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Emboldened Virginia Republicans hopeful for congressional gains, retaking General Assembly

Published October 18, 2022 at 1:10PM | Updated October 21, 2022 at 7:19PM

Yesli Vega and Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a campaign rally in Spotsylvania County on October 17, 2022.

A year ago, Republicans swept Democrats from statewide offices in Richmond, from the governor’s mansion to the attorney general’s office. Now Virginia Republicans are speaking boldly and hoping the red wave will flow through the halls of Congress in Washington and continue into 2023 in the General Assembly. Republicans in the state are feeling ever more confident in the run-up to the November 8 General Election, as most polls of likely voters indicate they are older and plan to vote for Republicans.

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Before Vega decried ‘reckless’ spending, she had $96K in student loans, debts cleared in personal bankruptcy | Prince William Times

By Potomac Local News

Published October 18, 2022 at 9:30AM

Supervisor Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 7th District, has been critical of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and decries “reckless” government spending in a recent TV ad. Yet Vega and her husband filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009 and had more than $96,000 in debts discharged in the proceeding, including more than $46,000 in student loans, according to court records.

Vega, 37, and her husband, Rene Vega, were living in Fort Washington, Maryland, when they filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, which has not been previously disclosed.

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‘Simply doing the job’—ex-Prince William voter chief seeks donations for legal defense

By Local News

Published October 17, 2022 at 2:41PM

Michele White (wearing green) with members of the Prince William County Electoral Board in 2015.

A former Culpeper County voter registrar is opening up about her recent indictment in Prince William County for alleged misconduct in the 2020 election, and defending herself. Michele White, Prince William’s elections director from 2015 to 2021, said in a phone interview Friday with the Culpeper Star-Exponent that she is not sure what is going on, referencing “ambiguous” charges against her. She called the indictment “very politically motivated.”

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Pr. William Delegate’s bill would allow child abuse charges for parents who don’t affirm their child’s LGBTQ ID | WJLA-TV

By Local News

Published October 14, 2022 at 9:30AM

Guzman

Virginia parents could face a felony or misdemeanor charge if they do not affirm their child’s sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a state lawmaker with plans to introduce the legislation in Virginia’s upcoming legislative session.

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Vega, Spanberger to debate at Gar-Field High School

By Potomac Local News

Published October 13, 2022 at 9:30AM

Vega / Spanberger

Virginia’s 7th District congressional candidates will debate on October 21, a matchup of Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican challenger Yesli Vega.

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Prince William drops PollChief software after tech exec’s arrest, ties to China, 2020 Election suspicion

By Potomac Local News

Published October 13, 2022 at 8:00AM

Prince William County stopped using voting software following the arrest of a Chinese tech executive who has come under suspicion of identity theft and tied to problems during the 2020 General Election.

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Top Prince William election official says he’s quitting amid dispute with local GOP | Virginia Mercury

By Local News

Published October 10, 2022 at 10:07AM

Olsen

The top election official in one of Virginia’s biggest counties announced Friday that he’s quitting his job later this year due to stress and called out what he described as a “bullshit” ploy by local Republicans to try to undermine his office by installing their own people in jobs overseeing polling places.

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Wexton, Cao debate in Manassas Park, outline key differences on immigration, transgender issues

By Potomac Local News

Published October 6, 2022 at 3:44PM

Wexton / Cao

Congressional candidates Jennifer Wexton (D) and Hung Cao (R) spoke to voters at a forum Wednesday night in Manassas Park.

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Hundreds of Virginians have had firearms confiscated through red-flag laws

By Local News

Published October 4, 2022 at 2:30PM

(THE CENTER SQUARE) – Hundreds of Virginians have had their guns confiscated from them through red-flag laws since those rules went into effect more than two years ago, according to data in the Virginia Firearms Transaction Center.

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100+ Vega supporters pack Aquia Harbour community center

By Potomac Local News

Published October 3, 2022 at 3:00PM | Updated October 11, 2022 at 4:28PM

More than 100 people packed the Aquia Harbour Inn, the community center for the gated neighborhood in North Stafford, to see Yesli Vega, whose running for congress.

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