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Makayla Venable

@venable4va.bsky.social

Candidate for VA 36th District House of Delegates Let’s flip HD 36 to Blue! venable4va.com I will fight for the issues that matter most. Together, we can build stronger, more inclusive communities where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.

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Democrats change their political strategy in Virginia – Rockbridge Report

Nice reporting about the importance of supporting down ballot candidates, featuring 2025’s “Va. Value Pack 27“ ActBlue page.
@charlesgaba.com
rockbridgereport.academic.wlu.edu/2025/10/30/d...

19.01.2026 17:41 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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Thank you to LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia endorsed candidate @venable4va.bsky.social for stepping up and their hard-fought campaign to give voters a choice and opportunity to cast their votes for a vision of Virginia being a place of economic opportunity, justice, and freedom for all.

16.11.2025 16:00 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Is Trump’s $2,000 “Dividend” Really a Plan to Buy Votes? The $2,000 “dividend” plan may be the boldest attempt yet to turn democracy into a cash-for-votes transaction…

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Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, Tim Kaine.
If you want to call any of these fools and cowards, the number for the Senate switchboard is 202-224-3121.
#PrimaryThem #Traitors

10.11.2025 19:33 — 👍 64    🔁 34    💬 13    📌 4

Virginians deserve the right to marry who they love — full stop. I’m relieved that the Supreme Court decided to maintain this landmark precedent.

Virginia, come January, know that you will have a Governor who will always protect your right to marry.

10.11.2025 16:11 — 👍 414    🔁 65    💬 17    📌 5
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SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

10.11.2025 14:35 — 👍 3300    🔁 1359    💬 273    📌 84

The final vote on the Senate CR might be this Friday.Call Senator Kaine’s DC office and District offices and ask him not to fold and to vote NO.
☎️ RICHMOND (804) 771-2221
☎️ ROANOKE (540) 682-5693
☎️ VIRGINIA BEACH (757) 518-1674
☎️ MANASSAS (703) 361-3192
☎️ D.C. (202) 224-4024

10.11.2025 20:23 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

URGENT!
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this - share this widely.
CALL YOUR SENATORS today & ask them to vote NO.
☎️ D.C. (202) 224-3121.

10.11.2025 20:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This isn’t a loss it’s a foundation, and we’ll build on it again and again until every voice in our community is heard. Thank you for believing in me, for showing up, and for reminding me why I do this for us.

05.11.2025 20:20 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Every hug, every kind word, every volunteer who showed up in the rain, every person who believed you’ve changed my life. Because love built this. And love doesn’t quit.

05.11.2025 19:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We may not have crossed the finish line this time, but this is not the end. It’s the beginning of something beautiful. In two years, we’ll be back stronger, louder, and even more united.
I can’t put into words how much I love this community.

05.11.2025 19:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#District36 We didn’t win this race, but we did something powerful -we turned Waynesboro blue. That’s not just a color on a map.That’s a sign of change, of growth, of what happens when people come together and believe in something bigger than themselves.

05.11.2025 19:45 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 3
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VOTE411 Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.

Have questions about voting? Need to find your polling place? VOTE411 gives you personalized information so you're prepared to cast a ballot in every election. www.vote411.org

04.11.2025 13:49 — 👍 34    🔁 27    💬 2    📌 0
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GO VOTE!!!
🗳️ PA: VOTE YES ON RETAINING OUR JUDGES & ALL DEMS
🗳️VA: VOTE ABIGAIL SPANBERGER FOR GOV & ALL DEMS
🗳️NJ: VOTE MIKIE SHERRILL & ALL DEMS
🗳️NYC: VOTE ZOHRAN MAMDANI FOR MAYOR & ALL DEMS
🗳️CA: VOTE YES ON PROP 50

04.11.2025 13:17 — 👍 453    🔁 194    💬 9    📌 9

It's 6 am: Virginia polls are now open! bluevirginia.us/2025/11/virg...

04.11.2025 11:01 — 👍 202    🔁 56    💬 12    📌 0
#Staunton #Virginia Today is Election Day! Make your voice heard by voting and help flip District 36 from Red to Blue!
Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM. No voting at City Hall today. Report to your assigned precinct.
Questions? Call 540.332.3840 or go to their website www.staunton.va.us/voterinfo

#Staunton #Virginia Today is Election Day! Make your voice heard by voting and help flip District 36 from Red to Blue! Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM. No voting at City Hall today. Report to your assigned precinct. Questions? Call 540.332.3840 or go to their website www.staunton.va.us/voterinfo

#Staunton #Virginia Today is Election Day! Make your voice heard by voting and help flip District 36 from Red to Blue!
Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM. No voting at City Hall today. Report to your assigned precinct.
Questions? Call 540.332.3840 or go to their website www.staunton.va.us/voterinfo

04.11.2025 12:07 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks to Democrats who moved Virginia forward by passing laws for early voting, automatic DMV registration and same day registration. Democrats want to make it easier for people to safely and securely vote and have free and fair elections.

Say thank you by getting out there and voting!

03.11.2025 14:48 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Tomorrow is the big day! Get to your polling place early and vote like your constitutional rights are on the ballot, because they are!

03.11.2025 20:52 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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🚨 Jett et al. v. Nardo et al. Learn more here.

🚨BREAKING: Virginia judge DENIES Republican effort to half redistricting process in Dem controlled legislature. Follow @democracydocket.com for full details. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...

03.11.2025 22:07 — 👍 2921    🔁 651    💬 31    📌 25

Reminder: Tomorrow’s election closing times.
- 7 p.m. ET - Virginia
- 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey
- 9 p.m. ET - New York City
- 8 p.m. PT - California

03.11.2025 15:24 — 👍 2811    🔁 1267    💬 60    📌 68
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Tomorrow. Let’s win this, Virginia.

abigailspanberger.com/vote

03.11.2025 13:47 — 👍 994    🔁 198    💬 19    📌 20
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Polls are open from 6AM - 7PM. If you are in line by 7PM, STAY IN LINE — you have the right to vote.

03.11.2025 21:55 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Virginia, Election Day is TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 4. Here’s what you need to know before you vote. 🧵

03.11.2025 21:55 — 👍 83    🔁 45    💬 4    📌 6
Just 2 days left to make your voice heard in this election #Virginia!
NOV 4: Election Day - polls open 6am - 7pm. Last day to drop off/postmark absentee ballots. 
Check your location here: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/

Just 2 days left to make your voice heard in this election #Virginia! NOV 4: Election Day - polls open 6am - 7pm. Last day to drop off/postmark absentee ballots. Check your location here: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/

Just 2 days left to make your voice heard in this election #Virginia! Let's flip District 36 from Red to Blue!
NOV 4: Election Day - polls open 6am - 7pm. Last day to drop off/postmark absentee ballots.
Check your location here: www.elections.virginia.gov

03.11.2025 13:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Screenshot of Spanberger speaking in Norfolk

Screenshot of Spanberger speaking in Norfolk

"Come January, when I'm sworn in as the 75th governor of Virginia." "My opponent is focused on the wrong things." "This election is an opportunity." - @SpanbergerForVA bluevirginia.us/2025/11/live...

01.11.2025 19:19 — 👍 171    🔁 42    💬 6    📌 0

So proud of our President Barack Obama! His intelligent and compassionate leadership are greatly missed...as well as his grace, dignity, humanity...he always gives us Hope! Heartwarming to see him again...up on the stage in Norfolk to endorse @abigailspanberger.com Virginia's next governor!

01.11.2025 19:35 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Huge applause/cheers for Barack Obama bluevirginia.us/2025/11/live...

01.11.2025 19:30 — 👍 14    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Today is the last day of early voting, Virginia! Polling locations across the Commonwealth are open until 5:00PM. Make a plan to cast your ballot: iwillvote.com/va

01.11.2025 16:36 — 👍 18    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

31.10.2025 22:04 — 👍 27250    🔁 9371    💬 2306    📌 790
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THOUSANDS lined up in Norfolk to see @abigailspanberger.com and President @barackobama.bsky.social!

01.11.2025 14:36 — 👍 26    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

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