Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, has set a Jan. 6 special election to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, clearing the way for a fast, intraparty fight in one of the state’s safest Democratic districts. Two Democrats — Del. Debra Gardner of Chesterfield County and Del. Michael Jones […]
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Dels. Debra Gardner of Chesterfield County (left) and Michael Jones of Richmond are seeking the Democratic nomination to succeed Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi in a Jan. 6 special election for her Richmond-area Senate seat. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)
Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, has set a Jan. 6 special election to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, clearing the way for a fast, intraparty fight in one of the state’s safest Democratic districts.
Two Democrats — Del. Debra Gardner of Chesterfield County and Del. Michael Jones of Richmond — have already launched campaigns to succeed Hashmi. The party has not yet set its nomination process, though officials expect a firehouse primary given the compressed calendar.
