Virginia Politics: Virginia Senate


Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 05/08/2012

Millions in ad dollars pour into Virginia Senate race
By Ben Pershing
National Democrats have bought $7.4 million worth of airtime to help former governor Tim Kaine.

By Ben Pershing  |  04:58 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Tim Allen, George Allen, Virginia Senate race, Virginia

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Del. Bob Marshall delivers signatures for Virginia GOP Senate primary
By Anita Kumar
Del. Bob Marshall submitted 17,100 signatures to the Virginia State Board of Elections today to qualify for the June 12  GOP primary ballot for U.S. Senate.

By Anita Kumar  |  04:47 PM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Virginia, Virginia Senate race, Virginia politics, Virginia Republicans

Posted at 09:01 AM ET, 03/08/2012

Meet Virginia’s Twitter-savvy legislators
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Twitter has emerged as this year’s political tool of choice in the Virginia General Assembly.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard  |  09:01 AM ET, 03/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  virginia senate, virginia house of delegates

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 02/23/2012

Kaine, Perriello to join Obama campaign ‘youth summit’ in Richmond Saturday
By Ben Pershing
President Obama’s reelection campaign will host a youth summit this weekend in Richmond, with a few big-name Virginia politicians on hand to lure a crowd.

By Ben Pershing  |  12:08 PM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Tim Kaine, Virginia, Virginia Senate campaign, Virginia politics, presidential election, Election 2012

Posted at 04:55 PM ET, 02/17/2012

Sen. Saslaw (kinda, sorta) vows to parachute off Va. Capitol
By Laura Vozzella
Fairfax Democratic Sen. Richard Saslaw says he’ll take the leap if the tax credit for school vouchers expires as promised in 2017

By Laura Vozzella  |  04:55 PM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Virginia, Virginia Senate

Posted at 04:31 PM ET, 02/16/2012

Following U.S. Chamber ads, Va. Chamber clarifies: The group is neutral in likely George Allen- Tim Kaine race
By Anita Kumar
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce just wants you to know: It is neutral in the Senate race.

By Anita Kumar  |  04:31 PM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Senate race

Posted at 09:54 AM ET, 02/16/2012

George Allen hires minister Joseph Ellison for Senate campaign
By Anita Kumar
Former governor and senator George Allen (R) has added minister Joseph Ellison to the payroll of his U.S. Senate campaign

By Anita Kumar  |  09:54 AM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Virginia, Virginia Senate race