For Immediate Release Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 20, 2014 (McLean, Virginia) – Former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin today endorsed Don Beyer for Virginia’s 8th District congressional seat, citing his commitment to economic equality for women and other progressive values. “Don understands the importance of paid family…
Don Beyer’s campaign for the Democratic nomination to succeed Rep. Jim Moran got a boost this week as Beyer won a straw poll conducted at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Attendees cast their votes in a straw poll measuring support among…
For Immediate Release Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 17, 2014 (Fairfax, Virginia) – Don Beyer easily won the annual St. Patrick’s Day straw poll tonight, garnering 35 percent of the vote in a 12-way competition. The vote tally of 127 for the former Lieutenant Governor was nearly…
For Immediate Release Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 17, 2014 (Alexandria, Virginia) – Former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer, candidate for the Democratic nomination in Virginia’s 8th Congressional district, today called for closing the health care “coverage gap” in Virginia by expanding Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of…
For Immediate Release Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 15, 2014 (Belle Haven, Virginia) – Flanked by local and national environmental leaders, former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer today announced his support for a progressive carbon tax in order to fight climate change, spur green energy,…
This Saturday, March 15, at 11 am, please join former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer, Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 8th congressional district in Northern Virginia, for a Potomac River-side conversation about environmental issues. Beyer will be joined by Chris Miller, Larry Schweiger and…
Howard Dean Returns to Northern Virginia to Endorse Don Beyer March 12, 2014 (Fairfax County, Va.) – Former presidential candidate Howard Dean will return to Northern Virginia on April 15th to announce he is endorsing Don Beyer in his bid for Virginia’s 8th District seat in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 11, 2014 (Alexandria, Va.) — Don Beyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and candidate for the 8th Congressional District, released a statement today on Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille’s call for a Clean Campaign Pledge in the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 5, 2014 (Alexandria, Va.) — Don Beyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and candidate for the 8th Congressional District, applauded Facebook’s announcement today that it will tighten enforcement efforts on dangerous gun-related posts. Both Facebook and its subsidiary,…
March 4, 2014 The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20250-0002 Dear Secretary Vilsack: As a former Virginia Lieutenant Governor and current congressional candidate in Virginia’s 8th District, I write to add my name to the long…
