The state delegate leading her through, JJ Singh (D-Loudoun), introduced Hashmi – a Democrat seeking to becomer Viriginia’s lieutenant govenor – the same way to each one.

“She’d be the first Indian to hold statewide office in the entire state,” Singh said, crouching down to greet one woman eating lunch.

She would also notch an even bigger first if she wins Tuesday’s election: She would be the first Muslim woman elected statewide anywhere in the country. But her faith and ethnicity, she said, are not the driving forces behind her campaign.

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On Saturday, the full Republican ticket was joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin during a CPAC Latino forum at Ministerio Internacional Mana del Cielo in Sterling.

On Sunday, lieutenant governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi joined a group of Loudoun’s elected leaders and candidates for a Diwali-themed volunteer event that included door-to-door canvasing of neighborhoods in Brambleton.

Both sides highlighted the importance of getting voters to the polls in at a critical time for the commonwealth and the nation.

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“As we welcome ORBCOMM’s headquarters to Sterling, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the significant economic impact this expansion brings to Loudoun County and the Commonwealth,” Virginia State Delegate Atoosa R. Reaser said. “The creation of new jobs is a welcome development and will undoubtedly contribute to the prosperity of our community,” said Delegate Atoosa R. Reaser.

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“I am here today because thirty-three years ago I was able to make my own choices about my health with my own doctor. A woman’s reproductive rights should be her own. We need leaders who understand that and will protect a woman’s right to make her own choices. Winsome Earle-Sears has been clear she won’t do that,” said Jenny Higginbotham, a Virginian with a personal reproductive care story. 
 
“Looking at Winsome Earle-Sears’ extreme record, it’s crystal clear that if she makes it to the Governor’s mansion she won’t fight for Virginians, she’ll just push her extreme agenda forward,” said Senator Saddam Azlan Salim. “From rolling back reproductive rights and supporting a near total abortion ban to backing Trump’s attacks on Virginia jobs and Medicaid to defunding public education and being ‘morally opposed’ to marriage equality, Winsome Earle-Sears is wrong for Virginia.”
 
“As a representative of Virginia’s 27th District, an area with thousands of federal workers, I know first-hand how harmful Trump’s attacks on Virginia jobs have been,” said Delegate Atoosa Reaser. “For Winsome Earle-Sears to say she doesn’t understand that or why it’s a ‘huge, huge thing’ to lose your job’ is outright dismissive and proves that she can’t be trusted to fight for Virginia.”

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These are our champions in this fight.

Del. Atoosa Reaser (HD-27)

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Event organizers estimated the turnout to be between 1,700 and 2,200 people. That included several local elected officials including Sen. Russet Perry (D-31), Del. Marty Martinez (D-29), Del. Atoosa Reaser (D-27), County Chair Phyllis Randall (D-At Large), Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk and other Loudoun supervisors and Town Councilmembers and former 10^th District Rep. Jennifer Wexton.

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To prepare for the session, Eberhard said they made fact sheets to inform delegates about the bills, spoke with lawmakers to gain their support and wrote testimonies to present in committee.

“I learned about many things: the political process in Virginia, how ‘X’ legislation impacts ‘Y’ stakeholders, the importance of having precise language in legislation for it to have the intended effect, why listening to your constituents’ concerns is arguably the most important duty as a politician, the negotiation process between lawmakers when trying to get a bill passed and methods for tailoring legislation for it to have more bipartisan, or partisan, appeal,” he said.

Subramaniam said most firearm-related legislation this year didn’t become law, but the passage of Reaser’s bills shows that lawmakers can find common ground.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of this work was speaking with legislators individually, particularly those who typically oppose gun safety legislation,” she added. “Attempting to bridge these ideological divides during quick, 10-minute meetings was both challenging and exciting, and ultimately successful.”

In her newsletter, Reaser, an attorney herself, praised the contributions of Eberhard and Subramaniam, noting that their efforts helped gain “broad bipartisan support for these measures and built strong coalitions that led to the bills being signed into law.”

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During the event, members of Congress delivered remarks and engaged with AANHPI leaders who had traveled from across Virginia to celebrate the community’s cultural heritage and contributions, according to a statement from Senator Kaine’s office.

Virginia House Delegates JJ Singh from House District 26, Kathy Tran from House District 18, and Atoosa Reaser from House District 27 were also present among others. 

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I, along with my chief co-patrons Dels. Michael Feggans and Laura Jane Cohen, championed these bills with one goal in mind: protecting Virginia’s children from needless gun violence. And that’s exactly what these bills do. HB2055 and HB2679 require schools to inform parents of individual students identified as being at risk of suicide or harm to others about existing firearm safe storage obligations and suicide and violence prevention methods. In doing so, these bills target a documented problem that has unfolded throughout Virginia: child suicide and violence.

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The endorsement comes as Spanberger continues to build momentum in her bid to become Virginia’s next governor. Gun safety advocacy is emerging as a central theme of her campaign.

Delegate Atoosa Reaser spoke about legislative efforts to address gun violence in Virginia, praising Spanberger’s record on the issue during her time in Congress.

“Abigail has been a champion for reasonable gun safety measures that protect Second Amendment rights while keeping dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands,” Reaser said. “That’s exactly the approach Virginia needs from its next governor.”

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