As we approach the anniversary of the horrific events in Charlottesville, it's important for us to know one thing: Corey Stewart does not reflect the values of the Commonwealth and it would be a mistake to send him to Capitol Hill. I was born and raised in southern Virginia, and left only for a few years to finish college in North Carolina (go Seahawks!) and begin my career as a journalist in South Carolina. My family's roots in the Commonwealth can be traced back as far back as 1640 that I've been able to find, and it's likely another ancestor was part of the "Great Migration" to Jamestown from England, which began in 1618. I'm what some of us in the area jokingly refer to as "17th-century Virginians," and I love to gloat that my family has been here longer than George Washington's.
Virginia Is for Lovers, Not Bigots and Racists
Virginia Is for Lovers, Not Bigots and…
Virginia Is for Lovers, Not Bigots and Racists
As we approach the anniversary of the horrific events in Charlottesville, it's important for us to know one thing: Corey Stewart does not reflect the values of the Commonwealth and it would be a mistake to send him to Capitol Hill. I was born and raised in southern Virginia, and left only for a few years to finish college in North Carolina (go Seahawks!) and begin my career as a journalist in South Carolina. My family's roots in the Commonwealth can be traced back as far back as 1640 that I've been able to find, and it's likely another ancestor was part of the "Great Migration" to Jamestown from England, which began in 1618. I'm what some of us in the area jokingly refer to as "17th-century Virginians," and I love to gloat that my family has been here longer than George Washington's.