Friends – Republicans are on the verge of flipping the Virginia State Senate red this November (they only need to net 3 seats). But if we flip just two House of Delegates seats blue, we TIE control of the chamber!
We’ve already invested a quarter million dollars toward reaching Virginia voters ahead of these pivotal November elections –
and we’ll be investing more so we can flip the House blue. Our candidates will decide control of the House of Delegates:
Will you take a moment to give as little as $5 to help us directly support each of these 5 incredible Democratic scientists who are running in the most pivotal State House races this November? 
Susanna Gibson (VA HD-57) – Susanna and Michael (featured below) are running in 2 of the 4 ONLY State House races rated as “Toss-Up” ahead of November. Not only will they be the top targets of Republicans but if we win these two races, Democrats have GREAT odds of winning the chamber (+70%!).
Susanna is a nurse practitioner and public health expert with nearly two decades of experience who is making reproductive rights, action on gun violence, and Paid Family and Medical Leave a cornerstone of her campaign. Not only would she be one of the only healthcare workers in the state legislature if elected, but she would be one of the only in the entire country who has experience with home-based primary care for vulnerable populations.
This is an open seat that, in 2022, the race for the House was within 0.9% of the vote!
Michael Feggans (VA HD-97) – Michael is an Air Force Veteran with more than 20 years of military experience in healthcare administration and healthcare cybersecurity.
His Republican opponent is a rubber stamp for Far-Right GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin who is dedicated to turning Virginia into the next Florida (in terms of loose gun laws, attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, extreme abortion restrictions, and targeting public school teachers and healthcare workers).
The Republican Michael is running against is defending a State House seat that Joe Biden carried (by a razor-thin margin) so your support absolutely goes further here.
Amy Laufer (VA HD-55) – Few people in politics have a resume like Amy: She’s a first-generation college graduate from a dairy farm who helped put herself through college as a fish packer before earning a degree in biology and working as a water analyst and public educator.
Determined to see more women in office, she founded an organization to help train and support women to run for local office like the school board and has helped elect dozens of women before deciding to run for office herself.
This is an open seat rated as Leans Democratic meaning it’s an incredible opportunity for us to add another blue seat to the column in the fight to win the majority.
Marty Martinez (VA HD-29) – Like Amy’s race, this is another open seat rated as Leans Democratic that is a must-win if Democrats want to win control of the chamber this November.
Marty is an Air Force Veteran with a background in computer science who represented portions of the district he’s currently running for as the former Vice Mayor of Leesburg. Leesburg voters rewarded him for his constant presence within the community (including working with the FAA, Boy Scouts, coaching local baseball, local Parent Teacher Organizations, and so much more!) and re-elected him four times in this position.
If elected, Marty will support universal background checks on firearms sales in Virginia, expanding access to affordable childcare, and enshrining the protections of Roe v. Wade into law.
Bonita Anthony (VA HD-92) – Like many of the Democratic scientists mentioned above, Bonita is also running for an open seat, meaning a victory in this district would help Democrats exceed the 50+ members needed to win a majority.
Bonita is a university administrator at Virginia State University with a background in engineering who previously worked as a K-12 educator and is also a minister in the area. If elected, Bonita will champion Virginia public school teachers, the right for Virginia women to access reproductive care, and advocate for ways to better support working and middle class Virginia families.
If the above candidates all win, Democrats cross the 51-member threshold and win a majority in the Virginia House of Delegates: Can we count on you to chip in as little as $5 so we can elect these 5 incredible Virginia Democrats this November?
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