by MCDC | Nov 8, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Minimum Wage
#GoVote Hillary Clinton has served as Secretary of State, Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States, First Lady of Arkansas, a practicing lawyer and law professor, activist, and volunteer, but the first things her friends and family will tell you is that...
by MCDC | Nov 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Global Warming, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Social Security
Economy and jobs, Education, Environment, Health, Justice and equality, National security. What are YOU voting for? Like Madison, too many rural communities aren’t reaping the rewards of our nation’s economic success—despite their critical role in our economy....
by MCDC | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Citizens United, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Minimum Wage, Social Security, Virginia
The right-wing “Congressional Leadership Fund” Super PAC has pumped one million dollars of dark money to salvage our opponent’s faltering campaign. We can’t track any of that money, but the remaining $493,489 that he’s raised is available for public review from the...
by MCDC | Nov 2, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Economy, Education, News
To The Editor Central Virginia is an amazing place to live. We are blessed with natural beauty and historical significance. However, many of our neighbors are struggling. In much of the region, where we once had thriving industry and agriculture, there is now little...
by MCDC | Oct 31, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Economy, Madison County, News, Opinion, Virginia
With no reservations, I support the election of Democrat Jane Dittmar to Congress. From 1990 until 2002, I was an elected Republican and served two terms as chairman of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. I believed in the Republican Party’s ethics of small...
by MCDC | Oct 14, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Economy, Employment, Madison County, News, Virginia
In 1947 a bill became law that made Virginia a “right to work state.” This means anyone can go to work at a union company without being required to join the union. This is the law and no constitutional amendment is needed! Next month, voters in Virginia...
