Today, Daily Kos communications director Carolyn Fiddler congratulated Democrat Nancy Guy after a GOP-requested recount affirmed her November victory in the race to unseat an entrenched incumbent in Virginia’s 83rd House District. The Daily Kos community contributed over $23,000 to Guy and nearly $290,000 total to our endorsed Virginia legislative candidates through more than 82,000 small-dollar, grassroots donations this year, bringing the organization’s total 2017-2019 contributions towards turning the commonwealth blue to $658,000.
“Daily Kos was thrilled to throw our support behind Nancy Guy in her bid to represent the 83rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Today’s affirmation of her victory on Nov. 5 ensures Democrats will begin the 2020 General Assembly session with a strong 55-45 House majority,” said Fiddler. “Flipping the Virginia General Assembly was an epic triumph for both Virginia Democrats and for the Daily Kos community. For the first time in a quarter century, Democrats will have full control of state government in the commonwealth. Securing these majorities empowers Democrats to not only undo decades of GOP damage but also enables them to improve the quality Virginians’ quality of life by expanding voting rights, enacting common-sense gun safety reforms, raising the minimum wage, passing LGBTQ protections, ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, and much, much more. These victories also place Virginia Democrats in the majority before the upcoming round of redistricting and will prevent the GOP from executing another extreme gerrymander of legislative and congressional districts.”
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