Social media has gone wild over the Red Wave in the recent Virginia election of Glenn Youngkin for Governor, Winsome Sears for Lieutenant Governor, and Jason Miyares for Attorney General.
Of particular interest to Convention of States is that the House of Delegates flipped to be more conservative and like-minded to constitutional principles of self-governance.
This is important to COS because passage of our resolution to call a Convention of States to end federal tyranny requires the unique role of the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia to vote yes. (Learn more in this short video.)
To effect positive change, Convention of States volunteers put their boots to the ground in two different efforts. While COS Virginia volunteers focused on campaigning, COS volunteers from across the nation helped with the Get Out the Vote.
Convention of States volunteers began the election season by asking the candidates in each of the 100 house districts to complete a survey, to show their support for calling a Convention of States to rein in the federal government.
From those who positively responded, the Virginia team strategized tight races that had the best numbers for a win as a result of campaigning. The districts COS Virginia campaigned for were:
- HD 12 (Shenandoah) - Jason Ballard
- HD 40 (Northern Virginia) - Harold Pyon
- HD 66 (Richmond) - Mike Cherry
- HD 85 (Virginia Beach) - Karen Greenhalgh
COS Virginia volunteers made thousands of Telepatriot phone calls for: Ballard in HD 12, Pyon in HD 40, Cherry in HD 66, and Greenhalgh in HD 85.
Additionally, COS Virginia volunteers block walked to hundreds of houses for: Ballard in HD12 and Greenhalgh in HD 85 after receiving training from COS National's Block Walking Coordinator Andrew Barkman.
Meanwhile, COS volunteers from across the nation made thousands of Telepatriot phone calls for the Get out the Vote for numerous house districts.
As a result, the GOP regained their majority in the House of Delegates. This puts Virginia in an excellent position to pass the Convention of States resolution in the 2022 session, which begins in two months.
COS Virginia is especially elated that one of their own was elected, Karen Greenhalgh of (HD 85) Virginia Beach, who has served as District Captain for COS Virginia since 2018. Understanding Article V inside and out, Greenhalgh will be an excellent champion for the COS resolution in Richmond.
However we have a lot of work to do to make that happen. Although our COS resolution has a better opportunity to pass in the House of Delegates, the Senate, being Democrat controlled, will be more difficult, but not impossible.
Virginians have sent a message loud and clear to Richmond. Convention of States volunteers are a force to be reckoned with. We invite you to join us in making history.
