May Nivar’s campaign is in full swing. May is the Democratic candidate for HD-57, running against Republican incumbent David Owen.
Neighbors for Change hosted a “Mocktails for May” event at the campaign office last night to give people a chance to meet and talk to May.
“We have to hit David Owen hard and come out of the gate strong”, says May. Her campaign manager Arif Hasan stressed the importance of this race, “If we flip this seat, Republicans do not have a path to controlling the House of Delegates – it’s over for them”.
Both May and Arif stressed the significance of volunteers in this effort. The campaign is canvassing every weekend, and phone banking once a week. Unlike the campaign for governor, campaigns like this don’t have the same financial resources, so Arif stressed the need for people to get involved, “getting the word out about May and the importance of this race –people need to talk about it and get the word out organically”.
May is passionate about public education, raising teacher salaries, women’s reproductive freedom and access to abortion. “Some of these issues are very personal to me, giving back to the community is important to me, so I am just thrilled for this opportunity to give back in a different way which is to really hit at policy and the laws and anything we can do to strengthen and change laws to move us all forward”.
Neighbors who attended brought food items to donate to the Henrico Community Food Bank.
To sign up to volunteer campaign, go to http://maynivar.com and to find volunteer trainings and events, go to Mobilize. Remember to vote Blue from the top of the ticket down this year – from Abigail Spanberger for Governor, Ghazala Hashmi for Lt. Governor, Jay Jones for Attorney General and May Nivar for HD57!
Take Action
- Early voting begins September 19 at the Henrico Government Center. Vote blue all the way down the ballot!
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- Visit maynivar.com to learn more about May and get on her volunteer list or Mobilize to proactively find specific volunteer trainings and events.
Learn More
- Read more about why we need a blue majority in the VA General Assembly this year to ensure all Virginians get to vote on three important constitutional amendments including one about marriage equality.
