Virginia Voters React to Democratic Sweep with Mixed Emotions and Calls for Unity

Democrats say Virginia voters rejected anti-trans platforms

RICHMOND — For much of 2025, Democrats in Virginia campaigned on addressing affordability issues and federal funding cuts handed down by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Virginia’s GOP candidates often campaigned on anti-transgender policies in alignment with Trump…

Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights

Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.

Virginia voters react to Democratic sweep with mixed emotions and calls for unity

Virginia voters are expressing a range of emotions following Tuesday's historic Democratic victories, with some celebrating the results while others worry about the future under new leadership.

Pro-Equality Candidates Win, Anti-Trans Campaigns Lose Again, in Election 2025

History was made, and repeated, in the 2025 election, with significant impacts for LGBTQ Americans and candidates who campaigned to support LGBTQ people. Virginia voters elected the Commonwealth’s first woman governor, Abigail Spanberger, and rejected the multi-millions in campaign ads targeting transgender people and youth.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared [...] The post Pro-Equality Candidates Win, Anti-Trans Campaigns Lose Again,…

Clean energy candidates win Virginia and New Jersey elections

In the 2025 general election, voters in Virginia and New Jersey chose governors who ran on clean energy solutions to tackle rising costs and strengthen grid reliability. Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill both centered energy affordability, reliability and readily available clean energy solutions in their campaigns, and won. “The results of both governors… The post Clean energy candidates win Virginia and New Jer…