Ryant Washington, that is — candidate for VA State Senate in a special election on January 10, 2017. Murfster 35’s diary on this election is scrolling out of view as I type, so this diary is an attempt to keep the VA special elections in view as much as possible.
These special elections and the chance to turn a state house Democratic awakened me from my post-Trump stupor. It is something concrete, immediate and doable. It is a sign that we are not giving up and we are working on all levels to turn the tide back to sanity. Winning in VA could wake a lot more people out of that stupor.
It is not long term; it is not national, it is not daunting (not that we should shrink from those). It is immediate. Just a few bucks can make a huge difference in local races like these.
I wrote about it last week: Two weeks to turn the VA Senate Blue:
Ryant Washington (District 22), a former County sheriff is the other Senate candidate. This race will be closer, but is winnable, especially in light of (1) the 90 for 90 registration efforts, (2) a concerted effort in the next two weeks, and (3) the presence on the ballot of two right wing Republicans likely to split the vote.
Another Senate candidate is a likely D win (Jennifer McClellan, District 9).
A third election is for a House seat, and the Democratic candidate is Cheryl Turpin, a teacher.
Here is a link for all three candidates in these Special Elections.
Just a few bucks can make a big difference in local elections like these. There are also phonebanking opportunities at the websites.
I just gave another $25 to send Washington to Richmond.
So please do one or more of the following:
1. Contribute to one or more of the three VA candidates.
2. Recommend this diary, Murfster's or any diary on the VA special elections. There have been many.
3. Share the diaries or the 90 for 90 special elections links on social media.
4, Email these links to people who might contribute and/or forward it.
Please let me know what you are doing in the comments.