Election Day🗳️LG Race: Aaron Rouse Richmond Church Tour; Jay Jones Barnstorms on Election Day; Norfolk Republicans Back Butler Against Progressive Fatehi

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Lt. Governor’s Race: Sen. Aaron Rouse Visits Four Richmond Churches on the Final Weekend Before Primary

All photos by 📸 Paulette Singleton

ELECTION DAY IS TODAY. Candidate for Lt. Governor and Senator Aaron Rouse visited four churches on the Sunday before Election Day. Senator Rouse, who is running against five other candidates to be Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, also took part in several NO KINGS day events on Saturday, June 14.

Rouse visited First Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church, First African Baptist Church and Saint Paul’s Baptist South in Richmond on Sunday.

Aaron Rouse for Lieutenant Governor Election Night Watch Party

Supporters, volunteers, and members of the public are invited to join Senator Rouse’s campaign to watch the results and celebrate the team’s efforts throughout the race. This event is open to the press.

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Location: Delta Hotels Norfolk Airport, 1570 N Military Hwy, Norfolk. Media interested in attending should RSVP to Ryan Jackson at ryan@rouseforvirginia.com at 757-632-1465.

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Jay Jones Election Day Schedule

WHEN: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM. WHERE: Afterglow Brewing, 2330 Bowdens Ferry Rd, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23508
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Election Day Schedule, STOP 1— Centreville High School.
WHAT: Jay Jones and endorsers greet voters in Fairfax County
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 8:10 AM - 9:15 AM
WHERE: Centreville High School, 6001 Union Mill Road., Clifton, VA 20124

First Mount Zion Baptist Church

WHAT: Jay Jones and endorsers greet voters in Prince William County
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
WHERE: First Mount Zion Baptist Church, 16622 Dumfries Road., Dumfries, VA 22025

Hungary Creek Middle School

WHAT: Jay Jones and Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg greet voters in Henrico
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
WHERE: Hungary Creek Middle School, 4909 Francistown Road, Glen Allen

City Hall East - Richmond

WHAT: Jay Jones and Delegate Rae Cousins greet voters in Richmond
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 12:35 PM - 1:15 PM
WHERE: City Hall East, 701 N. 25th Street in Richmond

Chrysler Museum
WHAT: Jay Jones and Delegate Alex Askew greet voters in NorfolkWHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 5:45 PM - 6:30 PMWHERE: Chrysler Museum, 1 Memorial Place in Norfolk, VA

Ghent Square Community Center

WHAT: Jay Jones, Mavis Jones, and family vote
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17 at 6:35 PM - 6:55 PM
WHERE: Ghent Square Community Center, 852 Mowbray Arch, Norfolk

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Delegate Josh Cole posted his flyer of endorsements yesterday

Norfolk Republicans Support Butler for Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Race

In an email on May 30 described as “an important Message from the Norfolk GOP,” Republicans in Tidewater announced their support for John Butler for Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney.

Butler is running against incumbent Ramin Fatehi. Fatehi has the support of Rep. Bobby Scott and Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.

RELATED: Race for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney: Ramin Fatehi vs. John Butler and Where is the Money Coming From? (Black Virginia News, June 15, 2025)

“I’m writing you not as a Republican — but as your neighbor here in Norfolk. The Norfolk GOP Executive Committee, with approval from the Virginia Republican State Party, has voted to support John Butler for Commonwealth’s Attorney in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 17,” the email read in part.

Typically, Commonwealth’s Attorney races are not hotly partisan but an endorsement by the Norfolk GOP may indicate a more punitive approach to justice issues.

Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests Push Back on Trump’s Parade, Policies, and Power

By Stacy Brown for Black Press USA

From Arlington, Virginia, to Bethesda, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia, across New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and more than 2,000 other cities and towns nationwide, tens of thousands of Americans turned out Saturday in unified protest Donald Trump’s military parade.

From Bethesda, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia, across New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and more than 2,000 other cities and towns nationwide, tens of thousands of Americans turned out Saturday in unified protest Donald Trump’s military parade, his 79th birthday, and what they described as his authoritarian leadership. In many cities, demonstrators carried signs and photos of former President Barack Obama — a visual rebuke of Trump, who has frequently lashed out at his predecessor. Some participants called Obama a symbol of the democratic ideals they believe Trump is working to dismantle.

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The largest crowds gathered in major urban centers, where chants of “No Kings” rang out alongside “This is what democracy looks like.” In Philadelphia, where thousands marched from Love Park to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland asked, “So what do you say, Philly? Are you ready to fight back? Do you want a gangster state, or do you want free speech in America?” Read entire.

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