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…
People are voting in the 8th District. Our team is reaching out to voters on the phone, and door-to-door while canvassing – we need to make sure they are voting Beyer! We have an amazing team working, night and day, to make sure everyone in the 8th…
Friends, I want to tell you about another of our Eight Ideas in the 8th! Last week began our weekly announcement of sensible policy ideas that I will pursue if elected to Virginia’s 8th district on November 4th. Today’s idea highlights my intention to work…
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 an epidemic….
September 11, 2014 (Alexandria, VA) – Former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer today announced that he will work to strengthen three specific gun safety laws once elected to Congress. Beyer, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 8th congressional district, made the commitments as the first chapter…
Friends, Today has three different meanings for me. The first Labor Day is that celebration of all that Organized Labor – our women and men who have come together in unions – have done for every American. From the 40-hour workweek and the eight-hour…
Friends, I want to write to you today about an important event in Alexandria’s history. On this day in 1939, an African-American lawyer, Samuel Tucker, organized a sit-in at Alexandria’s sole library, which at the time was open only to whites. Six black men…
August 20, 2014 (Alexandria, VA) — Former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer’s momentum to Congress continues to build, as major environmental, labor and advocacy organizations have announced their endorsement of him in recent days. The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s preeminent environmental organizations with…
Friends, This weekend we were so lucky to spend a gorgeous day in Quincy Park, with ice cream, puppies, and a crowd of over 100 friends, both old and new. I was so happy to share all the great events, policy forums, and meet-and-greets we have…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beyer Launches ‘Around the 8th in 80 Days’ Campaign August 16, 2014 (Alexandria, VA) – Taking a page from Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer kicked off the last 80 days of his campaign for…
