The 4th Congressional District Committee will hold an unassembled caucus on Tuesday, December 20, 6am to 7pm at the following locations:
● Brunswick Conference Center - 100 Athletic Field Rd, Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
● Charles City Government Center - 10900 Courthouse Road, Charles City, VA 23030
● Dogtown Dance Studio - 109 W 15th St, Richmond, VA 23224
● Diversity Richmond - 1407 Sherwood Ave, Richmond, VA 23220
● IBEW Local 666 - 1390 E Nine Mile Rd, Highland Springs VA 23075
● Meadowdale Library - 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, North Chesterfield, VA 23234
● Surry Parks & Recreation Center - 205 Enos Farm Drive, Surry, VA 23883
● Tabernacle Baptist Church - 444 Halifax St, Petersburg, VA 23803
All caucus locations will be open from 6:00 am until the last person in line at 7:00 pm has voted.
Anyone who considers themselves a Democrat and is a registered voter in the 4th District can cast their ballot at any of the locations. Voters will need to bring one of the same methods of identification that are required to vote in a normal state-run election.
Click/tap here for more information about the caucus. Any of the forms of identification required to vote on Election Day will be needed to vote.
What Democrats are running:
DEMOCRATS
Lamont Bagby
Delegate Lamont Bagby officially announced his run on December 12. Bagby currently represents the 74th House District.
“I’m running to continue the legacy, “I’m running to make sure that we continue to do the work on education, focus on voting rights, focus on running, we ran predatory lenders out of Virginia, now it’s time to run them out of America.”
Jennifer McClellan
Delegate Jennifer McClellan announced her campaign on December 13.McClellan currently represents the state Senate’s 9th.
“For the past 16 years, I’ve served the people of Virginia in the General Assembly and passed major laws to protect abortion rights, safeguard voting rights and tackle climate change. Now, I’m running for Congress to continue my friend Donald McEachin’s legacy of serving the people of Virginia and making sure their voices are heard in Washington, D.C.”
Joe Morrissey
State Senator Joe Morrissey said he was running for the seat on Devember 14. Morrissey currently represents the state’s 16th District,
“I am running because I know that I can continue my work on the federal level with criminal justice reform, cleaning up our environment, expanding access to healthcare, and making housing more affordable,”
Joseph Preston
Attorney Joseph Preston, who believes there should be a debate before the caucus is a former member of the House of Delegates
Tavorise Marks
Tavorise K. Marks is thefounder of Commonwealth Equal and has also announced his campaign.
“The 4th Congressional district deserves a proven fighter, advocate and activist to be their next representative in DC,” he said in a Twitter post.
Elliott Cox
Social Worker Elliott Cox, is running. with a focus is on disparities in mental health treatment.
REPUBLICAN CANVASS
Republicans will hold a Congressional District Party Canvass to select its nominee on Saturday, December 17. Anyone who considers themselves a Republican and is a registered voter in the 4th District may participate in the canvass between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Life Christian Academy at 1211 Boulevard in Colonial Heights.Voters will be asked to rank all candidates on the ballot in order of their preference.
The republicans currently in the race are:
Leon Benjamin
Leon Benjamin, the Republican who lost to McEachin in November, is running again for the seat.
“We have plenty of stuff to do in this very short time. We are all hands on deck and we are asking for everyone’s prayers and their help,” the father of three, who was born in Richmond and is a retired as a Navy pilot.
On election night, he received about 35% of the vote, and had lost to Donald McEachjin once before.
Dale Sturdifen
Former Mecklenburg County School Board chairman, Dale Sturdifen, is filing his paperwork to run.
