{"id":597,"date":"2019-10-22T15:19:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valcv26.wpenginepowered.com\/newsroom\/virginia-lcv-announces-electoral-program-expansion\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T15:19:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:19:53","slug":"virginia-lcv-announces-electoral-program-expansion","status":"publish","type":"valcv_release","link":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/newsroom\/virginia-lcv-announces-electoral-program-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia LCV announces electoral program expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Environmental group more than doubles number of priority House Districts; electoral efforts in 2019 reach $1.5M<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

RICHMOND \u2013 With a Conservation Majority at stake heading toward Election Day and two weeks to go, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters today announced it had expanded the number of priority districts where the organization is investing big to ensure the next General Assembly puts Virginia\u2019s environment first.<\/p>\n

In making decisions to prioritize the races of Shelly Simonds (HD-94), Clinton Jenkins (HD-76), Alex Askew (HD-85), and Rodney Willett (HD-73), Virginia LCV more than doubled the number of priority House districts from the initial program rolled out in early September.<\/p>\n

\u201cElection Day will be pivotal for Virginia\u2019s future \u2013 our environment, our health, and our economy \u2013 and our expanded program reflects this urgency,\u201d said\u00a0Michael Town, director ejecutivo de Virginia LCV<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cWe must elect candidates in November who will act to address the climate crisis and protect our environment and health instead of catering to corporate polluters \u2013 we simply can\u2019t afford further inaction and obstruction at the General Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, Virginia is investing approximately $1.5 million in this year\u2019s election cycle \u2013 in programmatic investments and direct candidate contributions \u2013 with the intent to secure \u201cConservation Majorities\u201d in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. This greatly outpaces what Virginia LCV spent in the 2015 state legislative races.<\/p>\n

Investments in target districts are going toward layered communication of direct mail and digital advertisements to voters. The goal is to raise the stakes in each race for voters who care about our environment, about keeping people safe from pollution, and about fighting against the climate crisis.<\/p>\n

To-date, mail and digital programs have reached hundreds of thousands of voters with pieces like these:\u00a0Senate District 12<\/a>,\u00a0Senate District 7<\/a>,\u00a0House District 21<\/a>,\u00a0House District 85<\/a>, y\u00a0House District 51<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Top Priority Districts Now Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Askew \u2013 House District 85
\nHala Ayala \u2013 House District 51
\nKelly Convirs-Fowler \u2013 House District 21
\nWendy Gooditis \u2013 House District 10
\nClint Jenkins \u2013 House District 76
\nShelly Simonds \u2013 House District 94
\nRodney Willett \u2013\u00a0House District 73<\/p>\n

John Bell \u2013 Senate District 13
\nGhazala Hashmi \u2013 Senate District 10
\nDebra Rodman \u2013 Senate District 12
\nCheryl Turpin \u2013 Senate District 7<\/p>\n

Virginia LCV has also moved to endorse the following candidates since announcing an initial slate in September:<\/p>\n

Senado de Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Edwards \u2013 Senate District 21
\nLynwood Lewis \u2013 Senate District 6
\nMonty Mason \u00ad\u2013 Senate District 1
\nChap Petersen \u2013 Senate District 34<\/p>\n

Virginia House of Delegates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lashrecse Aird \u2013 House District 63
\nJennifer Carroll Foy \u2013 House District 2
\nLee Carter \u2013 House District 50
\nSally Hudson \u2013\u00a0House District 57
\nKaye Kory \u2013 House District 38
\nPaul Krizek \u2013 House District 44
\nMartha Mugler \u2013 House District 91<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Environmental group more than doubles number of priority House Districts; electoral efforts in 2019 reach $1.5M RICHMOND \u2013 With a Conservation Majority at stake heading toward Election Day and two weeks to go, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters today announced it had expanded the number of priority districts where the organization is investing big […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-597","valcv_release","type-valcv_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/valcv_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/597\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}