Voters in a Richmond-based Virginia congressional district are deciding who will represent an open seat previously held by the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin.
“With the education, with the crime, I can’t keep saying that enough: Families don’t care about Ukraine. Families care about their children’s education and who’s going to keep them from getting shot in the streets,” he said in a recent interview with right-wing radio host John Fredericks.
At Saturday's rally with Kaine and other elected officials and volunteers, McClellan said that in Congress she would prioritize the same issues she's worked on at the state level. “Now I get to go to Congress and fight for reproductive freedom. I get to go to Congress and fight for voting rights, for worker rights, to protect our environment and for clean energy. And I’m so excited to be able to take my now 18-year record and passion for public service and level up,” she said.will be open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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