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Tag Archives: Election 2026

Perriello, Luria get endorsements from Kaine, Warner for congressional bids

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Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are putting their weight behind the campaigns of a pair of former Members of Congress in two 2026 Democratic Party congressional primaries.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 13, 2025December 13, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Beth Macy, Congress, Elaine Luria, Election 2026, Local Politics, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Tom Perriello, Virginia Politics

Jewish advocacy groups take aim at Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul over Gaza comments

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A coalition of Jewish advocacy groups is trying to cancel a Democratic state delegate, Sam Rasoul, a Palestinian-American, accusing Rasoul of antisemitism.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 11, 2025December 11, 2025Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Sam Rasoul, Virginia General Assembly

Video: Beth Macy gets Tim Kaine endorsement for congressional campaign

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Beth Macy, the Roanoke-based journalist and author running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in what is now the Sixth District, picked up the keyest of key endorsements – from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 10, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Beth Macy, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine endorses Beth Macy in her bid for congressional nomination

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Beth Macy, the Roanoke-based journalist and author running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in what is now the Sixth District, picked up the keyest of key endorsements – from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 10, 2025December 10, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Beth Macy, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Tim Kaine, Virginia Politics

Tom Perriello announces candidacy for Congress in the Fifth District

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Tom Perriello is the latest Democrat in our part of the state to throw his hat into the congressional ring for the 2026 midterm cycle.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 9, 2025December 9, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Tom Perriello, Virginia Politics

Sam Rasoul thinking over run for congressional seat in 2026 midterm cycle

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Sam Rasoul, a Democrat has represented Roanoke in the General Assembly since 2014, is now publicly mulling over a run for a seat in Congress in the 2026 midterm cycle.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 8, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Sam Rasoul, Virginia Politics

Who is this Mark Warner saying ‘we have to have universal healthcare’?

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Stop the presses: ladies and gents, Mark Warner, the once self-styled “radical centrist,” is now on the side of the likes of Bernie Sanders and AOC in support of universal healthcare.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 7, 2025December 7, 2025Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Healthcare, Mark Warner

Mark Warner, no surprise here, announces U.S. Senate re-election bid

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Mark Warner is leaving nothing to chance, rolling out a list of endorsements from pretty much every elected Democrat in the Commonwealth of Virginia as he launched his 2026 U.S. Senate re-election bid on Tuesday.

Posted byChris GrahamDecember 2, 2025December 7, 2025Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Mark Warner

Beth Macy faces tough crowd in Waynesboro, first stop on listening tour

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Congressional candidate Beth Macy brought her listening tour to Waynesboro on Monday, the first campaign stop since she entered the Sixth District race one week ago.

Posted byCrystal GrahamNovember 24, 2025December 8, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Ben Cline, Beth Macy, Election 2026, Local Politics, Virginia Politics

Ken Mitchell: No matter how the districts are drawn, I’m ready to fight

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One topic that seems to come up more than most is Virginia’s potential redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections.

Posted byLettersNovember 24, 2025November 24, 2025Posted inLocal News, VirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Ken Mitchell, Local Politics

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