I think less people having access to affordable health care is worse than the federal government implementing the ACA. I don’t think people should be denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions. I don’t think people should be priced out of going to the doctor.

A huge shout out to the Henrico Police Department for all of the work they do in our community. From Chief English to the folks on patrol we have a fantastic force and these statistics highlight the great work they do every day.

It is very frustrating that Virginia AG Miyares didn’t fulfill our request for an opinion on this unsettled area of law. A year after the ask he denied it because of Henrico’s lawsuit. A lawsuit rendered necessary by the events of the last year. Thread🧵 1/

Co-sign.

Me, too!

Yep, that's Jason Miyares...the second-worst Virginia AG (the only one worse was Ken Cuccinelli) in modern history bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund... h/t @scvanvalkenburg.bsky.social

A year ago I asked Jason Miyares for an expedited opinion on the legality of the Rosie’s being built in Henrico. A year later - and after many attempts to stop this project - I get this response. He ran out the clock and then threw up his hands. A real profile in courage . . .

I'm in today’s RTD @richmond.com talking about housing. The average home price in Sept 2025 was 420k. Up 42% in five years. We are pricing the middle class out of the Commonwealth. We need to act. Story👇 1/

The typical joke is that they don’t have a health care plan and they’ll never have one. But they do and it passed last July: taking away four people’s health care to pay for a tax cut for one millionaire family.

It's great to see another high quality childcare option coming to the 16th District, at Willow Lawn. Vakul Goel and his team with Celebree really know their stuff!

When grades stop meaning anything it’s kids who need public schools the most who suffer. Kelsey Piper nails it in the The Argument.

My Governor! I’m very excited to continue to relentlessly focus on housing and energy supply. And to have a Governor that has my back. Let’s build and by building, lower costs, create jobs, grow our economy, and ensure families can prosper.

He’s right. Congress should act.

Shocking! Big tech oligarchs want to continue to addict your kids to their programming to the detriment of kids’ academics, mental health and social well being. netchoice.org/netchoice-su... Our law was crafted to protect speech and kids. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

"It just goes to show that in Virginia, we believe in the separation and balance of powers.” - @aaronrouse.bsky.social A good day for our universities, constitution and commonwealth. And a bad day for MAGA attempts to hijack our schools.

Part of living in a monarchy is that the king uses his power to enrich himself and his family, and the public accepts it. And I'm not talking about the Saudis. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...

This story is so good. Just so good.

Trump wants a mafia state. Not the America that makes us exceptional.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Deep Run Recreation Center yesterday morning for the Henrico Harvest Community Food Drive. Super shout out to Delegate destiny LeVere Bolling for all of the hard work she and her office put into the event!

As I said before, the fight is not over: "Henrico County filed a petition against the Virginia Racing Commission on Nov. 12, claiming that the VRC’s decision to award a license to a new gaming parlor in Henrico was “unlawful” and “exceeded its authority.”" 1/

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 15th, from 10am to 2pm come donate to the Henrico Harvest Community Food Drive and help feed our neighbors in need!

I'm on WVTF talking about how to increase housing supply. We can give local government the autonomy to increase supply in their own way but there has to be state accountability. Housing is a statewide crisis and it needs a statewide policy. 1/

On the World History SOL test, what's equivalent to a 49 is "passing"--parents see that as a score of 400/600. It’s not transparent. And getting less than half right is not a sign of success. This is why I fought to have tests on a 100-pt scale. And why I’m okay with the initial cut score increase.

Someone needs to call the waaaaaaaahmbulance for Governor Redvest. 😭😭😭 Nicely put, @scvanvalkenburg.bsky.social

What do they say about digging when you’re in a hole? Everyone knows Youngkin politicized our colleges and allowed Trump to run roughshod over them. @abigailspanberger.com is rightfully asking them to take a pause as we account for - and fix - his constant meddling and bad decision making.

He spent his entire four years politicizing our colleges. And as with everything else, he tried to politicize or turn into a culture war fight he’s going to lose. Imagine if he had tried to work with Democrats? Maybe he wouldn’t be reduced to this sad, whiny energy.

Well said by VA Sen. @scvanvalkenburg.bsky.social about Glenn Youngkin & his "whiny, sad energy" after four years of "politicizing our colleges" - & everything else. His term can't end soon enough - good riddance (just like they said about him at the Carlyle Group?) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/gove...

I enjoyed being a guest at the Innsbrook Rotary Club meeting this morning, hearing about all of the good work they're doing in the community and speaking with them about my legislative priorities for the coming session.

I think it’s really important to note that the most important job standardized testing does is check in and make sure kids are learning. They are not a perfect tool (far from it) but without them we just have vibes. And grade inflation is really hard to curb. That’s just a fact. 1/

Good idea.

"The findings reflect a growing disconnect between high school transcripts and actual college readiness.” This is a national problem (Virginia is ranked 51st for math recovery) we must continue to chip away at. It’s immoral to pretend this problem doesn’t exist.

Virginia has 3 of the top 10 metro regions in the country for rent increases. The data continues to be in. You solve it by building more supply.

Legacy admissions are down and colleges are a little more fairer because of the ban on legacy admissions @helmerva.bsky.social and I passed two years ago. But we have more work to do if we want them to truly be engines of economic mobility.

We can’t thank veterans enough!

Your almost daily warning from me that we have to fix housing in Virginia ASAP. The average first time home buyer is now 40! That should be unacceptable. We are pricing people out of the American Dream. The good news is we can act. Let’s get it done this upcoming session.

I had a blast at the Jewish Food Festival Sunday. And I even bought some art from the very talented Elana!

Any legal market marijuana bill has to include language that closes these shops down. They’re bad for kids, bad for our community and bad for public health and safety.

This past weekend I had a fun Saturday afternoon at the Asian Street Food Festival at The Answer Brewpub! Great to see so many people there--including @maynivar.com and @lesliemehta.bsky.social for the first time since their big wins. It was so successful that all the vendors ran out of food!

NO FOOD FOR YOU!

Yesterday I joined @homeofva.bsky.social, legislators and the Commonwealth Housing Coalition to talk to the media about housing supply priorities as we head into 2026. 75% of Virginians say it’s important the state act. And it’s because housing is key to all other cost of living issues. 1/

Love this! A fantastic Virginia tradition!

Last week I took time off on the campaign trail to go to the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond's Grand Event with @noatishby.bsky.social as the special guest. They do a lot of great work in our community and it was nice to see so many friends!

Very exited to be part of this @newdealleaders.bsky.social class and to connect with legislators across the country on the best way to solve the housing crisis and lower the cost of living, boost our educational outcomes and ensure we have an economy that works for everyone!

Also, please come and donate needed items--the list is available via the QR code on the attached flyer.

Help make the Henrico Harvest Community Food Drive a success! Volunteer on Sat, Nov 15th from 10am to 2pm to help feed our neighbors in need. 📍Henrico & Richmond locations: Deep Run Rec | Eastern Henrico Rec | Gee Law Firm PC Register now: ➡️ forms.gle/bRMjaZ2oXnMP... #HenricoStrong #FoodForAll

Excited to be part of this group and in such great company!

Huge shout out to @donscott757.bsky.social @helmerva.bsky.social and the Virginia House Dems Caucus for running a fantastic campaign! Strength to strength the entire year.

Western Henrico let’s go! Thank you to all the Henrico Dems @henricodems.bsky.social who worked their tails off this year, and over the last decade, to get this done!

Hey @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social this is the way. Get things done, bring folks together, make people’s lives better, and ditch the ideological purity but, also, take no shit. @jhweissmann.bsky.social spot on with this take.

We won 64 seats in the Virginia House with fair maps y’all.