Campaign Update:
Norfolk City Council member Andria McClellan (D) announced today that she is exploring a run for Lt. Governor of Virginia. McClellan is from the Hampton Roads region and has served as a member of Norfolk City Council representing Superward 6 since 2016.
“The past few months have shone a long overdue spotlight on the inequality to access across the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond,” said McClellan in a press release. “We need a Virginia that works for everyone — no matter the color of your skin, your zip code, who you love or how you identify, a Virginia that has more access and opportunity for all. I know that together we can build a Virginia with innovation, connection, equal justice, hope, clean energy and opportunity for all our communities. That is why I have decided to explore a run for the office of Lieutenant Governor.”
McClellan also announced that she is launching a new leadership political action committee, “Access for Virginia”.
McClellan currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, where she serves on the Regional Broadband Ring Subcommittee and Chair of its Coastal Resilience Subcommittee. She is also a member of the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads (HRT) where she serves as the Chair of the Smart Cities & Innovation Committee.
Prior to being elected to the Norfolk city council in 2016, McClellan served on the Norfolk Planning Commission and the Commission on Arts & Humanities.
McClellan said that she will be spending the next few months listening to Virginians across the Commonwealth and supporting candidates on the ballot this November.
State Delegate Hala Ayala has already announced that she is running for Lt. Governor and Del. Elizabeth Guzman is currently exploring a run, with a potential Labor Day launch for her campaign.
The election for Virginia statewide offices and the entire House of Delegates takes place in November of 2021.
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