David Toscano – Page 22

Toscano Campaign Update – I Ask for Your Vote

June 12, 2017 by David Toscano

David Toscano has been endorsed by the Sierra Club, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, the Virginia AFL-CIO, the Virginia Education Association, NARAL, Khizr Khan, and climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann [Read more…]

Climate Scientist, Dr. Michael Mann, Endorses David Toscano

June 9, 2017 by David Toscano

I first became aware of Dr. Michael Mann’s work on climate change when reading about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report on Climate Change. Mann was a climate scientist and professor at U.Va. from 1999 to 2005, he then left to go to Penn State.

His analysis of climate change was so powerful that the conservative right felt compelled to attempt to discredit him. This conservative attack found form in then-Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s 2011 attempt to subpoena records from U.Va. related to Mann’s research projects while he was at the University. This prompted me and others in the General Assembly to introduce legislation in 2011 to stop the AG’s witch hunt. The legislation ultimately failed, but Mann and the University won in the courts. [Read more…]

Campaign Update –
11 Days to the Primary…

June 2, 2017 by David Toscano

Re-elect David Toscano Please remember to vote in the Democratic primary on June 13, 2017. I have an opponent this year, so I need you to come out and vote – or vote absentee if you won’t be able to go to the polls on Primary Day. [Read more…]

House of Delegates Candidate Forum

June 2, 2017 by David Toscano

I hope that many folks who will be voting in the 57th District primary will come to this forum on Monday, June 5th, (7:00-8:30pm) at the Northside Library (705 W. Rio Road, Charlottesville, 22901) in the county. Thanks in advance to the League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area for sponsoring.
Click here for directions to Northside Library

Let’s Set the Record Straight

May 23, 2017 by David Toscano

I have had the pleasure and honor of representing this community in local and state government for more than 20 years. During this time, I have learned a lot about what it means to listen and what it means to lead. I have fully supported and fought for the values that our region feels are important — equality, justice, fairness, opportunity, honesty. They have found form in initiatives as diverse as advocating for an increase in the minimum wage to supporting the transition to an energy economy based on renewable resources.

I have successfully fought for increases in education spending and raises for teachers, law enforcement, and public employees. I have been part of the brick wall protecting women’s reproductive rights. I have fought again and again for Medicaid expansion. As the Democratic Leader, I have been there every day, fighting for the progressive values we cherish. I am running for reelection and I need your help. [Read more…]

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