Key takeaways:
- President Biden and Vice President Harris have endorsed 23 Democratic candidates in Virginia ahead of the state’s legislative elections on Tuesday.
- The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has endorsed seven candidates for the state Senate and 16 candidates for the House of Delegates.
- The Virginia legislative elections on Tuesday will be a key indicator of the state’s political direction and could have major implications for the future of the state government.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have announced their endorsements of 23 Democratic candidates in Virginia ahead of the state’s legislative elections on Tuesday.
The endorsements come as Democrats are locked in a battle to hold their slim majority in the state Senate and flip the House of Delegates from Republican control. Currently, Democrats hold a majority in the Virginia state Senate, while Republicans have control of the state House and the governorship under GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has endorsed seven candidates for the state Senate and 16 candidates for the House of Delegates. If the GOP flips control of the state Senate and holds the the state House, they’ll have full control of state government and the ability to pass Republican legislative priorities.
The 23 candidates endorsed by President Biden and Vice President Harris are locked in the closest races in the state. Democrats currently hold an advantage of 22-18 in the state Senate, whereas Republicans have a 52-48 majority in the House of Delegates.
The Virginia legislative elections on Tuesday will be a key indicator of the state’s political direction and could have major implications for the future of the state government. With the endorsements of President Biden and Vice President Harris, Democrats are hoping to maintain their majority in the state Senate and flip the House of Delegates from Republican control.
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