For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025
Media Contact:
Lee Francis | Chief Program and Communications Officer
Virginia League of Conservation Voters
434-989-3197 | lfrancis@valcv.org
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters announced its Political Action Committee had launched a seven-figure field campaign to turn out voters in support of Abigail Spanberger for Governor and her Democratic running mates in the greater Richmond region.
The organization also announced it had endorsed environmental champions Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones for the offices of Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, respectively, alongside 56 candidates for the House of Delegates – 46 incumbents and 10 challengers.
The $2 million canvass operation began Aug. 12 and will complete 200,000 door knocks and send multiple waves of direct mail to a universe of 77,000 households. Overall, Virginia LCV PAC plans to raise and spend upwards of $3 million this cycle to elect pro-environmental candidates to statewide and legislative offices, with the goal of securing a pro-environmental “Conservation Majority” across the legislative and executive branches of government.
“Virginians want leadership who will work to lower household energy costs, cut harmful pollution, and hold big corporations accountable for making our air and water dirtier instead of giving them a free pass,” said Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. “A Spanberger Administration working with a Conservation Majority at the General Assembly will get this done, and we’re committed to doing everything we can to win this Fall and secure a clean, affordable energy future for the Commonwealth.”
Our full list of endorsements to-date for the Virginia House of Delegates follows:
Endorsed House Incumbents:
Bonita Anthony (HD92)
Alex Askew (HD95)
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (HD5)
Destiny Bolling (HD80)
David Bulova (HD11)
Katrina Callsen (HD54)
Betsy Carr (HD78)
Nadarius Clark (HD84)
Laura Jane Cohen (HD15)
Joshua Cole (HD65)
Kelly Convirs-Fowler (HD96)
Rae Cousins (HD79)
Karrie Delaney (HD9)
Mike Feggans (HD97)
Debra Gardner (HD76)
Dan Helmer (HD10)
Rozia Henson (HD19)
Phil Hernandez (HD94
Charniele Herring (HD4)
Patrick Hope (HD1)
Mike Jones (HD77)
Karen Keys-Gamarra (HD7)
Paul Krizek (HD16)
Amy Laufer (HD55)
Alfonso Lopez (HD3)
Michelle Maldonado (HD20)
Marty Martinez (HD29)
Adele McClure (HD2)
Cia Price (HD85)
Sam Rasoul (HD38)
Atoosa Reaser (HD27)
David Reid (HD28)
Don Scott (HD88)
Holly Seibold (HD12)
Briana Sewell (HD25)
Irene Shin (HD8)
Mark Sickles (HD17)
Marcus Simon (HD13)
Shelly Simonds (HD70)
Rip Sullivan (HD6)
Joshua Thomas (HD21)
Luke Torian (HD24)
Kathy Tran (HD18)
Jeion Ward (HD87)
Vivian Watts (HD14)
Rodney Willett (HD58)
Endorsed House Challengers:
Kimberly Pope Adams (HD82)
Jessica Anderson (HD71)
Karen Carnegie (HD89)
Lindsey Dougherty (HD75)
Mark Downey (HD69)
Lily Franklin (HD41)
Elizabeth Guzman (HD22)
John McAuliff (HD30)
Leslie Mehta (HD73)
May Nivar (HD57)
About us:
The Virginia League of Conservation Voters serves as the political voice of the state’s conservation community, working to make sure Virginia’s elected officials recognize that our natural heritage is an environmental and economic treasure for all. Virginia LCV works with conservation leaders across Virginia and strives for a conservation majority in state government. We secure good public policies on the state level and hold public officials accountable for their positions on environmental issues. For more information, visit www.valcv.org.
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