Our Endorsements!

I am so proud to share with you the full list of our endorsements. On Friday the Washington Post said, “A strong and experienced Democratic candidate emerged from last spring’s party primary: former lieutenant governor Don Beyer. He would make a fine member of Congress, and we…

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Our Seventh Idea

Friends, I promised you a policy idea each of the last eight weeks of the campaign: 8 Ideas in the Eighth!With just 11 days left, it is time for Idea #7. We should expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), one of the United…

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Our Sixth Idea

Friends, It is time for 8 Ideas in the 8th!  For each of the last eight weeks of this campaign in Virginia 8th congressional district, we propose a policy idea designed to get Washington working again on behalf of our citizens and make our…

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21 days!

Friends, Three weeks from today the 8th District will go to the polls.  We are working long days and nights, reaching out to voters on the phone, at doors, at meet & greets, forums, and events across the District. We’re working hard to talk…

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Our Fifth Idea

Friends, We promised you that we would have eight policy ideas during this autumn’s campaign season. Idea Number Five is 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. This idea of altering the current life tenure of the nine justices is not new: It has been…

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Our Fourth Idea

Friends, We promised you eight sensible policy ideas for Virginia’s eighth congressional district.  Three weeks ago we talked about gun safety.  Two weeks ago we talked about affordable housing.  Last week we announced our intention to further Congressman Moran’s work against inhumane testing on…

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Have you been to an Ideas Forum?

Friends, In early September we launched the Beyer Ideas Forums, a weekly series of presentations, followed by Q&As, on our most pressing policy areas. So far, we have led incredible discussions on Jobs and the Economy, Immigration, and Education. The crowds at these events, held around the 8th District,…

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8 Ideas in the 8th

Our First Idea Friends, Yesterday I announced the first of our 8 Ideas in the 8th. I shared details with a group of supporters about what I hope to be the beginning of my congressional agenda: specific goals on gun safety. Gun violence in the United States is…

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Our Third Idea

Friends, It’s time to tell you about the next of our 8 Ideas in the 8th! Two weeks ago, we started our eight-week countdown to Election Day, highlighting each week a policy idea that I will pursue if elected to Virginia’s 8th district.  This idea is long past overdue: It is time the United States ends animal…

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Don’s a Gun Sense Champion!

Friends, Everytown for Gun Safety and their partner Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America just announced their first-ever list of endorsements. I am so excited to let you know that Don is on it! Everytown and Moms Demand are incredible organizations dedicated to fighting for…

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