DLCC pours money into Virginia races, citing ‘All eyes on 2025’

AnaerialviewoftheVirginiaStateCapitol.(PhotobyWinMcNamee/GettyImages) WithRepublicansincontrolofCongressandtheWhiteHouse,DemocratsarelookingtomakeVirginiaafirewall—andpossiblyaspringboard—byretakinggroundintheGeneralAssembly.  TheDemocraticLegislativeCampaignCommittee(DLCC),thenationalparty’sstate-focusedpoliticalarm,announcedaseven-figureinvestmentinVirginia’s2025elections.All100seatsintheHouseofDelegateswillbeontheballot,andthegrouphasidentifiedaslateofcompetitivedistrictswhereitplanstogoallin.  “AlleyesareonVirginiain2025,”DLCCDirectorHeatherWilliamssaidinastatement.“Opportunitiestomovepolicyandbuildpoweraren’thappeninginWashington–they’rehappeninginthestatehouses.StatelegislativeracesarethemostimmediateopportunityforDemocratstodefendandbuildsustainablepower,andVirginiawillbethehighestprofile,mostdata-richelectionof2025.” ThoughtheVirginiaSenateisnotontheballotthiscycle,Democratsarealsoeyeingthel