Delegate Katrina Callsen
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Delegate for House District 54 | Fmr. Chair of @AlbemarleCounty School Board | Fmr. Deputy City Attorney for @CvilleCityHall
Charlottesville, VA
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Diaper Awareness week is this week:
- 1 in 2 families of infants struggle with diapers.
- WIC and SNAP do not cover diapers.
- TANF can be used but is temp. and must also be used for rent, utilities, and more.
- Low AND middle income families struggle with diapers - they are a
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@ActivateVA
@CreighDeeds
I’d argue it’s not. I reached out to UVA days ago to understand what plan was in place and I’m continuing to reach out now to understand what is happening now. It does not match what I was told. Violence is NOT an appropriate response to peaceful protesting.
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You know what's easier to win than an Albemarle County School Board seat? An unearned appointment to the State Board of Education from Gov. Youngkin.
Today starts Meg Bryce's term on the Board and while I'm disappointed, I am not shocked that the Governor would rather appoint a
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Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ I’m looking forward to creating a more loving future!
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We wrapped up our last criminal subcommittee meeting (and there was still a ray of sun outside)! Such an honor to serve alongside
@HopeforVirginia
@Rae_Cousins23
@PhilforVirginia
@KarrieKDelaney
& Del. Watts. Their commitment to read, debate and focus on 100+ bills affecting
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From my old office in
@CvilleCityHall
to my new one at the General Assembly Building in Richmond, I'm honored to continue fighting for Charlottesville and Albemarle.
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Such a privilege to join Moms Demand Action Charlottesville on the Downtown Mall this afternoon!
@VaHouseDems
have made gun violence prevention and gun safety measures a top-line priority and I can't wait to work with my colleagues to protect our communities.
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Today's budget message from Gov. Youngkin takes us backwards. Rather than providing real relief to Virginia families, he's only offering to game our already broken state tax code to benefit the wealthy while jacking up the sales tax to the disadvantage of the average consumer. ⤵️
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DNC bound ✈️ 🏙️🫏 I couldn’t stay away! And I ran into others on the plane - we are all so excited to witness history in the making.
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Random lunch surprise…..bumping into Delegate
@JoshuaCole
. Fried chicken I guess draws in the Virginia folks.
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Today, I took my seat as Delegate from the 54th House of Delegates District. It’s a privilege to participate in this history-making General Assembly and represent the place I have served and call home: Charlottesville and Albemarle.
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I’ve had many conversations over the last 48 hours and not all of them have led to satisfactory answers. I encourage those of you who have your own questions to attend UVA’s community town hall tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/7 at 12:15. Anyone can watch the live stream, but if you want to
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This morning, I spoke with
@CBS19News
to discuss Dr. Meg Scalia Bryce’s appointment to the State Board of Education. I continue to join my Albemarle colleague Del. Amy Laufer and my constituents in opposing this appointment.
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On this Intern Appreciation Day, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work of my summer intern from
@Harvard
,
@JackTueting
! Jack is local to Albemarle and has been a thrill to have in our office!
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Joined ~300 women in Cville this evening to say loudly that we are walking Forward not Backward with women’s rights this election. We are ready to work!
@chucksforkamala
@CvilleDems
@AlbemarleDems
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Something that a little peanut would say.
Trump says neo-Nazis and KKK members marching in Charlottesville chanting “Jews will not replace us” was “a little peanut”: “It was nothing”
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Session Polaroid, during at ease, with
@MikeFeggans
and
@MartyForUs
. Courtesy of
@LauraJaneCohen
❤️
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🚨 BIG NEWS: My bill HB456 allowing city councils the same authority that boards of supervisors have in setting their salaries passed 64-31! This is my first bill that has passed the House of Delegates!!!
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Grateful for the invitation to visit Caroline Correctional Unit this past Sat. along with
@NadariusClarkVA
and
@jackie4norfolk
and learn from those directly involved in our criminal justice system. Thank you
@Nu2You2
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Yesterday, I filed HB 27 to support kinship care as an alternative to foster care. I'm joined by
@AdeleMcClure_
and
@BarbaraFavola
on this measure. As a social services attorney for
@CvilleCityHall
, I know just how useful kinship care can be for some instead of foster care. ⤵️
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A pleasure meeting
@SenatorWarnock
(even better hearing his speech) and supporting Dems up and down the ticket at the
@vademocrats
Blue Commonwealth Gala with
@JackTueting
@JasonMelendezVA
@CreighDeeds
, Tanesha Hudson and so many others
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After Trump’s campaign rally in Richmond, I took to the floor to remind my colleagues across the aisle that extremism of all forms has no place in Virginia.
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Honored to be appointed to the Indigent Defense Commission. VIDC manages 28 Public Defender Offices across Virginia and is dedicated to providing zealous, compassionate, high quality legal advocacy for those who can not afford their own attorney. We are lucky that Charlottesville
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We're losing qualified voices on city councils because they are undercompensated for their work. My bill HB456 gives city councils the same autonomy that Boards of Supervisors have to set their salaries based on the needs of their locality and the will of their voters.
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Thank you for all your hard work this summer
@JackTueting
…and for letting us visit your farm!
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Thank you to
@LivableCville
for a quick second to talk about my bills and the great work
@VAHouseDems
are doing to make housing affordable and accessible!
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Thankful to the
@UVALaw
State and Local Gov. Policy Clinic for help with all 3 of my foster care bills. And a special shout out to Prof. Block who was also my professor in the Child Advocacy Clinic (throwback photo of me at one of our court days doing juvenile crim defense!).
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We’re happy that the winter weather held off because we had a blast at our Pre-Session Brunch at Estouteville Farm in Albemarle! Thank you to Ludwig Kuttner, our generous host, for having
@creighdeeds
,
@LauferFor55
, and I for this truly beautiful breakfast.
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Great meeting with
@CvilleRea
at the beautiful
@ApexCleanEnergy
building…..and a quick reminder that Charlottesville is a national solar energy hub, bringing jobs, money, and energy into our community and state!
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If you work downtown and use the Market Street Garage then you know Carolyn. Today is her last day with the garage and I just wanted to take a moment to thank her. She can make you smile on even the most dreary mornings and she knows how to keep people moving and motivated! I
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A fancy night out with my dad (on the right….not Levar Stoney :) to celebrate Speaker Scott’s history making leadership at the Black and White Gala
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We are halfway done with the 2024 Legislative Session! Wish me luck as we move things over to the Senate!
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Speaker
@DonScott757
assigned me to the following committees:
🧑⚖️ Courts of Justice
🏙️ Counties, Cities, and Towns
I'm excited to get to work, and I've already begun! Yesterday, I participated in my first committee meeting, which was a Joint Courts of Justice Committees Meeting.
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DNC boat party with
@new_poli
,
@SpanbergerVA07
,
@MayorPhilJones
,
@Payano
,
@raiyansyed
and many many more. Excited for tonight!
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I hit the ground running this week to
#KeepVirginiaMovingForward
with 14 bills on housing, social services, gun safety, local gov't, and criminal justice reform. I also filed a number of budget amdts. on abortion access and local priorities like the Tonsler League among others.
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Impressed and honored to speak with (and learn from) the talented and passionate members of the UDems Women in Policy group at UVA
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From my family to yours, Merry Christmas! I hope this holiday brings you warmth, comfort, and love. Have a safe and joyous Christmas!
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When contemplating a bill that would take away the rights of millions to seek reproductive healthcare, I think it is important to consider how it would work, how it affects real people, and who it would harm. This proposed bill from Del. Griffin would have limited women’s access
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This morning, I joined Fmr. House Democratic Ldr. David Toscano, Del. Amy Laufer, and impacted Virginians to show my continued support for Harris-Walz because we can’t afford to go back on the progress we’ve made on healthcare with the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
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Come help Senator
@CreighDeeds
and me celebrate the opening of our legislative office on Sept 17th from 5:30-7:00. RSVP at .
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Diving into environmental justice work with my peers. Almost literally….here’s the photo capturing the moment the ceiling collapsed with a bathtub full of water.
@Rae_Cousins23
@NadariusClarkVA
@shelly_simonds
@KrizekForVA
@bonitaganthony
@CreighDeeds
@AdamEbbin
@DelCiaPrice85
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Such a privilege to join the Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the White House to discuss the work we can do as legislators to curb needless gun related deaths. I shared the need to invest in community based violence interruption programs (like our very own
#bucksquad911
). We
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Here is your very serious reminder that….May the Fourth be with you!
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🎉 I've got two big legislative updates to share today:
HB 454 prohibits firearms on public college campuses passed the House (51-48)!
HB 27 establishes the Kinship as Foster Care Prevention Program passed the Appropriations Health & Human Resources Subcommittee (8-0)!
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🎉🥳 My first bill has made it out of committee. HB 456 grants cities more autonomy to set their council salaries. The bill reported out of full committee with bipartisan support.
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A productive day: headed down to Richmond to pass the VMSDEP bill and then returned home in time to speak to the Charlottesville Human Rights Commission. (
@CreighDeeds
did all that too and presided over the senate)
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Recognized some very deserving folks, who regularly elevate local stories and conversations, with House Resolutions. Check them out at .
@cvilletomorrow
@vinegarhillmag
@imhotalkshow
@wtjuradio
@cavalierdaily
@ontheDTM
and more.
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The time is now to elect democratic pro-choice women - and that’s what Emily’s List does. I’m thankful I was able to celebrate the accomplishments of so many wonderful women at the Emily’s List gala.
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Talking about our budget wins while writing thank you notes. We're getting our office off the ground, chip in to make this a great community space and resource.
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Happy to see advocates for child care at the State Capitol yesterday! Access to affordable quality child care is crucial to parents across the Commonwealth! Myself included.
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Thank you to Speaker Scott for coming to Albemarle and sharing the good work Dems have done to move Virginia forward.
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Seeing familiar faces..Del.
@NadariusClarkVA
and my former session aide Natalie at
@futurecaucus
where I’m doing a deeper dive into housing and criminal justice with legislators and experts from across the country.
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Today Charlottesville recognized the Charlottesville Twelve who integrated our schools and paved the path for a future generation of bold and brilliant Trailblazers! Seeing classmates from that original 4th grade classroom in 1959 stand up together was pretty inspiring!
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Thankful to receive Legislator of the Year from SAARA. Even more grateful for the work they do to uplift the recovery community! I was the least impressive person on stage - Check out their work
@SAARAofVA
@VicMcKenzieJr
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Brushing off my con law class to get HB454 (banning guns on college campuses) through the House.
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I wasn’t expecting the 30 degree temperature drop 🥶but I still enjoyed all the conversations I had this morning at the IX Farmers Market. The biggest topic of the day were questions about our 5th district congressional race. As a reminder, there is a 5th District Democratic
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Enjoyed meeting with the UVA Law Civil Rights Clinic (thank you Del. Askew for joining us) and advocates for The ARC of Virginia (thank you for sharing your story of resiliency and advocacy for children and family members with disabilities).
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Happy World Bee Day! Did you know
@HopeforVirginia
passed a bill this year to make the Honey Bee Virginia’s official State Pollinator! (I painted him a card to celebrate). You can bee engaged in protecting pollinators by buying local honey, embracing native plants (and weeds),
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It's official (again)! Thank you to all of the family members, supporters, and constituents that joined
@LauferFor55
and I at the Capitol for our Swearing-in Ceremonies. We're ready to get to work!
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Probation incentives are a tried and true model that reduce recidivism and encourage rehabilitation and pro-social behavior. My bill HB 457 to provide probation incentives for individuals on supervised probation passed subcommittee yesterday with bipartisan support! ⬇️
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So grateful that we came together and passed meaningful legislation to improve the lives of children and families in crisis. These bills provide support, services, and dollars to help children stay with relatives when they might otherwise have entered foster care. They prioritize
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“We must not make every sentence a life sentence”…..attending
@REFORM
panel on criminal justice to listen to
@GovWesMoore
@GovernorShapiro
@dananessel
, our very own Speaker
@DonScott757
and also bumped into local Cville advocate Jesse Crosson
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Clean the Bay day
@chesapeakebay
was a success in Charlottesville! We got a ton of trash out of Meadow Creek by Hydraulic and had a good time doing it.
@RivConAlliance
does volunteer and clean up activities throughout the year if you want to find a way to help out.
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Meeting of the Indigent Defense Commission with Leader
@C_Herring
. The IDC’s mission resonates with me. Justice requires fairness - right now many things are egregiously lopsided or disparate depending on where in the state you interact with the justice system, who you are, how
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Our office opening with Senator
@CreighDeeds
was a success. Thank you for helping us celebrate!
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A busy day behind the scenes! Met with the Piedmont Housing Alliance to discuss community questions, ate cupcakes and delicious food at the Sin Barreras Open House (see last pic for info on their organization), attended a portion of the Gun Violence Solutions Workshop, went to
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Yesterday, I presented my bill HB780 to expand public sector collective bargaining to public transportation providers like JAUNT. This critical protection will become part of
@KathyKLTran
's expansive bill HB1001 on public sector collective bargaining.
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A nice overview of the foster care bills I worked on with UVA Law.
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Had a great time sprucing up the Virginia Discovery Museum as part of the
@Yale
day of service. It was so much fun working with Jack, a current Yalie who will be getting democrats elected this summer! The VDM is a wonderful resource for kids and families in our area (with a
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I’m tired of Youngkin claiming environmental stewardship and innovation is a bad business choice. It makes economic and ethical sense. Guess he is only into recycling outdated talking points …♻️
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I'm happy to be joining my
@VAHouseDems
colleagues and the entire
@vademocrats
Delegation to the
@DemConvention
in supporting
@KamalaHarris
to be our next President! Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work.
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Come on down to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to celebrate Juneteenth! (And get registered to Vote….today is the last day of early voting for the Primary)!
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We've all heard the stories of landlords charging exorbitant fees and it's been a top-of-mind issue for the 54th District. Since day one, I've been committed to expanding housing supply and tenant protections. 🧵
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Shameful veto statement about a shameful past. Republicans refused to remove the Daughter’s of the Confederacy as a singled-out, cherry-picked tax exempt org because…….that is unfairly singling them out. 🤡 🪞 Pic is the veto statement and then a pic of one of the proposed bill
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Dog kisses at
@SunTribeSolar
as we talk about legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
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Well, I didn’t help
@LauferFor55
out much by accidentally covering her up - but I did make her laugh! And we both got to be out on this beautiful day showing support for the tenant protection bills that are before the Governor. Thank you
@VAOrganizing
. Here is information about
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I’m pleased to be working with
@BarbaraFavola
and leveraging my experience as a DSS attorney to improve outcomes for children and families.
Callsen sponsors bill to offer new kind of help for children in danger
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Today, I presented three bills that passed out of subcommittee! 🧵
‼️ To read more, visit .
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It's been a super busy day with committee meetings, bill presentations, and meetings with constituents and organizations. I'm so thankful for my diverse, skilled, and professional staff that helps me serve the 54th District each and every day.
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Keeping the smile going! Enjoyed meeting with the Cville Coalition for Gun Violence Prevention, gaining an honorary rank with the Civil Air Patrol, and laughing with my seat mate.
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So excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of Phase 1 of Bennett’s Village, a place for ALL to play. I’m so grateful to Bennett’s Village for the work they have done to bring an inclusive play area to our community. Prior to Bennett’s Village families needed to travel to Richmond
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It's a wrap on Week 1 of the 2024 General Assembly session. If you missed the highlights from my newsletter, signup here:
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Happy birthday to
@runforsomething
! Let’s get 600 young people passionate about their communities to sign up to run for office.
#CelebrateForSomething
and sign up at: .
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HB 456 is headed to the floor today for a vote. 🤞🏽Thank you to the Senators (
@pwcdanica
and
@JeremyMcPike
) who worked with me to get this in a place to pass. The bill would adjust the caps for setting city council salaries to reflect 25 years of inflation & bring some parity btw
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Thank you! I appreciate the shout out and more importantly, the work you are doing to give people better lives!
Labor Lineup third at-bat:
@DelegateCallsen
. Delegate Callsen spoke out against the violent police response to peaceful anti-war protestors at UVA. She also supported UCWVA priority bills ending legacy admissions, adding staff rep. to the BOV, and increasing minimum wage.
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I was appointed to the Frontier Culture Museum Board of Trustees. The FCM is an high-quality immersive history museum right here in our neck of the woods. Ive been taking my kids there since they were babies and am excited to join the Board during a time of planning and growth. I
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@VaBlackCaucus
Election watch party last night with good company.
@destinyforva
@Keys_Gamarra
@bonitaganthony
@SenBagby
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Thank you Taj for coming over to discuss the compassionate work that
@HumanizationPro
does to serve and focus on the humanity of those behind bars.
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Join the Charlottesville area delegation for a Coffee and Chat at Mudhouse Coffee in Crozet on Sunday!
Mudhouse Coffee Crozet
Sunday, Feb. 18
2pm-3:30pm
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