Calling the state a "battleground," speakers worked to rally Democrats in Arlington for upcoming elections on local, state and national tickets.
The Arlington Democrats hosted its annual fundraiser, the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, to high turnout Friday night at The Westin Arlington Gateway. Hundreds showed up to hear the key speakers: Anne Holton, former first lady of Virginia, R.T. Rybak, the Democratic National Committee vice-chairman and a “rising star” in the Democratic party, and U.S. Rep. Jim Moran. Speakers worked to rally Democrats in Arlington for the upcoming elections on local, state and national tickets. Speakers concentrated on the re-election of President Barack Obama and the election of former governor Tim Kaine to the U.S. Senate, calling the state a battleground. “We need to prepare ourselves for battle,” Moran said. “They want a winner-take-all economy. [Republican…
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Annual fundraising gala will be at the Westin Arlington Gateway on June 8.
U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine will headline the Arlington County Democratic Committee's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner this year. Kaine, a former governor and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, visited Arlington last month to meet with Northern Virginia business leaders and lay out his economic agenda. "The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner is the Arlington Democrats' showcase event — a gala dinner that is not to be missed on the Arlington Democratic calendar," dinner organizers Virginia Robinson and Atima Omara-Alwala stated in an email. The event will be June 8 at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 N. Glebe Road in Ballston. A reception begins at 6 p.m.; dinner, at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $100 (for Young Democrats) to $1,000…
Mark Blacknell
5:26 pm on Sunday, June 10, 2012
Jim, at least have the decency to use your own name when you're leveling your attacks. Your multiple personalities all over the site are getting *really* tiresome. (And what did Shuttleworth have to say? Nothing. He didn't speak.) more ›