Join LeeDems on a road trip to Richmond Wednesday, February 15th to show our appreciation for the Democratic Delegates and Senators to the Virginia General Assembly (Lee District elected officials – click here; state wide directory, click here). Don’t just tell our Democrats that you’re glad they are in Richmond for us, show them by
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If you’d like the “Obama sings Al Green” for a ringtone, click here for the MP3 file (small, 145k) or snap the QR code [via BarackObama.com/ringtone]. President Obama was inspired to sing a bit of Al Green during a recent campaign stop at the Apollo Theater (story, click here; YouTube video, click here).

The Virginia 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee invites you to the Annual Awards Brunch honoring some good Democrats. Sunday, February 26, 2012   11:00 am – 1:00 pm Vespucci Restaurant (10579 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030; map, click here). Additional parking is available in the business lot next door on the left side (east) of Vespucci’s.
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A subset of LIS features are freely available through personal digital assistants and mobile phones. Internet capable devices such as Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs (PDAs) and enabled phones (WAP) are all capable of accessing the mobile version of LIS. These devices allow direct access via their internet connection. Mobile LIS access is available directly
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The 2012 session convened January 11th for the ‘long’ session. Regular Session The General Assembly meets annually, beginning on the second Wednesday in January, for 60 days in even-numbered years and for 30 days in odd-numbered years, with an option to extend annual sessions for a maximum of 30 days. Special Sessions The Governor may
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For 26 years David Bailey Associates have published what all the General Assembly members are familiar with, the ‘Red Book’. It is an excellent comprehensive directory of General Assembly members and their contact information. It is available as a PDF (free), click here.  

* Anniversary of the Citizens United Decision
* Sickles, McKay, Barker, Puller, Ebbin Town Hall
* Supervisor McKay Open House
* McElveen’s Chinese New Year Celebration
* LeeDems Welcome & Volunteer Party
* Anniversary Roe v. Wade

details, click here 

New Republican congressional remap plan sprinting through Assembly now under total GOP rule (Washington Post, January 12, 2012). Redistricting is conducted the year after every decennial census; it is a requirement of the U.S. Constitution, the Virginia Constitution, and the Code of Virginia; however, after the results of the 2011 General Election giving the GOP
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South Fairfax MLK Voter Registration Drive The 2012 campaign is heating up, but President Obama has always emphasized that this is about more than an election. This movement is built on the idea that one voice can change a community, and Dr. King used his voice to speak on behalf of every American. Saturday, January
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First lady Michelle Obama will appear at Hayfield Secondary Friday, along with the cast of the Nickelodeon show iCarly, in an event for military families. Obama and the actors will answer questions and screen a new episode of the show, which follows a teenage girl and the web show she produces. In the episode, “iMeet
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