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Stripped of committee assignment, Delegate Cole pushes for voter ID

By Rick Horner
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Delegate Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania, Stafford) was recently removed from the House Privileges and Elections Committee in Richmond after signing his name a letter that cast doubt on the results of the Presidential Election on November 3.

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Va. Dems want Fredericksburg Marine kicked off redistricting committee

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Virignia State Capitol

A Fredericksburg-area Republican picked for one of the citizen seats on Virginia’s new redistricting commission previously made vulgar or degrading online comments about President Donald Trump’s detractors, calling Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn a “bimbo” and actress Jane Fonda a “b*tch c**t.”

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Wittman objects to counting of Pennsylvania electoral college votes

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Rep. Rob Wittman (R-1st). (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman joined more than 100 other House Republicans early Thursday morning in a failed motion to stop the certification of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes won by President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

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Democrats keep HD2 seat in Prince William, Stafford with Candi King win

By Uriah Kiser

Demcocrat Candi King has won the House District 2 seat in the General Assembly, besting her Republican challenger Heather Mitchell by 263 votes.

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Dominion donates $5K to Candi King as Possum Point residents await decision on coal ash

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Dominion Energy has donated $5,000 to Democrat Candi King in the run-up to Tuesday’s special election for the Virginia House of Delegates 2nd District, which is home to Dominion Energy’s Possum Point power station and its coal ash ponds that border the Potomac River.

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Local leaders react to planned ‘stop the steal’ movement for Jan. 6

By Uriah Kiser
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Fairfax, Prince William) (Photo: George Burke)

Thousands are expected to gather in Washington on Wednesday as Congress is expected to certify the results of the Electoral College, whose electors cast their votes on December 14, 2020, for Joe Biden to be the next U.S. President.

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Lee Carter announces run for Virginia Governor

By Uriah Kiser
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Delegate Lee Carter (D-50), the self-avowed Democratic socialist who has represented Manassas City and Bristow in the Virginia General Assembly since 2018, announced his run for governor on New Year’s Day.

Carter, 33, announced in a video posted to social media. A vote for me is a vote for the rest of us,” Carter can be heard saying in the video.

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Special Election House District 2: Early voting ends Saturday, polls open on Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

Special Election House District 2: Early voting ends Saturday, polls open on Tuesday

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Democrats choose King to face Mitchell in January 5 Special Election

By Uriah Kiser

Candi King, of Prince William County, will try to do something her husband failed to do, twice — win the 2nd District House seat and go to Richmond to represent Prince William and Stafford counties.

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