Loudoun County Democratic Committee

@loudoundemocrats.org

The Loudoun County Democratic Committee is the local party of the Virginia Democrats, working to support Democratic values and elect Democratic candidates at all levels of government. Check loudoundemocrats.org for information on events, membership & more.

๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†. ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ (1 of 2) This November, Virginia voters will decide on proposed constitutional amendments concerning: โ€ข Reproductive Freedom โ€ข Marriage Equality โ€ข Voting Rights

๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†. ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

This November, Virginia voters will decide on proposed constitutional amendments concerning:
โ€ข Reproductive Freedom
โ€ข Marriage Equality
โ€ข Voting Rights

Join us for a free public forum to learn how constitutional amendments work in Virginia, what these proposals would do, and ask your questions of knowledgeable local speakers.

๐Ÿ“… Aug. 29 (10 a.m., Brambleton Library) or Sept. 2 (7 p.m., Rust Library)
โฐ Same presentation at both events.

Visit ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฟ.๐—ฒ๐—ฒ/๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ to sign up.

๐™‚๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š.

Loudoun's School Board is discussing putting police officers in elementary schools ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ. Research shows SROs lead to more suspensions and arrests โ€“ especially for Black students and students with disabilities. ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€.

The death of an American citizen during an ICE operation demands transparency and accountability. Federal law enforcement must operate within constitutional bounds with respect for human life. We stand with the victim's family and call for a full investigation, meaningful accountability and reforms.

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
Leesburg, VA โ€“ The Loudoun County Democratic Committee (LCDC) believes in the rule of law, equal justice, and the fundamental dignity of every person. The Committee is deeply troubled by reports and video showing an American citizen was killed during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota on Wednesday.
When any federal law enforcement action results in the loss of life, especially the life of a U.S. citizen, it demands immediate transparency, accountability, and independent oversight. Our government's authority is derived from the Constitution, and that authority must always be exercised with restraint, professionalism, and respect for human life.
This tragic incident raises serious questions about ICE's operational practices, use of force standards, and accountability mechanisms. Immigration enforcement should never come at the expense of civil liberties or basic human rights, and Virginians deserve confidence that federal agencies are acting within the bounds of the law.
LCDC stands with the victim's family and loved ones as they seek answers and justice. We join Democrats across the Commonwealth and the nation in calling for a full and transparent investigation, accountability where warranted, and meaningful reforms to ensure that no family endures such a loss again.
We remain committed to a system of public safety and immigration enforcement that reflects our shared Democratic values of justice, transparency, and respect for human dignity.

Coming up on Saturday morning! ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ? Join the Northern Virginia Democratic Black Caucus for an in-depth virtual conversation on Black political power in Virginia. ๐Ÿ”— us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Graphic advertising a virtual session on 12/6/25 at 10 a.m. titled ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ?, a talk with Lauren Burke, founder of Black Virginia News, hosted by the Northern Virginia Democratic Black Caucus. Includes a photo of Lauren and a QR code to sign up, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TrYdOoh3Sh-iaEwf-_LJLA#/registration

Today, on ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, we honor the memory of transgender people who have been victims of anti-transgender violence and hate. We stand with our transgender neighbors, friends, and family members. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

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Did you know that the government funding bill has a provision that forces the DOJ to give millions in taxpayer money to at least 8 Republican Senators investigated after the Jan 6 insurrection? Not exaggerating. And when I proposed an amendment last night to stop it, House Republicans voted it down.

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Weโ€™re continuing to collect donations for Loudoun County Animal Services! ๐Ÿพ Please bring items to our meeting tonight at the Govt. Center at 7 p.m. (in the Dulles Room). All donations will go to local families in need so they can keep their pets at home and out of shelters. ๐Ÿ’™

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โ€œ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธโ€ฆโ€ ๐Ÿฆ† Our latest blog post explores transparency and funding in the Loudoun County School Board races. Read the full article: www.loudoundemocrats.org/blog/to-borr...

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๐Ÿ’™ Weโ€™ve said it before โ€” and weโ€™ll say it again: ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. During this shutdown, too many are missing paychecks or working without pay. Public service shouldnโ€™t mean personal hardship. We see you, and we value you. We'll keep fighting for you.

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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ A must-read in the Blue Ridge Leader: โ€œ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† โ€” ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.โ€ โ€œThe stumbling indecision and bad decisions being made in service to MAGA wonโ€™t be in play during a Spanberger administration...โ€ blueridgeleader.com/spanberger-w...

Spanberger would save families moneyโ€”provide more effective government - Blue Ridge Leader

By Michael Zuckerman While I admire and firmly support Abigail Spanbergerโ€™s forward leaning, detailed platformโ€”to lower costs of healthcare, housing, and energyโ€”it seems equally important that her can...

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Who controls the presidency? ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ Who controls the Senate? ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ Who controls the House? ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป? ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ Republicans are responsible for shutting down the government to impose their radical and unpopular agenda. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

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