Susan Swecker, who has led Virginia Democrats through a decade of ups and downs, is stepping down as party chairwoman.

The news from Richmond on Monday is that Susan Swecker is stepping down as chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia.

State lawmakers have approved a set of election-related changes for Chesapeake’s city charter, correcting what was deemed an ...

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With Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) term being limited, there is an open field in the race for the next governor of Virginia.

Virginia's gubernatorial elections tend to sway based on the party ... Republican Glenn Youngkin won the last governor race in 2021. However, he's term limited at the end of the year, so the ...

RICHMOND — Among the three constitutional amendments the Virginia Senate advanced this ... several other bills that would makes changes to elections or how people vote. Experts say that ...

Virginia is a Dillon’s Rule state ... The requirement was a holdover from when Chesapeake held city elections in May. In 2021, state legislation shifted local elections from May to November ...

Donald Trump Trump’s disqualification to be president under the Fourteenth Amendment is the pardons and commutations to time ...

The race for Virginia’s governorship is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched political contests nationwide this year, with historical potential and big names ready to face ...

Virginia, which along with New Jersey is picking a new governor in 2025, is already regarded as something of an early indicator of voter attitudes between presidential elections and seems certain ...

The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year's race ...