John,
It’s Dan Helmer. I’m a West Point graduate, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. I also serve as Campaigns Chair for the Virginia House Democratic Caucus, where I helped lead one of the most historic wins in modern Virginia politics this past November.
With Get Out The Vote (GOTV PAC) and supporters like you, we didn’t just win races, we reshaped Virginia.
Together, we:
- Flipped 13 seats and delivered a 64-seat Democratic House majority — our largest since 1987
- Won the governor’s mansion by electing Abigail Spanberger
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Ended a generation of GOP leadership in Richmond
Now, we have to do it again.
On January 6, there’s a special election to fill Lt. Gov.-Elect Ghazala Hashmi’s Senate seat. If we lose, the Senate falls to a 20–20 tie, grinding progress to a halt and blocking constitutional amendments to protect abortion rights, fair maps, and more.
If we show up, we win. If we don’t, we lose momentum.
That’s why I’m asking you to chip in to Get Out The Vote PAC today so they can make the voter contact investments needed to win this special election.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gotv-sp-2025
We know what works. We’ve done it before. Now we have to do it again.
Warm regards,
Dan Helmer
Campaigns Chair, Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Member, Virginia House of Delegates