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Author: Graham Bishop

Thanks Sister District!

Posted on April 3, 2019April 29, 2019 by Graham Bishop
Thanks Sister District!

Sister District has endorsed Shelly in this year’s election and we couldn’t be more excited.

Posted in Endorsements

The alternate universe that still haunts us in Virginia

Posted on March 1, 2019April 18, 2019 by Graham Bishop
The alternate universe that still haunts us in Virginia

Suspend your imagination and come with me for a moment to another world, an alternate universe parallel to this one, where we won our Democratic campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017.  Let’s imagine all the things we could have accomplished in Virginia if our tied election hadn’t ended in my name not […]

Posted in Education, Energy, Environment, LGBTQ Rights, Voting Rights, Women's Rights

Virginia’s Budget must prioritize public schools

Posted on February 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Graham Bishop
Virginia’s Budget must prioritize public schools

This is a moment of truth for Virginia.  We have a chance to do some good with our budget this year and the way we respond will show what kind of government we have.  I vote for more funding for our schools. As a teacher when the Recession hit in 2009, I watched with horror […]

Posted in Education

Take back the ballot, says Virginia candidate

Posted on February 2, 2019April 16, 2019 by Graham Bishop
Take back the ballot, says Virginia candidate

I’m excited to be part of the Take Back the Ballot forum today at 1 pm in the Charlottesville Central Library.  I have been invited to speak at the event because of my unusual 2017 election experience in which I won a recount, then had it declared a tie and then had my name NOT drawn […]

Posted in Free and Fair Elections

We need a moonshot vision to rebuild our schools

Posted on January 28, 2019April 16, 2019 by Graham Bishop
We need a moonshot vision to rebuild our schools

Improving school infrastructure is a top priority for school boards across the nation this year, as thousands of schools built in the 1950s need to be replaced across the country.  I am a school board member paying close attention to this issue and I have been horrified to find there is no plan to fix […]

Posted in Education

We need to demand clean energy, says Virginia candidate

Posted on January 18, 2019April 9, 2019 by Graham Bishop
We need to demand clean energy, says Virginia candidate

I’ve been advocating for conservation issues in the Virginia General Assembly for over a decade. Over the years I’ve been disappointed to see good ideas to promote clean energy go down the drain; remember our Clean Smokestacks legislation and attempts to deal with sea-level rise through the regional cap and trade program RGGI?

Posted in Energy, Environment

The time is now to pass the ERA in Virginia

Posted on January 10, 2019April 9, 2019 by Graham Bishop
The time is now to pass the ERA in Virginia

This week the Newport News City Council became the 30th city in Virginia to support passage of the ERA by our Virginia General Assembly. I’m proud of my city for joining this grassroots effort to show bipartisan support across our state.  The conservative Republicans who have ignored this issue for too long are hearing loud and clear that we want a vote on the floor of the House on the ERA now.  Let’s have a vote, let’s see where our elected legislators stand.

It’s about time.

Posted in Women's Rights

A critical election that came down to a game of chance

Posted on January 5, 2019April 9, 2019 by Graham Bishop
A critical election that came down to a game of chance

It was one year ago that the world was watching my tied election which would decide the balance of power in the Virginia House of Delegates. The fate of the state government would come down to a drawing from a ceramic bowl.  Originally posted at Daily Kos. Read the full post here.

Posted in Voting Rights

The power of your vote… from someone who knows

Posted on November 5, 2018April 12, 2019 by Graham Bishop
The power of your vote… from someone who knows

Nice to be noticed and “retweeted” by Hillary Clinton yesterday.  Yes, every vote counts now more than ever.  Your vote could be that one vote to decide an election today.  There is power in your one vote.  When I lost our election by one vote, we also lost the balance of power in the Virginia House of […]

Posted in Voting Rights

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