Election 2019: DLCC Completes $1 Million Commitment to Virginia Democrats
WASHINGTON — With a little more than two months until Virginia’s elections, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has completed its early investment pledge of $1 million to flip the General Assembly blue.
“The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is committed to flipping the Virginia General Assembly blue,” said DLCC President Jessica Post. “We made huge gains in 2017 and this November, we’re going to do whatever it takes to win both chambers in Richmond.”
Democrats are just two seats away in each the state House and Senate from gaining a trifecta government in Virginia — where Republicans haven’t won a statewide campaign in more than a decade. Flipping the state would decimate the Virginia GOP and prevent Republicans from gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts.
The early investment pledge from the DLCC gave Virginia Democrats a head start in hiring staff, recruiting a record number of candidates and building campaign infrastructure across the state. It also sent a clear signal to partner organizations that Democrats could flip both chambers of the General Assembly, leading to record donations and support.
“Early support this year from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has put us on a clear path to flip both chambers of the General Assembly this November,” said House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn. “With their help, Virginia Democrats are going to invest in our schools, protect health care and finally pass commonsense gun safety legislation.”
On the other side of the aisle, national Republicans are retreating from the commonwealth and the Republican State Leadership Committee has donated just half a million dollars to Virginia Republicans.
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