Morris Meyer Campaign Kickoff

The past weekend was a very exciting one for the Democratic Party and there were several events for people to attend. One of those events was the campaign kickoff for Morris Meyer, which was held last Saturday was held at the home of Sharon and Seth Stark. As the 40th has gradually turned bluer and bluer, the approximately 80 people that gathered at the Stark’s beautiful house were extremely excited about the prospect of holding Tim Hugo responsible for his past actions.

In addition to several prominent members of FCDC, some of the guests included Delegates Brian Moran, Chuck Caputo, Steve Shannon, Dave Marsden and Adam Ebbin and the FCDC Chair and Vice-Chair Ginny Peters and Eileen Manning. Furthermore, George Barker and Greg Galligan, who are running for Senate in the 39th district, Mike McClanahan who is running for Springfield Supervisor and Georgette Kohler who is running for Sully District Supervisor were all at the event.

After being introduced as “our next delegate from the 40th,” Morris gave a speech that clearly displayed the passion that he has for this race. He reminded the crowd that “the conscience of our Country – to form a more perfect union – is the essence of the Democratic Party” and that the Democrats need to regain control of the General Assembly in order to ensure that “our values of fairness, opportunity, and equality” remain intact.

Throughout his speech, he touched on several issues including education, transportation, and the climate. Here are a few brief highlights.

Morris believes that we should work with Governor Kaine in order to offer “universal preschool that prepares all of Virginia’s children for their K-12 education and we need to make college more affordable for our young adults.” These programs need to be properly funded because our future lies in the hands of our educational system.

It was extremely pleasing to see that Morris realized that “there is no silver bullet to improve transportation” and it a solution will need to be discussed amongst his future colleagues and members of the community. Morris did, however, propose that we should improve our public transit system and work to promote other programs that would cut down on commute times. Doing so would allow Virginians to spend more time enjoying our beautiful Commonwealth.

As is evident by the fact that he just back from Nashville where he was taking part in Al Gore’s Climate Training Project, Morris is extremely passionate about protecting our climate. He pointed out that even though this it is a world wide problem, Virginia in particular is facing some of the consequences. “We have already lost 13 islands to the Chesapeake Bay,” for instance, which is why it is so important for us to take advantage of some of the technology that is already available and pass Senator Mary Margaret Whipple’s Renewable Portfolio Standard.

Morris has also already begun forming a energetic team and I am confident that he will be the next delegate from the 40th.