Virginia Political Newsletter

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider becoming the ultimate political insider by supporting  non-partisan, independent news  and becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter today. Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, Jamie Lockhart, talked Wednesday about the recent news that the Supreme Court of the United States w...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider becoming the ultimate political insider by supporting  non-partisan, independent news  and becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter today. Listen to the audio at the top of this newsletter to hear Governor Glenn Youngkin’s response to the reports that the Supreme Court of the United States will likely...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider becoming the ultimate political insider by supporting  non-partisan, independent news  and becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter today. In the audio at the top of this newsletter, I talk to Randolph Macon College Political Science Professor Richard Meagher about the first legislative session that ha...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider becoming the ultimate political insider by supporting  non-partisan, independent news  and becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter today. The audio at the top of this newsletter is a discussion between Brandon Jarvis, Marques Jones - former Democratic Committee Chair in Henrico, and Nathan Kiker - a D...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider becoming the ultimate political insider by supporting  non-partisan, independent news  and becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter today. Listen to the audio at the top of this newsletter to hear the full speech that Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin gave to hundreds of his supporters at the Omni Hotel in...

At the top of this newsletter, listen to my discussion with Marques Jones, Nathan Kiker, and Andrew Hull about the redistricting proposals submitted by special masters last night. We discussed Rep. Spanberger being drawn into Rep. Wittman’s district, the wild new district in Prince William County that is seeing a huge amount of interest from Democrats in the area, and Rep. Elaine Luria is facing t...

The audio at the top of this newsletter is the latest episode of the Virginia Scope Podcast: 'In the Scope' featuring Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin and others for a wide-ranging discussion of Virginia politics. In addition to Youngkin, Henrico County Democratic Committee Chairman Marques Jones and Democratic operative Nathan Kiker discuss the DPVA Chair and other inner-party politics. Listen now, and...

The audio at the top of this newsletter is from my conversation with Danny Laub , a partner at POOLHOUSE, the Republican ad agency that created Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s ads for his campaign. Laub talks about the Youngkin campaign and Virginia politics in general. This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider supporting  non-partisan, independent new...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider supporting  non-partisan, independent news  by becoming a paid subscriber today. Education to remain a focus for Virginia legislators heading into 2022 by Brandon Jarvis 474 votes on Tuesday decided the fate of a lawmaking body that represents every resident in Virginia. Those 474 votes, split between two r...

Post-election analysis : The audio at the top of this newsletter is the second episode of ‘In the Scope.’ In this episode, Virginia Scope journalist Brandon Jarvis talks with Henrico County Democratic Committee Chair Marques Jones, Democratic operative Nathan Kiker, and former Republican Party staffer Andrew Hull about the election that took place Tuesday night resulting in the first statewide Rep...

This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider supporting  non-partisan, independent news  by becoming a paid subscriber today. With only Monday standing between Halloween and election day, Democrats are rallying across the commonwealth with a long list of events aimed at getting out the vote for Tuesday. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAulif...

The audio at the top of this email is from a canvass rally for the Democratic House candidate in HD-66, Katie Sponsler. She is looking to replace Kirk Cox in the House of Delegates. ( Background on the district ) Del. Jay Jones (Norfolk) and Sponsler addressed a group of supporters ahead of a canvass launch, which can be heard in the audio. The Lincoln Project claims credit for the stunt in Charlo...

Listen to the first episode of Virginia Scope’s new weekly podcast series, In the Scope, at the top of this newsletter. Hosted by Brandon Jarvis, the show will focus specifically on one aspect of Virginia politics each week. With elections happening in just one week, of course, this episode is based on the final days of campaigning.  Randolph Macon College professor provides specific analysis of t...

(The audio at the top of this episode is from an interview with HD-27 Democratic candidate Debra Gardner.) This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider supporting  non-partisan, independent news  by becoming a paid subscriber today. A Republican House candidate filed a civil lawsuit against Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign A Republican House ca...

This is a daily newsletter provided by the independent news source Virginia Scope . All funding for this publication comes from donations and subscribers. Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription to help us keep the lights on! There was a bouncy house, food lines, a line of porta-potties, and staffers directing traffic in a farm field where an excited crowd of hundreds of people gathered t...

“The biggest point we drove home was that he doesn’t want to own the midterms if we don’t win back the House or Senate,” said one person familiar with the conversations. The audio at the top of this email is from a Democratic canvas kickoff in Portsmouth on Sunday with former state Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, Del. Jay Jones, and Nedarius Clark (HD-79). This is a crowd-funded political newslette...

The audio at the top of this newsletter is an audio interview with Republican state Delegate Carrie Coyner (R-Chesterfield). She represents the 62 district in the House of Delegates. She was first elected in 2019. This is a  daily newsletter  covering Virginia politics from top to bottom. Please consider supporting  non-partisan, independent news  by becoming a paid subscriber today. Update: McAul...

After being elected Commonwealth Attorney of Virginia’s largest locality, Steve Descano is facing a potential recall movement from Republicans who don’t agree with the policies that he implemented after taking office in January of last year. Descano won in 2019 with 61% of the vote. The New York Times reported that unknown donors are funding the movement. “All things in politics have their time, a...

The audio at the top of this newsletter is from Thursday night’s event in Prince George County with Republican candidates Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares. State Sen. Frank Ruff and Del. Emily Brewer also spoke at the event. Please make a donation today if you enjoy our coverage of Virginia politics. Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign stops in Prince George for a rally Republican gu...

Colonial Heights, Va – With the retirement of Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) from the House of Delegates, the race to fill his seat is heating up. Either Mike Cherry (R-Colonial Heights) or Katie Sponsler (D-Colonial Heights) will be the next representative for the people of Colonial Heights and part of Chesterfield. Cherry and Sponsler have similar professional backgrounds. Both served in the...

(The audio at the top of this newsletter is from a press conference with the minority leader in the House of Delegates, Todd Gilbert (R), and other leaders from his caucus.) This is a daily newsletter covering Virginia politics. Please consider supporting independent journalism today by becoming a paid subscriber today to Virginia Scope! Democratic leadership says no amendments allowed in money co...

This is a daily newsletter covering Virginia politics. Please consider supporting independent journalism and Virginia Scope by becoming a paid subscriber today! Fresh out of college, Blakely Lockhart is challenging her state delegate Del. John McGuire for the 56 House of Delegates seat. (Parts of Henrico, Louisa, Spotsylvania, and Goochland) In this interview, Marques Jones (Henrico County Democra...

Today is the one-year anniversary of Virginia Scope’s existence. In the past year, hundreds of people have subscribed and donated to help Virginia Scope and this newsletter specifically grow to reach thousands of readers each day. But with these statewide campaigns and the 100 House of Delegate seats up for election, we need to continue to raise funds in order to provide as much coverage as possib...

(The audio at the top of this newsletter is the speech that Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin gave on Monday to a crowd of more than 300 people at the Dominion Country Club in Henrico County.) This is a daily newsletter covering Virginia politics with a special focus on the gubernatorial race. Please consider supporting independent journalism and Virginia Scope by becoming a paid s...

At the link above, listen to Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin address supporters in Chester on Saturday. This is a daily newsletter covering Virginia politics with a special focus on the gubernatorial race. Please consider supporting independent journalism and Virginia Scope by becoming a paid subscriber today! Republican statewide candidates campaign in Chester Republican candida...