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Jun 29, 2008 A New Political Geography When Sen. Barack Obama chose the Nissan Pavilion in the outer suburbs of Northern Virginia to kick off his general-election campaign, one of the 10,000 supporters there was David Bruzas, who recently moved to the fastest-growing part of a state that is moving rapidly away from its Republican past. more
Jul 1, 2008 IN ARLINGTON, IT'S 80 IN '08! Report from the Chairman Peter Rousselot The Arlington County Democratic Committee has set a goal of getting 80% of the Democratic vote in Arlington for Barack Obama and Mark Warner, providing each of them with a huge margin of victory in Arlington to power them to victory in... more...
Jun 1, 2008 John McSame: The "Straight Talk Express" is Running on Empty ACDC Chair's Report, June 2008 more...
May 1, 2008 Maconomics: Don't Trust This Guy With Our Economic Future! ACDC Chair's Report, May 2008 more...
Apr 2, 2008 Resolution on the 2008 Legislative Session Resolution Commending Governor Kaine and the Virginia General Assembly more...
Apr 1, 2008 ACDC School Board Endorsement Election: Tell Your Friends! ACDC Chair's Report, April 2008 more...
Mar 1, 2008 Primary Turnout Shatters Records The February 12 Democratic presidential primary in Virginia didn’t just break the record for primary turnouts, it shattered them, as almost twice as many Democrats cast ballots as in any previous primary. more...
Mar 1, 2008 Trio Lead Joint Campaign: It's Jay, Madi and Jody With one of the most important—and exciting—election years in memory upon us, ACDC Chair Peter Rousselot has appointed three veteran campaigners to lead the Joint Campaign. more...
Mar 1, 2008 Why the Iraq War Still Matters ACDC Chair's Report, March 2008 more...
Feb 1, 2008 Our Agenda for the Future ACDC Chair's Report, February 2008 more...
Jan 1, 2008 Let’s Celebrate the Leadership of AYD! ACDC Chair's Report, January 2008 more...
Dec 1, 2007 The 2007 Elections in Arlington: What Conclusions Should We Draw? ACDC Chair's Report, December 2007 more...
Nov 10, 2007 Break Out The Brooms One-party rule in Arlington County continued unabated last night as Democrats were victorious in every contest on the local ballot. As expected, Arlington Democrats were not upset in any race in the 2007 contest. All incumbents who were up for reelection, from state legislators to local county... more
Nov 7, 2007 Democrats Seize Control of Virginia Senate Democrats wrested control of the Senate from the Republicans in yesterday's legislative elections, picking up the four seats they needed to give them a majority of at least 21 to 19 and end a decade of GOP dominance in the chamber. more
Nov 1, 2007 Final Push: Can You Spare an Hour? ACDC Chair's Report, November 2007 more...
Oct 1, 2007 Help Take Back Richmond! ACDC Chair's Report, October 2007 more...
Sep 14, 2007 Democratic Reform Committee ‘On the Right Track' It's a delicate political balancing act: Finding a way to impose a code of civility on political campaigns without being accused of censoring candidates. And it's the Arlington County Democratic Committee up on the high wire. The party's Electoral Practices Commission held a public forum Sept. 12... more
Aug 20, 2007 He's Trying to Give His Party a Reason to Throw One As chairman of the state Democratic Party, Richard Cranwell has high hopes for the 2007 General Assembly elections. All 140 seats are on the ballot and even though many will be uncontested, Republicans are working hard to defend their majorities in the Senate and House of Delegates. more...
Sep 1, 2007 Join in the Joint Campaign! ACDC Chair's Report, September 2007 more...
Aug 6, 2007 Civil Rights Crusader Oliver Hill DPVA Chairman Richard Cranwell: "Oliver Hill spent his life dedicated to the causes of justice and equality, both here in Virginia and throughout the United States. Because of him, our schools are better, our workplaces fairer and our country is stronger. Mr. Hill challenged our country and... more...
Jul 24, 2007 Poll Finds Democrats Favored on War Most Americans see President Bush as intransigent on Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-controlled Congress make decisions about a possible withdrawal of U.S. forces, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. more
Aug 1, 2007 Levin-Reed Amendment Defines the Democratic Party ACDC Chair's Report, August 2007 more...
May 24, 2007 Democrats Banking on a Bush vs. Kaine Turnout Virginia Democrats are hoping two men will become the face of the party's efforts to make substantial inroads in the General Assembly this year. The first is a popular Democratic governor who has just completed a remarkable series of high-profile events. The second is a Republican president who... more...
May 27, 2007 Dodging Dirt on the Home Stretch (Editorial) Get ready to duck. Here come the kitchen sinks. With just a couple of weeks left before June 12 primaries, candidates all across Virginia are unloading anything left in their arsenals, including dirt. more...
May 27, 2007 Hanger, Sayre Work to Combat Low Voter Turnout The Senate District 24 Republican Primary turnout is expected to be low on June 12, making it important that candidates Emmett Hanger and Scott Sayre get their base of voters out to the polls more...
May 27, 2007 Senate Race Has Sociable Start The friendly tone in an exchange of letters last week between Democrat Albert Pollard and Republican Richard Stuart--the two candidates for the 28th District state Senate seat--was unusual for a race that will be one the state's most watched this fall. more...
May 27, 2007 As Primary Nears, Gop Split Over Chamber, Party Control With two weeks to go until the June 12 primary, conservative and moderate Republicans are fighting for control of the Virginia Senate as well as the future of a party that has been deeply divided over taxes and social issues such as abortion. more...
May 26, 2007 Delegates Eye Mental Health Care A House panel wants to review the state's mental health system in the wake of the Tech shootings. more...
May 26, 2007 Delegate, Mayor, Sierra Club Oppose Drilling for Oil Off Virginia State Del. Brian J. Moran joined Virginia Beach's mayor, a former city councilman and Sierra Club leaders on Friday in calling on Congress to keep the moratorium on drilling for oil off Virginia's coast. more...
May 23, 2007 Kaine's Chief of Staff to Retire after 29 Years in Government William H. Leighty, a top adviser to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and his predecessor Mark Warner said Wednesday he will retire after 29 years in state government. more
Feb 21, 2007 Feel the Heritage Festival Showcases African-American Culture Music played, food sizzled (and smelled great) and there could be found a host of activities for young people at the annual Feel the Heritage Festival, held Feb. 17 at Drew Community Center. The annual event is one of the highlights of Arlington's Black History Month Celebration, and puts the... more
Feb 6, 2007 Ferguson Makes It Official: He's Running for Clerk County Board Chairman Paul Ferguson said Monday he plans to seek the seat of retiring Clerk of the Circuit Court David Bell. more...
Jan 16, 2007 An Environmentalist's Moment of Glory more
Jan 10, 2007 Arlington Legislators Prep Bills more
Jan 5, 2007 Tejada Aims To Help Immigrants Become Citizens more
Jan 2, 2007 A Democratic Sweep 2006 Year In Review: Part I
The Top 10 Stories in Arlington Last Year- Story #3 more...
Jan 7, 2007 Garvey, Wilson Picked to Lead Arlington School Board Libby Garvey was elected chairman of the Arlington County School Board by her colleagues at the Jan. 4 board meeting. more...
Feb 1, 2007 2007 Joint Campaign Chairs Appointed ACDC Chair Peter Rousselot appoints Ed Fendley, Karla Hagan, and Amanda Brino as Co-Chairs of the 2007 Joint Campaign more...
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