DLCC: Virginia Legislative Session Wraps with Democrats Delivering For Working Families

From the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC):

RELEASE: Virginia Legislative Session Wraps with Democrats Delivering For Working Families

The DLCC recently launched its target map including the Virginia House

WASHINGTON— The Virginia legislative session ends tomorrow, and Democrats are sending a flurry of bills to support working families to GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk. The DLCC is laser-focused on re-electing and electing these legislators who have focused on increasing economic opportunity, expanding access to health care, raising wages, and keeping communities safe.

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams issued the following statement:

“While the Republicans in the states are mimicking the chaos of the Trump Administration in Washington, Democratic legislators like the leaders in Virginia have remained focused on solving the issues most important to the working families they represent. Democratic victories in Virginia in 2023 made the impactful legislation we see today possible. This November, the DLCC is prepared to build on that progress as we hold the Democratic majority in the House of Delegates.”

Virginia Democrats passed legislation that would…

• Raise the minimum wage and phase in $15 per hour
• Create a state paid family and medical leave program for workers
• Enshrine abortion rights, secure marriage equality, and restore voting rights for people who have finished serving time for a felony in three constitutional amendments
• Improve health care by requiring transparency and timely answers about coverage from insurance companies
• Make communities safer with gun safety legislation including an assault weapons ban and a ghost gun ban
• Require health insurance to cover contraceptives and establish a right to contraception

The DLCC is the official arm of the Democratic Party with the sole mission of building Democratic power in the states and setting the national agenda at the state level. Over the last decade, we have fought cycle-over-cycle to gain a dozen new legislative chamber majorities and we are leading the effort to bring national attention and investment to our ballot level. State legislatures are the building blocks of our democracy and have the closest connections to Americans’ day-to-day lives. From protecting fundamental freedoms and voting rights to growing the middle class, the DLCC and state legislators are moving the Democratic agenda forward and shaping the future of this country.