Oct. 17: @MissyElliot, @CliffHayesJr BBQ, 33 Days to #ElectionDay, Candidate Forum Oct. 6
🚩 There are 33 Days to Election Day. Early voting in Virginia started on September 23rd. Last day to vote in person is November 5th.
With less than five weeks to Election Day, November 8th, community and political evens are happening fast and furious.
👩🏾🎤 Portsmouth, Virginia superstar Missy Elliot will be honored by the city on October 17th at 2pm. More details to follow.
🏈 #SomethingGreaterontheHill: This weekend Virginia State University’s homecoming weekend! The VSUU parade had been cancelled for the last two years and it’s all returning in person this year. See you in Petersburg!
33 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY! 👊🏽 State Senator Lionell Spruill is having his campaign kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 8 (see flyer below).
🐷 Del. Cliff Hayes’ is having a Blue Birthday BBQ this Sunday (see flyer below).
🐷 Mark Warner’s Almost Annual Collis Warner Pig Roast at Rappahannock Bend Farm, 6684 Vineyard Rd., King George, VA 22485.
👊🏽 PAT KING EVENT IN CHESAPEAKE. On Sunday, Oct. 2, Chesapeake City Council candidate and current Chesapeake School Board member, Pat King held an event that featured several big names including former Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax, Congressman Bobby Scott, State Senator Lionell Spruill and Del. Cliff Hayes.
👊🏽 MUGLER KICKOFF IN HAMPTON. Last night former Delegate Martha Mugler kicked off her campaign for Hampton City Council at a very well attended event in Pheobus that featured Rep. Bobby Scott and Senator Mark Warner and food from a very popular Black-owned business: Mango Mangeaux at 33 E. Mellen in Hampton. There were beignets served at it was glorious. In 2021, Mugler lost to Republican challenger A.C. Cordoza by 94 votes in one the closest races in Virginia.
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