Del. Dan Helmer's campaign mailed voters in the newly drawn 10th District an official-looking letter that implies he's already their state representative.
“As your Delegate, I am available to help our community with issues ranging from accessing unemployment benefits, addressing public safety issues, assisting with tax-related issues and working with VDOT to help keep our roads safe,” the campaign letter reads, usingappearing as if it is from Helmer’s current 40th District House of Delegates office.“Congratulations on being a voter in our community, and please reach out anytime,” the letter concludes.
the letter, which she said only adds to the widespread confusion among voters caused by redistricting. She called the number listed on Helmer’s letter to complain but, after leaving a message, never heard back, Usherson said.“It’s confusing enough that Virginia went through this massive, contentious redistricting,” she said. “He could have said: ‘Hey, we’ve gone through redistricting and in the next election in November, I will be running as a candidate in your district.
In a statement, Helmer, whose current district includes a portion of what will be the 10th District, acknowledged that the letter went to some people he doesn’t represent. The mailer, he said in the statement, was meant to inform voters about the past legislative session and to offer them support if they needed it.
“While I don’t yet represent all residents of the 10th House District, as could be inferred from the mailer, we’re proud to provide assistance to anyone who contacts us,” the statement said. “We’re working hard to earn the support of voters across the 10th.”“In the new 10th district, over 25,000 people or close to 40% of the residents never voted for Dan Helmer and he is falsely claiming to be their elected representative,” Thomas said, in a statement.
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