President Pro tempore, Senate of Virginia | Representing the 18th District | Chairman of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Portsmouth, VA
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Today, I launched MyDataCenterStory.com
I’ve listened to Virginians across the Commonwealth on my Data Center Listening Tour. I’ve read your emails and comments, and I know there are many more stories to hear.
That’s why I created a place for every Virginian to share how data centers are affecting their community.
Your story matters.
We have to take these conversations to the people.
At our latest Data Center Listening Tour stop in Jarratt, one resident said, "Billion dollar decisions can't be made by just a handful of people." She's right. The people who live there belong at the table.
Thank you to the many Virginians who have already shared their stories. Keep them coming at MyDataCenterStory.com
No surprise, candidates who stood up to data centers won big on election night.
On the listening tour, Virginians told me the same thing again and again. Threats to leave don't scare them. Backroom NDAs won't silence them. And their clean water and their children's futures are not for sale.
In the 2027 session, I will keep fighting to hold these corporations accountable and make them pay their fair share.
Data centers are the midterms' other big loser politi.co/48CKl2c
The blue wave started right here in Virginia and swept across America!
Virginians made their voices heard, and the message was clear. Enough of Trump's chaos and corruption. No more blank checks to billionaires while our communities pay the price.
Today we celebrate, tomorrow we move mountains!
10 days until Election Day. We shall not be moved, we will not grow weary, and we will get out the vote!
Join me tomorrow from 12 to 4 p.m. for free food, fun for the whole family, and free rides to the polls. Souls to the polls!
#SoulsToThePolls #GetOutTheVote #VoteEarly
Dr. King told us, “By all means, keep moving.”
Proud of these North Carolina A&T students who took a page out of the civil rights playbook and marched to the polls.
Now it’s up to us to follow in their footsteps.
Keep moving. Go vote!
For over 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Susan Clarke Schaar. Thank you, Susan, for your dedicated service to the Virginia Senate and our Commonwealth. Congratulations on a well-earned retirement!
Apathy does vote. And when we choose not to participate, we give up our say in the decisions that shape our future.
Don’t give up your voice. It matters, and so does your vote.
Take your souls to the polls, Virginia!
#SoulsToThePolls #EarlyVoting #VirginiaVotes
Sussex County, join me tomorrow! I'm bringing my Data Center Listening Tour to Jarratt, and I want to hear from you.
📍 Jarratt Senior Citizens Center
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Happy Homecoming! What a joy to be with the students, faculty, and alumni who make Norfolk State so special. The future is bright.
#NSUHomecoming #norfolkstateuniversity
We had an informative discussion today about the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger. I learned a lot, but I left with even more questions.
And if I’ve got questions, I’m going to get answers. I plan to take mine directly to the Governor.
The public has a need to know.
I’ve been reading your emails and comments and listening to the stories you’ve shared about how data centers are affecting your daily lives. I went to Northern Virginia to see for myself, and the noise and proximity to homes and playgrounds are unbelievable.
People across the Commonwealth are living with these impacts. They deserve a say, and we need guardrails on data center growth that put communities first.
I’m continuing my Data Center Listening Tour in Sussex County at the Jarratt Senior Citizens Center on October 13th. Join us, share your story, and help shape what comes next.
The Data Center Listening Tour continues. Next stop: Jarratt, Virginia.
On this tour, we’ve heard directly from the people living with the impact of data center growth, and those voices are helping shape what comes next.
Join us on Oct. 13th ➡️ Register here eventbrite.com/e/senator-l-l…
We haven't gotten data centers right in Virginia, but we can.
I keep hearing the same thing on my Data Center Listening Tour. You're worried about your family's health, your water, and your power bills.
I'm listening. And we're going to keep fighting to get this right and make trillionaires pay their fair share.
Think people are making too much of data center noise? Turn up the volume.
I’ve heard these concerns at every stop on our Data Center Listening Tour. I’ve read them in your comments. So I went to hear it for myself.
That’s a data center you hear behind me during this interview. In the middle of the day. Beside a playground.
People aren’t asking for too much. They’re asking for some peace in their own neighborhoods. And they deserve better than being told, “It’s not that bad.”
Join me on Facebook Live from Emporia for the Data Center Listening Tour! We’re listening to Virginians about what data centers mean for their communities. Your voice matters.
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