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LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses Delegate Mark Sickles
July 12, 2019Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed Mark Sickles for House Delegate of the 43rd District. He is one of 107 openly LGBTQ candidates to be endorsed in the 2019 election cycle.
"I am honored and humbled by their endorsement and look forward to working with other LGBTQ members and allies in the Virginia House of Delegates," says Delegate Mark Sickles.
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Where local pols stand on Virginia AG’s call for marijuana legalization
June 23, 2019News Clip--
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring made waves this past Sunday when he wrote a column in the Daily newspaper saying he supported the decriminalization and eventual legalization of marijuana.
Read moreSupreme Court Prevents Racially Gerrymandered Districts in Virginia
June 17, 2019Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA– The Supreme Court takes final action to confirm constituional maps for the Virginia House of Delegates. In a 5-4 ruling for the case, Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, the majority opinion stated that Republicans lack standing in their appeal of racially gerrymandered districts. Justice Ginsburg gave the majority opinion, joined by Justice Thomas, Justice Gorsuch, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan.
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District Office Phone Line Disconnected
June 7, 2019Blog PostWe apologize for any inconvenice, but the office phone will be disconnected from Friday, June 7th until Monday, June 24th, 2019. If you need to reach Delegate Sickles, please email DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov or call the Richmond office at (804) 698-1043. Thank you.
Read moreMetro: Platform Improvement Project
May 30, 2019Blog Post
The Basics
These six stations will be closed for full platform reconstruction and infrastructure improvements from Saturday, May 25th to Sunday, September 8:
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