VA-SD31: Long-Time VA Sen. Jill Vogel (R) Announces She Won't Run for Reelection in "Purple" Seat
A few minutes ago, Virginia Scope reported that State Senator Jill Vogel (R), who has been in the State Senate since 2008, will NOT be running for reelection – something that’s been rumored and/or speculated about for many months – and instead will be endorsing Juan Pablo Segura (R) in the newly drawn SD31 (90% Loudoun, 10% Fauquier; Youngkin got 50.0% there in 2021, Northam got 53.7% in 2017; according to an analysis by VPAP, the district went 53%-47% based on 2022 mid-term results).
So clearly, this is going to be a major battleground in November, with Democrats looking to hold – or better yet, add to – their 22-18 State Senate majority. And with incumbent Sen. Vogel out of the race, it’s quite possible that Democrats could pick up this seat, although Segura’s got a ton of money, so we’re going to need a strong Democratic nominee (the two Democrats vying for this nomination are Russet Perry and Zach Cummings) in this “purple,” “majority maker” district.
https://bluevirginia.us/2023/01/video-long-time-va-sen-jill-vogel-r-announces-she-wont-run-for-reelection-in-purple-seat-endorses-juan-pablo-segura-r-who-kicks-off-with-word-salad-of-false-far-right-blather
