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  • Dr. Ghazala Hashmi is an educator and currently serves as the Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at Reynolds Community College. She immigrated to the United States 50 years ago from India. She earned her PhD in English from Emory College before moving to Chesterfield where she has raised her children.

    She is an advocate of reproductive rights, renewable energy, and accessible grade school and higher education. Hashmi is vocal about her desire for paid family leave and broadband access for rural communities. If elected, Hashmi would be the first Muslim-American woman in the Virginia state Senate.

    Incumbent Republican Senator Glen Sturtevant voted against Medicaid expansion and against raising the minimum wage. As a member of the Courts of Justice committee, he has repeatedly voted against common sense gun violence prevention measures. Senator Sturtevant has introduced legislation to cut taxes for corporations at the expense of working families and repeatedly opposed policies to protect and expand access to abortion.

    Ghazala Hashmi is the progressive choice in this race.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Ghazala F. Hashmi

    Dr. Ghazala Hashmi is an educator and currently serves as the Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at Reynolds Community College. She immigrated to the United States 50 years ago from India.

    Dr. Ghazala Hashmi is an educator and currently serves as the Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at Reynolds Community College. She immigrated to the United States 50 years ago from India. She earned her PhD in English from Emory College before moving to Chesterfield where she has raised her children.

    She is an advocate of reproductive rights, renewable energy, and accessible grade school and higher education. Hashmi is vocal about her desire for paid family leave and broadband access for rural communities. If elected, Hashmi would be the first Muslim-American woman in the Virginia state Senate.

    Incumbent Republican Senator Glen Sturtevant voted against Medicaid expansion and against raising the minimum wage. As a member of the Courts of Justice committee, he has repeatedly voted against common sense gun violence prevention measures. Senator Sturtevant has introduced legislation to cut taxes for corporations at the expense of working families and repeatedly opposed policies to protect and expand access to abortion.

    Ghazala Hashmi is the progressive choice in this race.

    Ghazala F. Hashmi

    Dr. Ghazala Hashmi is an educator and currently serves as the Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at Reynolds Community College. She immigrated to the United States 50 years ago from India.

  • Colette McEachin is a Deputy Prosecutor for the City of Richmond and she has worked in the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s office for more than 20 years. She is the wife of U.S. Representative Donald McEachin. They live in Richmond and have three adult children.

    McEachin is currently serving as interim Commonwealth’s Attorney. She plans to end cash bail requirements for pretrial release and provide alternatives to incarceration through a diversion program for first-time arrestees charged with non-violent offenses. She also promises to be engaged with the community on all levels and increase diversity with the staff in the Commonwealth Attorney’s office.

    There is currently no challenger to McEachin’s bid for office. With her focus on ending cash bail and providing alternatives to incarceration, McEachin is the progressive candidate of choice for the City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Colette McEachin

    Colette McEachin is a Deputy Prosecutor for the City of Richmond and she has worked in the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s office for more than 20 years. She is the wife of U.S. Representative Donald McEachin.

    Colette McEachin is a Deputy Prosecutor for the City of Richmond and she has worked in the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s office for more than 20 years. She is the wife of U.S. Representative Donald McEachin. They live in Richmond and have three adult children.

    McEachin is currently serving as interim Commonwealth’s Attorney. She plans to end cash bail requirements for pretrial release and provide alternatives to incarceration through a diversion program for first-time arrestees charged with non-violent offenses. She also promises to be engaged with the community on all levels and increase diversity with the staff in the Commonwealth Attorney’s office.

    There is currently no challenger to McEachin’s bid for office. With her focus on ending cash bail and providing alternatives to incarceration, McEachin is the progressive candidate of choice for the City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney.

    Colette McEachin

    Colette McEachin is a Deputy Prosecutor for the City of Richmond and she has worked in the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s office for more than 20 years. She is the wife of U.S. Representative Donald McEachin.

  • A native Richmonder and serving as Clerk Of Court since 2014, Ed Jewett has 29 years of experience working in the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. Jewett spearheaded modernization efforts at the office by digitizing all court filings and establishing an electronic filing system for attorneys, which has saved taxpayer money and increased public access to court records. He serves on committees throughout Virginia to develop training systems to improve other court systems. Jewett leads a staff of 42 employees that he said reflects the diversity of Richmond.

    Due to his experience leading the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, Jewett is the progressive candidate of choice for Richmond.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Ed Jewett

    A native Richmonder and serving as Clerk Of Court since 2014, Ed Jewett has 29 years of experience working in the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.

    A native Richmonder and serving as Clerk Of Court since 2014, Ed Jewett has 29 years of experience working in the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. Jewett spearheaded modernization efforts at the office by digitizing all court filings and establishing an electronic filing system for attorneys, which has saved taxpayer money and increased public access to court records. He serves on committees throughout Virginia to develop training systems to improve other court systems. Jewett leads a staff of 42 employees that he said reflects the diversity of Richmond.

    Due to his experience leading the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, Jewett is the progressive candidate of choice for Richmond.

    Ed Jewett

    A native Richmonder and serving as Clerk Of Court since 2014, Ed Jewett has 29 years of experience working in the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.