
Ken Plum: Historic election results in Virginia
The Nov. 5 elections in Virginia produced results of historic proportions.

The Nov. 5 elections in Virginia produced results of historic proportions.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act.

Rep. Don Beyer, author of the NO HATE Act, today issued the following statement on the FBI’s release of hate crime statistics for 2018:

So the state of Virginia is going to be run (House, Senate, and Governorship) by members of the Democratic Party for the first time in decades.

The Democratic presidential race in New Hampshire is tight, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

Trump’s inviting of Turkey’s President Erdogan to Washington comes at a peculiar time.

I woke up today in a Virginia that won’t again drag out a debate on extending healthcare coverage to poor Virginians for years on end so that white guys in cheap suits can score political points.

Under the leadership of Gov. Ralph Northam, who has pledged to achieve 100% clean energy in Virginia, Democrats now lead the House of Delegates 55-45 and the State Senate 21-19.

With a change in House leadership and a majority of equality candidates elected, Virginia is poised to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment during the 2020 legislative session.

Tonight, with the help of four Democracy for America-endorsed candidate victories, Democrats took control of both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly.
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