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Equality Virginia PAC Endorsements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 31, 2023

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Equality Virginia PAC Endorses 89 Pro-Equality Champions for the Virginia General Assembly

RICHMOND, VA – Today, Equality Virginia PAC, the elections arm of the Commonwealth’s leading advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) equality, released its endorsements for candidates for the general assembly ahead of the Virginia elections on November 7, 2023. See below for full remarks from Equality Virginia PAC’s executive director Narissa Rahaman from a press conference today announcing these endorsements.

“This fall, we have the opportunity to secure and expand the rights of LGBTQ+ Virginians by electing pro-equality legislators to both chambers of the general assembly,” said Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia PAC. “As the Youngkin administration has openly tried to roll back the rights of LGBTQ+ Virginians through several different avenues, the general assembly serves as a crucial check on executive overreach. For us to fight back, we have to have strong allies prepared to fight for us. That’s why we are so proud today to endorse candidates for the general assembly who will do just that. We must elect pro-equality champions who will secure and strengthen our freedoms. We must show the country that Virginia is a welcoming, hospitable place to live. We have that chance as the eyes of the nation are on us this November. These candidates will do just that.”

Equality Virginia PAC-Endorsed Virginia Senate Candidates

SD 01 – Emily Scott

SD 03 – Jade Harris

SD 11 – Creigh Deeds

SD 12 – Natan McKenzie

SD 13 – Lashrecse Aird

SD 14 – Lamont Bagby

SD 15 – Ghazala Hashmi

SD 16 – Schuyler Van Valkenberg

SD 17 – Clint Jenkins

SD 18 – Louise Lucas

SD 20 – Victoria Luevanos

SD 21 – Angelia Williams Graves

SD 22 – Aaron Rouse

SD 23 – Mamie Locke

SD 24 – Monty Mason

SD 25 – Jolicia Ward

SD 26 – Pam Garner

SD 29 – Jeremy McPike

SD 30 – Danica Roem

SD 32 – Suhas Subramanyam

SD 33 – Jennifer Carroll Foy

SD 34 – Scott Surovell

SD 35 – David Marsden

SD 37 – Saddam Salim

SD 38 – Jennifer Boysko

SD 39 – Adam Ebbin

SD 40 – Barbara Favola

Equality Virginia PAC-Endorsed Virginia House Candidates

HD 01 – Patrick Hope

HD 02 – Adele McClure

HD 03 – Alfonso Lopez

HD 04 – Charniele Herring

HD 05 – Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

HD 06 – Rip Sullivan

HD 07 – Karen Keys-Gamarra

HD 08 – Irene Shin

HD 09 – Karrie Delaney

HD 10 – Dan Helmer

HD 11 – David Bulova

HD 12 – Holly Seibold

HD 13 – Marcus Simon

HD 14 – Vivian Watts

HD 15 – Laura Jane Cohen

HD 16 – Paul Krizek

HD 17 – Mark Sickles

HD 18 – Kathy Tran

HD 19 – Rozia Henson

HD 20 – Michelle Maldonado

HD 21 – Josh Thomas

HD 22 – Travis Nembhard

HD 23 – Candi Mundon King

HD 24 – Luke Torian

HD 25 – Briana Sewell

HD 26 – Kannan Srinivasan

HD 27 – Atoosa Reaser

HD 28 – David Reid

HD 29 – Marty Martinez

HD 31 – Steve Foreman

HD 32 – Madelyn Rodriguez

HD 33 – Bob Smith

HD 36 – Randall Wolf

HD 38 – Sam Rasoul

HD 41 – Lily Franklin

HD 47 – Patricia Quesenberry

HD 50 – Josh Blakely

HD 52 – Jennifer Woofter

HD 54 – Katrina Callsen

HD 55 – Amy Laufer

HD 65 – Joshua Cole

HD 70 – Shelly Simonds

HD 71 – Jessica Anderson

HD 72 – Bilal Raychouni

HD 76 – Debra Gardner

HD 77 – Michael Jones

HD 78 – Betsy Carr

HD 79 – Rae Cousins

HD 81 – Delores McQuinn

HD 84 – Nadarius Clark

HD 85 – Cia Price

HD 87 – Jeion Ward

HD 88 – Don Scott

HD 90 -Jeremy Rodden

HD 91 – Cliff Hayes

HD 92 – Bonita Anthony

HD 93 – Jackie Glass

HD 94- Phil Hernandez

HD 95 – Alex Askew

HD 96 – Kelly Convirs Fowler

HD 97 – Michael Feggans

HD 99 – Cat Porterfield

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Equality Virginia PAC is working to build a fully inclusive Commonwealth by educating, empowering, and mobilizing Virginians to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are free to live, love, learn, and work. EV PAC works with Equality Virginia (EV) to advance equal rights for LGBTQ Virginians through public policy and advocacy.