http://buchanandemocrats.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:41:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dave Marsden won the special election on January 12, 2010, for the 37th state senatorial seat that was left vacant after the election of State Senator Ken Cuccinelli to the Office of Attorney General. The Washington Post considered Marsden’s victory an upset. With Marsden’s victory, Democrats ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2010/01/13/democrats-gain-seat-in-state-senate/ Along with Congressman Rick Boucher, the Buchanan County Democratic Committee will be hosting three rallies and dinners this fall to support our statewide candidates and Dan Bowling for the House of Delegates. Join Congressman Boucher and our Committee at Twin Valley High School on September 26, 2009, at ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2009/07/24/fall-rallies-and-dinners-scheduled/ Senator Phillip Puckett will be hosting a reception for Jon Bowerbank, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, on Tuesday, May, 5, 2009, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mosby’s Restaurant, 251 Ridgeview Centre, Wise, Virginia. Admission to the reception is $25.00 per person. Other sponsorship opportunities are available for the ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2009/05/01/senator-puckett-to-host-reception-for-jon-bowerbank/ Congressman Rick Boucher will hold a Town Meeting at Riverview Elementary on Saturday March 28, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. This meeting is a non-partisan public event to discuss matters of current interest, including federal legislation, and matters of interest to Buchanan County such as economic development. Congressman Boucher ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2009/03/27/town-meeting-at-riverview-elementary-march-28-2009-at-100-pm/ Senator Barack Obama made his second visit to Southwest Virginia on September 10, 2008, at a town hall meeting in Lebanon, Virginia. Senator Obama appeared before an enthusiastic crowd of more than two thousand at Lebanon High School. During the meeting, Senator Obama emphasized his support for clean ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/09/17/obama-makes-second-visit-to-southwest-virginia/ Our candidate for U.S. Senate, former Governor Mark Warner, will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday August 26, 2008, in Denver, Colorado at the Democratic National Convention. The keynote address is the same high profile speech which propelled Senator Barack Obama into the national spotlight in 2004. The ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/08/13/warner-to-keynote-democratic-convention/ After becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama made his first general election appearance in Southwest Virginia on Thursday June 5, 2008. Senator Obama appeared at a town hall meeting at Virginia High in Bristol, Virginia before approximately 2,500 supporters. Senator Obama sent a clear message that ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/06/09/southwest-virginia-matters-to-obama/ Democratic delegates from the Ninth District convened at Auburn Hills High School on May 17, 2008, in Riner, Virginia and unanimously nominated Congressman Rick Boucher as the democratic candidate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the general election this fall. Congressman Boucher is vying for his 14th term ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/05/19/ninth-district-democrats-nominate-boucher/ Former Governor Mark Warner will be in our neck of the woods on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. at E.B. Stanley Middle School in Abingdon, Virginia. Join Governor Warner to officially launch his campaign for the U.S. Senate. This will be a great opportunity to support ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/04/29/mark-warner-to-appear-in-abingdon-on-may-4-2008/ The Buchanan County Democratic Committee (“Committee”) will hold an assembled caucus (mass meeting) beginning at 7:30 p.m. on April 21, 2008, in the Circuit Courtroom of the Buchanan County Courthouse, Grundy, Virginia for the purpose of electing 7 delegates and 3 alternates to the 9th Congressional District Democratic Convention and ... http://buchanandemocrats.com/2008/04/15/committee-to-hold-caucus/