ELECTION 2021
Amanda Chase says she won’t run as an independent and will seek GOP nomination for governor
Backtracking on her threat to run for governor as an independent, Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, said Friday that she’ll reluctantly participate in a GOP nominating convention even though she preferred a primary. “I am going to fully seek the Republican nomination,” Chase said in a video streamed on Facebook. “I’m not going to run as […]
Q&A: Amanda Chase pitches herself as Virginia’s Donald Trump
Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, is running a hard-right campaign for governor, but before she takes on any Democrats, she’s battling leaders of her own party. The state GOP voted last weekend to select its candidate for governor in a convention rather than an open primary, prompting Chase to threaten to enter the race as an […]
State GOP leaders fear Chase might be face of the party
It’s obvious the state Republican Party has little faith the bulk of its followers will — as the saying goes — “do the right thing.” Why else would the leadership get twisted up in knots during debate about its gubernatorial nominating process for 2021, all so it could hamper state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Trumpville? Actually, […]
Terry McAuliffe is running for governor again. Can anyone beat him?
He’s baaaaack. On Wednesday, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe officially announced he’s running for a second term, launching a rare comeback bid pundits and political strategists say will be difficult, but not impossible, for other gubernatorial hopefuls to stop. “Certainly he comes into the race in a very formidable position,” said veteran political commentator Bob […]
Del. Lee Carter, the General Assembly’s lone elected Democratic Socialist, preps potential gubernatorial campaign
Del. Lee Carter, D-Manassas, filed paperwork this week establishing a fundraising committee for a gubernatorial campaign, but says he’s not yet decided whether he’ll enter the race. “I’ve still not 100 percent made a decision as to whether or not I’m running, but I did go ahead and file that paperwork — just because we […]
Carroll Foy resigning from House of Delegates to focus on run for governor
Virginia Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy will step down from her seat in the House of Delegates to run for governor next year, a move she says will allow her to focus on “building a people-powered movement” for what’s expected to be a hard-fought Democratic primary. Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, is planning to submit a House […]
Amanda Chase says she’ll run as independent for governor, rejecting GOP convention
Virginia Republicans decided Saturday to choose their nominees for statewide office via a convention instead of an open primary, setting up the possibility that Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, will run in the general election as an independent challenger. Chase, one of two announced GOP candidates for governor, has made her opposition to the Republican establishment […]
With close ties to multiple candidates, Kaine says he’s not endorsing yet in Democratic primary for governor
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and Terry McAuliffe are both part of the small club of Virginia’s living Democratic ex-governors and two of the most influential figures in state politics. While governor, McAuliffe appointed Anne Holton, Kaine’s wife, as his secretary of education. Kaine has also encouraged state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, whose wedding he officiated, […]
The 2021 governor’s race presents an opportunity for Virginia to join the Good Ol’ Girls Club
We’re about to see how serious Virginia is when it comes to advancing women in the highest elective offices in the commonwealth, and that’s particularly true for Democrats. After the briefest respite, Virginia politics revs back up and enters the national spotlight when we elect our 74th governor next year. Not one of the first […]
Q&A: Why Kirk Cox thinks he can win the governor’s mansion in an ever-bluer Virginia
In 2019, a blue wave swept away the GOP majority Kirk Cox presided over as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. But he prevailed in his own race despite steep odds in a newly redrawn district. Two years later, Cox is pointing to the victory as evidence he is uniquely qualified to win back […]