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Tracking North Carolina Senate in the Classroom
By: Leila Campbell, Mason Votes Contributor This article was originally written as a classroom assignment for COMM 374: Political Journalism and submitted to Mason […]
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Tracking South Carolina Senate in the Classroom
By: Ben Keane, Mason Votes Contributor This article was originally written as a classroom assignment for COMM 374: Political Journalism and submitted to Mason Votes […]
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Three Constitutional Amendments on the VA Ballot in 2026
Get Educated and Make an Informed Decision! By: Kyler Cartmill, Mason Votes Contributor On (or before) Tuesday, November 3rd, voters across Virginia will determine the […]
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2026 U.S. Senate Race Roundup
Eight Races to Determine Control of the Upper Chamber By: Andrew Nick, Mason Votes Contributor Control of both chambers of Congress is on the ballot […]
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Mason Voting Ambassadors Empower Student Voters
Educate, Register, Activate! By: Breeze Lawless, Mason Votes Contributor The Mason Voting Ambassadors (MVAs) is a nonpartisan student and faculty organization focused on voter registration […]
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Q&A with League of Women Voters’ Rhonda Mays
“Be Someone Who Shows Up!” By: Charisma Kerns, Mason Votes Contributor Founded in 1920, the League of Women Voters (LWV) is an nonpartisan “grassroots organization” […]
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Obama Rally at University of Mary Washington Draws Thousands
By Rachael Dickson Fredericksburg, Virginia-Thousands of Sen. Barack Obama’s supporters cheered him on tonight as he spoke through the pouring rain at University of Mary Washington. According to UMW student Peter Ceo, a College Democrats member, people started arriving at the event at 10 a.m., nine hours before the Democratic presidential nominee and his vice...
Debate Watch Party a Success
By David L Pierce Over a hundred George Mason University students watched the first televised presidential debate Friday night at a Debate Watch Party in the Johnson Center. Although the debate was focused on foreign policy, the economy took center stage in the beginning. Sen. Barack Obama felt optimistic about the governmental bailout plan, but...
Debate Watch Party Organizers React
Hear the Debate Watch Party’s student organizers speak about the event.
Back in Business: McCain Agrees to Debate
By Christian Yingling Caving to public and media pressure, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has agreed to participate in tonight’s debate at the University of Mississippi. This announcement comes over 48 hours after his controversial campaign suspension and request for the debate to be postponed until after the economic crisis has been fixed. Democratic...
Biography: Joseph Oddo
-No Photo Available – Website: www.indygreens.org Party: Independent Green Party Education: B.A., public policy, Penn State. Political Highlights: Virginia General Assembly: 1993, 2002 Co-founder of Independent Greens of Virginia Key Issues:
Obama: Debate to Continue, Will Not Suspend Campaign
Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama just finished a press conference responding to Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain’s campaign suspension and request for Friday’s debate to be postponed. In his statements, he rejected the idea that either a campaign suspension or debate postponement is necessary. “It will be part of the president’s job to deal with...
Biography: Keith Fimian
Website: www.keithfimian.com Party: Republican Education: Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, College of William & Mary Political Highlights: None Key Issues: Energy Ethics Global Competition and Business Government Spending Immigration National Defense and Iraq Taxes Veterans
Biography: Gerry Connolly
Website: www.gerryconnolly.com Party: Democrat Education: B.A. in Literature, Maryknoll College M.A. in Public Administration, Harvard University Political Highlights: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors: 2003-Present Providence District Supervisor: 1994-2003 Key Issues: Economy Iraq Health Care Environment Education
John McCain Suspends Campaign
Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain has just announced that he is suspending his campaign. McCain campaign headquarters stated that he will continue the suspension until “the economic crisis is over.” McCain has asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama to suspend his campaign as well and postpone Friday’s debate on foreign policy. Obama’s campaign has yet...
District 11 Profile
The 11th District includes:Tysons Corner, Baileys Crossroads, Annandale, Vienna, Fairfax, Springfield, Burke, Clifton, Centreville and part of Mount Vernon. Median Household Income: $80,397 – the wealthiest congressional district in the country Currently Represented by: Tom Davis Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives: Gerald E. “Gerry” Conolly (D) www.gerryconnolly.com Keith S. Fimian ...
Young Voter Stereotypes Frustrate Some Students
by Lindsay Fields – UPI The time has come; the unthinkable has happened. Paris Hilton has a starring role in a politically charged commercial. This election year, the stakes are high and candidates are doing as much as possible to target young voters. But are they stereotyping college students in the process? “I think that...
