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100 days til the election …

31 Monday Jul 2017

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Good thing the PG Dems meet on Thursday night

Yes, the Prince George Dems will have their regular meeting on August 3, 2017, at 6 pm in the Prince George Human Services Building, 6450 Administration Drive, in the Prince George Government Complex.  We are expecting a number of the campaigns to be represented to update the Committee on the status of the race.

Colaw for the 64th event being planned for August 12

Rebecca Colaw

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A day of action is being planned for the Colaw Campaign on August 12 which will include training, canvassing in some of our more walkable neighborhoods with Rebecca Colaw. She is also seeking input from Prince Georgians about issues in and for the County.  Carol Dois Woodward will be the contact point for the event on August 12 and she can be reached on Facebook, by Messenger, or by email at woodwardcd@aol.com.  So come meet the candidate on August 12, wear some comfy shoes, and help spread the word.

 

Prince George Special Election for Treasurer update

Susan Vargo is the only person, so far, who has filed for the Treasurer special election. The registrar’s office confirms that her filing has been certified and she will be on the ballot. Ms. Vargo currently works in the Treasurer’s office.  We have heard two filing deadline dates for this election … August 17 and August 18.  If in doubt file by the 17th.

PG Dems Booth at Prince George Back to School Fair

The PG Dems have a booth at the Prince George Back to School Fair to be held on August 24th, from 4 to 7 pm.  This is one of the largest community events in Prince 2014 Back to School Fair - 3rd (123) (1)George.  Last year over 1200 back packs filled with school supplies were distributed.  In addition there was a petting zoo, therapy dogs, snacks, children’s activities, and other enjoyable things were going on at the event.  At our booth we will not only have school supplies to put into the children’s bags, we will have any campaign literature provided to us and we will be located next to Rebecca Colaw’s booth.  We will need PG Dems to help manage the booth, perhaps register voters, and provide information on the Restoration of Rights (RoR).  We will have a sign-up sheet at the meeting on Thursday night.

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Strategies for the November election

07 Friday Jul 2017

Posted by in 4th Congressional District, District 1 PG BOS, Floyd M. BrownJr, Governor's Race, Prince George Board of Supervisors, Prince George Politics, School Board

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Challenges for rural campaigns:

 

Sheila Bynum-Coleman

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Sheila Bynum-Coleman, the Democratic candidate for the 62nd Virginia House District, shared some of the strategies she is learning from the Rural Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) and other organizations, about how to campaign effectively in rural or exurban districts.  Needless to say, religious communities can play a major role in this effort, directly or indirectly, congregations are fertile sources of voters and campaign volunteers.  How best to reach them?  Providing literature and speaking when allowed are terribly important musts for a campaign.

 

Rebecca S. Colaw, the Suffolk lawyer who is the Democratic candidate for the 64th Virginia House District, was on her way to the meeting when she was stalled by a massive traffic jam in a more populous area of the district.  The 64th covers about 80% of Prince George County in terms of territory and voters.  We tend to forget about the 64th because the current Republican incumbent did not make himself available to Democratic constituents.  Though we are on the northern fringe of the 64th, Prince George represents the second largest voting locality in the 64th.  Rebecca reported by phone that she and volunteers are planning on knocking on Prince George doors in late July.  She is also using Facebook extensively and asks that we like her page and share it with our friends and other pages.

At this point, Delegate Lashrecse Aird  (63rd Virginia House District) is unopposed, but she still needs the support of those in her district to continue her work on behalf of our Tri-Cities area.  She and Delegate Price (95th) are hosting a webinar on July 12th at 6:30 pm to discuss new laws which went into effect on July 1.  You must rsvp to attend the webinar at www.tinyurl.com/AirdPriceWebinar.

Also in attendance were Floyd Brown, Jr. (“FJ”), candidate for District 1 Board of Supervisors, and Leila Holmes, Candidate for District 2, Prince George School Board.

Remember that all of our candidates need our support … donations, knocking on doors, sharing Facebook messages, texting, and or calling others on their behalf.

Carol Woodward is available to answer any questions about the recent meeting of the 4th Congressional District Committee on June 17.  It was a great first meeting of the reorganized 4th CDC.  We had a great time and were entirely inspired by Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam, his recent primary opponent Tom Perriello, Senator Mark Warner, and our own 4th CD Congressman, Donald McEachin.

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Some upcoming events to get on our calendar:

August 4 & 5 – Community event at Union Branch Baptist Church, Prince George

August 19 – Community Day in Hopewell

August 24 – Back to School Fair, Scott Park, Prince George

We may be able to have a booth at each of these events to register voters, sell our candles, and assist our candidates.

Taking to the hustings …

07 Friday Apr 2017

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Prince George Dems welcome candidates

If you haven’t heard the word “hustings” it has usually meant, in America, any event where candidates make campaign speeches.  It has older meanings in German and in English having to do with a hustings being a deliberative assembly or a special court, but here in the ole USA it means when politicians put it all out there, in front of each other, as they make their pitches to the voters.

The Prince George Dems meeting on April 5th, had very much that feeling.  Among the guests were Leila Holmes, running for the School Board from District 2 and  Evelina Davis, who is considering a run for the School Board from District 1.

 

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from left Sheila Bynum-Coleman, PG Dems Chair Cynthia Mitchell, and Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell, one of three Democratic candidates for nomination to run for the 64th Virginia House of Delegates district presented at the meeting though his Democratic opponents were not present.  Both John Wandling and Rebecca S. Colaw have visited the committee before though not on the same occasion.

 

Tavorise Marks with Cynthia 2Both Democratic candidates for the 62nd Virginia House of Delegates district spoke. Sheila Bynum-Coleman and Tavorise Marks are the two contenders.  Bynum-Coleman was the Democratic candidate in the last election and took 40 something percent of the vote.  Marks has run before in 62nd primaries and brings military experience to his desire to serve.

Matt Handsfield, Regional Field Organizer for the Ralph Northam campaign for Governor, spoke on behalf of his campaign.  Northam is the current Lieutenant Governor.  His Primary challenger is Tom Perriello, a former U.S. Congressman.

The candidates had only two to three minutes to introduce themselves, so didn’t have much time to explain their platforms.  They were all able to stay after the meeting and connect with the members and guests present.  A local committee must remain neutral through a Primary, but individual committee members may support and endorse any candidates of their choice.

All of these candidates have facebook pages and websites so look them up and learn more about what they propose and how you can donate and volunteer.

More will follow shortly about upcoming important deadlines, caucuses, and conventions.  Ah, it is political season again …