Commentary on Virginia and U.S. Politics & Culture
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – David J. Toscano (D-57), Democratic leader of the Virginia House of Delegates, announced that Jane Dittmar has joined his team as Chief of Staff effective the beginning of the 2017 legislative session. [Read more…]
Just before the winter holiday, my team sent an Online Survey for you to indicate your level of enthusiasm for supporting ideas and initiatives that came from our “Silver Linings” community meeting at CHS. The survey presented a list of 11 strategies that percolated to the top and that we felt accurately summarized input from the meeting. We also created a Sticking Together Blog on my website, and shared a comprehensive list of all the comments from the meeting for you to view. Now, as promised, here is a summary of the survey results: [Read more…]
The “Send David Back” party Wednesday evening was a great success. Below are a few photos from the event, highlighted by Governor McAuliffe’s surprise appearance. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Sen. Creigh Deeds, commiserated about the last election, and vowed to fight harder for the values we feel are important for Virginia and the nation. [Read more…]
During the Sticking Together Community Meeting on December 6th, more than 300 attendees participated in break-out groups to brainstorm ideas for our next steps moving forward after the presidential election. As promised, my staff and I have compiled ALL of the suggestions that were recorded that evening, and the full list of more than 100 suggestions is now available for your review (or to download) below. Citizens can submit comments there or provide additional information on any of those suggestions. An easy way to let us know what areas you’d like to focus on is to take the survey and rank the eleven top initiatives that came out of the meeting. [Read more…]
My staff and I have compiled the ideas collected from the Community Meeting and have incorporated them into an Online Survey to allow citizens to indicate their level of commitment, and to prioritize specific strategies gleaned from our conversations. [Read more…]
