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Challenger to Beyer asks Democrats to hear her out

An intra-party challenger to U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) kicked off her campaign Feb. 2 with a singular plea to Arlington Democrats. “Give me a chance,” Victoria Virasingh asked during a kickoff speech before the Arlington County Democratic Committee, launching...

Rep. Beyer delivers ‘PPE’ to social-safety-net groups

Two Arlington social-safety-net organizations are benefiting from personal-protective equipment – PPE – that took a circuitous route to get to them but was welcomed with open arms when it did. A constituent reached out notifying U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th)...

Editor’s Notebook: And that’s a wrap in the 8th District

Nobody expected he would do any differently, but the announcement yesterday by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer that he intends to seek re-election means that race is already over. Oh, we'll all play along -- there are likely to be challengers...

Beyer makes it official, announces re-election bid

His decision came as no surprise, but on Jan. 24, U.S. Rep. Don Beyer made it official – he’s seeking his fifth two-year term. “I will make the best case I can for re-election by continuing to work hard and...

Letter: Beyer beware; a better option has emerged

Editor: Victoria Virasingh, a Democrat who presents a fresh perspective, new ideas and concern for the overlooked and underrepresented, is running in the Democratic primary for the 8th District U.S. House of Representatives seat on June 21. Virasingh is a...

Arlington to comprise 30% of new 8th District

Arlington will contain just over 30 percent of the population of the reconstituted 8th Congressional District, which will remain a Democratic fortress under its new boundaries. The Virginia Supreme Court on Dec. 28 unanimously approved new boundaries for the commonwealth’s...

Editor’s Notebook: Thanks to those on the job over Christmas

As we head into Christmas weekend, it's worth pausing for a moment to thank those who won't necessarily be spending it with family and friends, but will be on the job in those essential services that, unlike most of...

Beyer: Send some cash or Democratic majority is doomed

Let’s say you’re independently wealthy, well-regarded by most constituents (even from the opposition party) and occupy a district so reliably Democratic that the only way an incumbent could possibly lose the seat is via a scandal of the likes...

Data: Congressional delegation tilts further to left

Northern Virginia’s three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued traditional norms of low scores in a ranking compiled by the American Conservative Union Foundation, based on votes taken in Congress during 2020. U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-8th)...

Beyer continues to press for D.C. statehood

While some residents of the District of Columbia are wondering what is taking congressional Democrats so long in fulfilling promises to bestow statehood on them, U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) is trying to push the issue. “All Americans deserve fair...
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New School Board member receives liaison assignments

New Arlington School Board member Bethany Sutton has her assignments. School Board members on Feb. 2 are expected to approve...
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