1. No, I’m not going to talk about Donal Trump
2015 Election Preview:
No, I’m not going to talk about Donal Trump

2. Background Off, Off, Off Year Election (Low Turnout Expected)
House: 67 Republicans; 32 Democrats
Senate: 21 Republicans; 19 Democrats
House actually has 100 members - Joe Morrissey

3. House of Delegates df

4. House Races: Not that Interesting
Open Seats; Unopposed
District 29 (Winchester) - Chris Collins (R)
District 30 (Culpeper) - Nick Freitas (R)
District 44 (Alexandria) - Paul Krizek (D)
District 45 (Arlington) - Mark Levine (D)
District 79 (Portsmouth) - Steve Heretick (D)
Open Seats; Limited Opposition
District 2 (Prince William) - Mark Dudenhefer (R) vs Josh King (D)
District 74 (Henrico) - Lamont Bagby (D) vs Dave Lambert (I)
District 82 (Virginia Beach - Jason Miyares (R) vs Bill Fleming (D)
District 95 (Hampton) - Marcia Price (D) vs Pricilla Burnett

5. House Races: slightly more interesting
Open Seats; Tight Races
District 86 (Fairfax) - Danny Vargas (R) vs Jennifer Boysko (D)
District 87 (Prince William) - Chuong Nguyen (R) vs John Bell (D)
Incumbent Tight Races
District 34 (McLean) - Kathleen Murphy (D) vs Craig Parisot (R)
District 93 (Williamsburg) - Monty Mason (D) vs Lara Overy (R)
District 94 (Newport News) - David Yancey (R) vs Shelly Simonds (D)

6. Senate of Virginia df

7. Senate Races: Heating Up
Open Seats; Limited Opposition
District 8 (Virginia Beach) - Bill DeSteph (R) vs Dave Belote (D)
District 11 (Chesterfield) - Amanda Chase (R) vs Wayne Powell (D)
District 12 (Henrico) - Siobhan Dunnavant (R) vs Deborah Repp (D)
District 19 (Salem) - David Suetterlein (R) vs Mike Hamlar (D)
District 36 (Fairfax) - Scott Surovell (D) vs Jerry Foreman
Open Seats; Tight Races
District 10 (Chesterfield) - Glen Sturtevant (R) vs Dan Gecker (D)
District 29 (Manassas) - Hal Parrish (R) vs Jeremy McPike (D)

8. Senate Races: Battle for control
Open Seats; Tight Races
District 10 (Chesterfield) - Glen Sturtevant (R) vs Dan Gecker (D)
District 29 (Manassas) - Hal Parrish (R) vs Jeremy McPike (D)
Incumbent; Tight Races
District 6 (Eastern Shore) - Lynwood Lewis (D) vs Richard Ottinger (R)
District 7 (Virginia Beach) - Frank Wagner (R) vs Gary McCollum (D)
District 13 (Prince William) - Dick Black (R) - vs Jill McCabe
District 21 (Roanoke) - John Edwards (D) vs Nancy Dye (R)

9. November 3; Go vote!

10. 2016 General Assembly Preview

11. Major Themes for January
Budget Year: Not looking terrible; not looking great
Workforce Development: Focus on Credentialing
Certificate of Public Need Reform
Medicaid Expansion: Probably Not
Nothing New for Recycling, Waste Management