All posts tagged "ralph northam"
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Equality Virginia PAC and Pride Fund endorse Ralph Northam for governor
Equality Virginia Advocates, the campaign arm of the commonwealth’s top LGBTQ organization, has endorsed Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam’s bid for governor, citing his record of...
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Cuccinelli says he won’t run for Virginia governor in 2017
The Old Dominion’s LGBT community got some welcome news over the weekend after former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) announced he would not seek the...
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Virginia AG Mark Herring to run for re-election in 2017
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Wednesday announced that he would seek re-election to his current post in 2017, rather than mount a run for...
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Republicans back Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
If Republican primary voters in Virginia had their way, the Old Dominion could be seeing a repeat of Ken Cuccinelli’s run for governor. And according...
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Virginians celebrate equality advances at annual gala
More than 1,000 people packed the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday, April 18 for Equality Virginia’s 12th Annual Commonwealth Dinner. The evening was held...
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Northam Saves Employment Nondiscrimination Bill
LGBT advocates in Virginia breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after the Senate narrowly passed two pro-LGBT bills, chief among them a measure to...
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Equality Virginia to Name the Northams “Legends”
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, will honor Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and his wife, Pam, with the 2014 Legend Award at...
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McAuliffe Fulfills LGBT Campaign Promise
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) was sworn into office in Richmond on Saturday, sparking hope among equal-rights advocates that his position as an LGBT ally may...
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LGBT Outlook on Virginia's Special Elections
Just hours after Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Mathews, Accomack, Northampton counties) declared victory in the race for lieutenant governor of Virginia Tuesday night,...
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Elections a Mixed Bag for LGBT Virginians
LGBT Virginians can breathe a little easier following Tuesday's statewide and local elections, but the community still faces daunting challenges in Richmond. Democrat Terry McAuliffe...
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Post endorsement of Northam, Herring knocks Republicans, gives Democrats clean sweep
“Where Mr. Northam, a fiscal conservative, is measured and moderate – Republicans tried to persuade him to switch parties in 2009 – Mr. Jackson is...
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McAuliffe’s LGBT supporters stand by him on Virginia marriage amendment
The political action committee (EVPAC) for the Commonwealth’s major LGBT rights group, Equality Virginia, released endorsements Friday for the three statewide offices on the ballot...
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Virginians choose pro-gay Democratic ticket, mixed results at House level
Virginia voters Tuesday selected a pair of pro-LGBT state senators, Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk, Northampton, Mathews, Accomack counties) and Mark Herring (D-Loudoun, Fairfax counties) as the...
