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Related: About this forumWomen are leading the resistance. These three can lead it all the way to the Virginia capitol
<snip>All 100 seats in Virginias House of Delegates are on the ballot this fall, and Democrats are running in a record-setting 88 of them. Currently, the GOP controls the chamber with a 66-34 majority, and flipping 17 seats is a virtually unheard-of lift in a single cycle, especially when Republicans have gerrymandered the state House map to such an extreme degree.
But you cant win if you dont compete, and Democrats across the state have responded to Trumps election by stepping forward to bring the fight to the GOP at the ballot box. In the commonwealth, the resistance has manifested in Democratic candidates signing up to take on Republican incumbents in every corner of the state, from rural Southwest Virginia to the rapidly growing suburbs and exurbs of Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Northern Virginia.
A record number of primaries this year resulted in strong, battle-tested candidatesand women make up more than half of this contingent of challengers. Indeed, 30 of the 54 Democrats taking on Republican incumbents this fall are women.
Daily Kos is pleased to roll out our first slate of endorsed Virginia House candidatesthree women who will bring a much-needed perspective to the state capitol in Richmond. Hala Ayala, Debra Rodman, and Danica Roem are running in competitive districts and can help break the GOPs stranglehold on the state House.</snip>
More here, including brief backgrounds of Hala Ayala, Debra Rodman, and Danica Roem: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/20/1680722/-Women-are-leading-the-resistance-These-three-can-lead-it-all-the-way-to-the-Virginia-capitol
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niyad
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(67,361 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)I have been reading in various sources that women are stepping up to participate in elections in many states at local levels. I only hope it is a wave that becomes stronger and more forceful as time draws closer to 2018 and 2020. No more of the "one step forward, two steps back" BS of the past 30 years!