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FCDC Announces Registration Process and Candidates for Non-Partisan Endorsement Caucus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2023 Contact: Dominic Thompson, Executive Director (703) 278-2768 | executive.director@fairfaxdems.org FCDC Announces Registration Process and Candidates for Non-Partisan Endorsement Caucus   FAIRFAX COUNTY – For the first time, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee will be conducting an open endorsement caucus to select Democratic endorsees for the non-partisan races on the ballot this year. To vote in this caucus, voters are required to register with FCDC starting April 10th, 2023 at

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Press Release: FCDC Announces Qualified Nominees and Primary Candidates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 6, 2023 Contact: Dominic Thompson, Executive Director (703) 278-2768 | executive.director@fairfaxdems.org FCDC Announces Qualified Nominees and Primary Candidates FAIRFAX, VA – April 6th, 2023 marked the deadline for candidates to file for the Democratic nomination to the 35 partisan offices on the ballot this year. Following the signature review for prospective candidates, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) proudly announces the candidates who will seek the Democratic nomination in the June

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Press Release: Statement Regarding the Unnecessary Killing of Unarmed Black Man Fleeing Police at Tysons Corner Shopping Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 23, 2023 Contact: Dominic Thompson, Executive Director (703) 278-2768 | executive.director@fairfaxdems.org Statement Regarding the Unnecessary Killing of Unarmed Black Man Fleeing Police at Tysons Corner Shopping Center FAIRFAX, VA – On February 22, 2023, an unarmed Black man, Timothy Johnson, was shot and killed by two Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officers after allegedly stealing a pair of sunglasses from a Tysons Corner department store. Body-worn camera footage released today

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Press Release: Thompson Appointed FCDC Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 17, 2023 – Dominic Thompson has been appointed Executive Director for the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. To this role, he brings several years of experience from campaigns and roles within party leadership. In the last campaign cycle, Dominic served as Campaign Manager for the Democratic nominee in the Indiana State Treasurer’s race.

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Press Release: John R. Lewis HS Students Awarded Three Scholarships for Essays on Democracy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 27, 2023 Contact: press@fairfaxdemocrats.org John R. Lewis H.S. Students Awarded Three Scholarships for Essays on Democracy Fairfax Democrats Black Caucus Honors Outstanding Submissions FAIRFAX COUNTY – Three students from John R. Lewis High School received scholarship awards from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee’s (FCDC) Black Caucus for outstanding essays on the meaning of democracy. The first-place winner was Marc Gratil, a senior at the school. Gratil said what motivated him

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Press Release: Yet Another Youngkin Voter Registration Scandal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 31, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director(703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Fairfax Democrats Respond to Yet Another Voter Registration Scandal Youngkin Administration Under Fire For Repeated Issues with Voter Registrations FAIRFAX COUNTY – Over the weekend, the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) disclosed to local Registrars across the Commonwealth that they found an additional 149,000 unprocessed voter registrations from the Summer, including 11,000 in Fairfax County. This scandal is the second time

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Press Release: Warning About Misleading Sample Ballot in Herndon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 28, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director(703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Democratic Party Warns Voters of Misleading Sample Ballot Herndon Voters Cautioned About Unofficial Sample Ballots Indicating Inaccurate Party Support for Town Candidates FAIRFAX COUNTY – On Thursday, it came to our attention that a Political Action Committee unaffiliated with the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) or the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA), calling themselves the “Herndon Democrats,” are distributing misleading sample

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Press Release: Herndon Mailing Issue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 20, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director(703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Voters Sent Incorrect Voting Information by Youngkin Administration State Board of Elections’ Second Voting Information Scandal Hits Fairfax County FAIRFAX COUNTY – It was discovered today that the Virginia Department of Elections sent a mailer to all registered voters in the Town of Herndon with incorrect voting information for the 2022 Midterm Election. The mailer instructed voters in Herndon that their

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