FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2023
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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.
