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…
Saturday’s straw poll was the first of the season, and though it’s neither representative nor official, “it’s an early indication of strength, organization and appeal,” Beyer said.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ann O’Hanlon, 703-795-1239,ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com March 1, 2014 (Alexandria, Va.) — Former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer won tonight’s straw poll of the Democratic candidates for Congress in Virginia’s 8th district, handily defeating the 10 other contenders at the annual Mardi Gras festivity, organized by…
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Don Beyer, one of the nearly dozen Democrats running for the congressional seat of Rep. Jim Moran (D), will be holding a campaign kickoff event this weekend. In advance of the event, Beyer’s campaign released a music video — a…
He assembled a large contingent of powerful and influential women to join him at his kick-off event here Monday, speaking to his commitment to full equality, including income equality, for all. One speaker, business owner LuAnn Bennett, formerly married to Moran, touted what Beyer’s…
Women leaders from varied fields, including small business, international affairs, reproductive rights and environmental protection, yesterday joined Kate Michelman, president emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America, to endorse Don Beyer for Congress. “Don understands that unless women are elevated in every way — equal pay,…
A large contingent of women made it a Women for Beyer event, with a succession of women speakers supporting him to lay out issues vital to them, including income inequality, minimum wage, and a host of related issues. Among those who spoke for him…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Contact Ann O’Hanlon 703-795-1239, ann@friendsofdonbeyer.com February 14, 2014 (Alexandria, Va.) – Former Lieutenant Governor and congressional candidate Don Beyer praised U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen’s ruling that Virginia’s 2006 same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. “This is a historic ruling and in…
