by MCDC | Aug 2, 2013 | Events, Madison County, Video, Virginia Election 2013
“Thomas Jefferson wrote, ‘Come forward then and give us the aid of your talents and the weight of your character towards the new establishment of [democracy].’ The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia is proud to...
by MCDC | Aug 1, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“There’s a new controversy brewing – one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. They claim two energy companies failed to pay them royalties on methane gas wells....
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2013 | Gun Reform, Issues, Virginia
July 30, 2013 Ms. Janis Richter ███ ████ ████ ██ Rochelle, VA 22738 Dear Ms. Richter: Thank you for contacting me about efforts to create safer schools. I appreciate hearing from you. In April 2013, the Senate deliberated the Safe Communities,...
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2013 | Issues, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Senator Ralph Northam talks about his campaign for Lt. Governor and what’s at stake for Virginians in the upcoming election. “Like so many Virginians, I have been troubled by the repeated attempts to restrict women’s reproductive rights. One of the reasons I got...
by MCDC | Jul 30, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Richmond, VA — Today, Senator Ralph Northam challenged his Republican opponent E.W. Jackson to join him for a series of three debates across Virginia. Both candidates have been invited to these debates, and Northam has confirmed that he will participate in all...
by MCDC | Jul 30, 2013 | Ethics, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“Ken Cuccinelli used taxpayer funds to investigate a U-Va. professor whose research on climate change Cuccinelli opposed. Cuccinelli, a climate change denier, forced the university to spend over half a million dollars defending itself against its own attorney general....
