Rep. McEachin cannot be replaced, but his seat in Congress must be filled. The governor has called a special election for Feb. 21. Democrats held a contested primary on very short notice, and state legislator Jennifer McClellan won.
Jennifer McClellan has a strong climate justice record in the Virginia state legislature. Her leadership in the State Senate helped pass Virginia’s Clean Economy Act, and the Solar Freedom Act. She wrote and passed a bill to protect Virginia waterways from interstate pipeline projects.
Jenn also understands that voting rights matter – she wrote Virginia’s Voting Rights Act, modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. She’s worked to expand absentee voting in her state
Donate here to help Jenifer McClelland fill Rep. McEachin’s seat with a climate hawk who will carry on his life’s work.