished work on the remaining docket for the 2020 Special Session today. In all, 29 pieces of legislation which were part of the House Democratic Caucus’ priorities were passed by the House and the Senate. Both chambers…