• Senator Jeff McWaters
  • Big-name politicians visit Virginia to help legislative candidates- Washington Post- In the final two frenzied weeks before Virginia’s legislative elections, a host of bold-faced names is stopping in the state to raise money and energize volunteers as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the Senate.
• Senator Frank Ruff
  • For unopposed candidates, new districts to learn- progress-index.com- State Sen. Frank M. Ruff Jr. needs to settle in for a three-hour drive from one end of the sprawling, rural 15th District to the other. Under the recent redistricting, he has picked up parts of Prince George and Dinwiddie counties after losing folks in the Farmville area.
• Senator Bill Stanley
  • Pittsylvania County board seeks prayer suit dismissal- Richmond Times Dispatch- The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors says a federal lawsuit challenging its practice of opening meetings with prayers doesn't have any merit.
  • Stanley to launch bus tour- Chatham Star Tribune- A Stanley for Senate bus tour through Southside will include a stop in Chatham on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
  • Griffith shares ideas on jobs and economy- Martinsville Bulletin- Some aspects of President Barack Obama’s proposed jobs plan bear a closer look, said 9th District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, but other elements simply won’t work, he said.
  • All eyes on state Senate matchup- Lynchburg News Advance- The Associated Press has referred to the 20th District state Senate race as the “Super Bowl” of Virginia elections this fall.
  • Stanley Announces Pleadings in Pittsylvania County, ACLU Case- abc 13- Chatham, VA - Bill Stanley and the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors fired back at the ACLU Thursday on the issue of prayer at meetings.
  • Pittsylvania County responds to ACLU prayer lawsuit- godanriver.com- Sen. Bill Stanley, flanked by six of Pittsylvania County’s seven political leaders, held a rally on the steps in front of the Moses Building in Chatham Thursday afternoon, announcing the county’s legal response to the Virginia ACLU’s lawsuit against the board.
  • Pittsylvania County board asks judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging prayer at meetings- The Republic (Columbus, IN)- The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors says a federal lawsuit challenging its practice of opening meetings with prayers doesn't have any merit.
  • Pittsylvania County supervisors ask judge to throw out prayer lawsuit- wdbj7.com- Lawyers for the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors asked a judge Thursday to throw out a lawsuit over prayers offered at board meetings. 
  • Pittsylvania County trying to get ACLU prayer lawsuit dismissed- godanriver.com- Pittsylvania County has formally filed a legal request to have the prayer lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors thrown out.
• Senator Fred Quayle
  • Blame for new tolls travels many roads, but costs land here- Virginia Pilot- Frequent travelers between Norfolk and Portsmouth are starting to fret. New tolls to help pay for a second tube at the Midtown Tunnel and improvements at the Downtown Tunnel will lighten their wallets.
  • Whose Senate seat is it?- Washington Post- Virginia Sen. Fred Quayle (R-Chesapeake) is retiring. Not by choice, but by the sometimes fickle, sometimes vengeful, hand of redistricting. In an exit interview, of sorts, with Quayle, the Virginian-Pilot manages to unearth a gem that bears additional scrutiny.
  • After 20 years of crossing aisles, Quayle is drawn out- Virginia Pilot- For the first time in two decades, state Sen. Fred Quayle is sitting out the General Assembly election this fall, and it's not by choice.
  • Election slate set- Suffolk News Herald- Suffolk voters could find some new faces at their doors or in their mailboxes in the coming weeks
• Senator John Watkins
  • Bernard challenges Watkins for state Senate seat- Richmond Times Dispatch- Dressed in a dark suit and armed with a hefty stack of campaign fliers, Democrat David Bernard walks the well-manicured suburban lawns of South Richmond, seeking support.

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