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Press Release: Fairfax Democrats Officially Support Special Elections for House of Delegates in 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director (703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Fairfax Democrats Officially Support Special Elections for House of Delegates in 2022 FAIRFAX COUNTY – At its March 22nd general body meeting, members of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) voted 86% in favor of a resolution calling for special elections for the House of Delegates in 2022. “It’s the right thing to do,” said FCDC Chair Bryan Graham.

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Press Release: Fairfax Democrats Chair Releases Statement on Failed Recall of Laura Jane Cohen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 23, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director (703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Fairfax Democrats Chair Releases Statement on Failed Recall of Laura Jane Cohen Republican attempt to overturn 2019 election thwarted FAIRFAX COUNTY – The Fairfax Circuit Court has officially dismissed the case brought forward by the Republican-affiliated Open FCPS Coalition that has attempted to overturn the 2019 election and remove School Board Member Laura Jane Cohen (Springfield) from office. In

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Press Release: Response to Youngkin Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 13, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director (703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Fairfax Democrats Chair Responds to Youngkin’s Poor Selection for Education Job Embattled former School Board Member has history of racist, xenophobic, homophobic tirades FAIRFAX – The Fairfax County Democratic Committee Chair Bryan Graham released the following statement in response to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin selecting former Fairfax County School Board Member Elizabeth Schultz to be the next Assistant Superintendent of

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Press Release: FCDC Chair’s Statement on the Anniversary of January 6th Attack on the US Capitol

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 6, 2022 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director (703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Fairfax County Democrats Chair Marks January 6th Anniversary FAIRFAX – On the anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the United State Capitol, Fairfax County Democratic Committee Chair Bryan Graham released the following statement: “One year ago, the peaceful transfer of power in our country was threatened by a mob of insurrectionists, spurred by a bitter, defeated President, attacking

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Press Release: Democrats Become Largest Single Donor to Foster Kids in Fairfax

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Contact: Jack Kiraly, Executive Director (703) 791-9132 | jack@fairfaxdemocrats.org Democrats Become Largest Single Donor to Foster Kids in Fairfax Contributions to the annual Foster Kid Gift Drive surpass all previous records FAIRFAX – In support of those in need this holiday season, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) set a new record for the annual Foster Kid Gift Drive. On Monday, the FCDC donated holiday gift bags, including

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Message from the Chair: On Yesterday’s Election

Message from the Chair November 3, 2021 With millions of phone calls, door knocks, text messages, neighbor-to-neighbor conversations, and mail pieces later, we put in the work for this election. Unfortunately, despite our effort and positive result here in Fairfax County, we came up short for Virginia. Fairfax County overwhelmingly rejected the message of Youngkin. We are sending all 15 incumbents back to the House of Delegates with two new amazing women. We will continue

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AAPI Caucus: Statement of Solidarity on the Afghanistan Crisis

Statement of Solidarity on the Afghanistan Crisis August 24, 2021 The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee is deeply concerned about the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. We support the statement made by the VA AAPI Legislative Caucus. We stand in solidarity with our Afghan-American community and Afghan refugees. As we monitor the situation, we ask the Biden Administration to do more to ensure the safety of Americans

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Message from the Chair: Victory for Elaine Tholen

Message from the Chair August 20, 2021 I am pleased the special prosecutor and the court have swiftly rejected the petition to remove Elaine Tholen. Disagreements in matters of policy are not valid reasons for removal according to our law. Republican operatives are leading these so-called “bi-partisan” groups seeking to overturn the democratic election of our officials. The pandemic has caused a difficult situation for all of us, and our school board has done a

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