Welcome to the Eastern Shore Democrat's website, a cooperative service of the Northampton County Virginia Democrats, and the Accomack County Virginia Democrats. We'll keep you informed about politics and government in your county, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Nation. To find out about Democratic meetings and events in your county, visit the Accomack County Democratic Committee, or the Northampton County Democratic Committee pages.

Town Hall Meetings

Delegate Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. will be holding his annual pre-session town hall meetings January 3rd 2012 and January 4th 2012.

Citizens of the Eastern Shore are encouraged to attend to give their opinions and concerns and also learn what is coming up in the 2012 General Assembly session.

On January 3rd there will be a town hall meeting at Saint Charles Parish Hall located at 550 Tazewell Ave, Cape Charles from 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Later that evening, January 3rd, Delegate Lewis will hold an additional town hall at Eastern Shore Community College in the Great Hall which is located at 29300 Lankford Highway, Melfa from 7pm-8pm.

On January 4th a town hall meeting will be conducted at Chincoteague Center at 6155 Community Drive, Chincoteague from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

If constituents are not available to make the meetings they are always welcome to contact Delegate Lewis at 757-787-1094 or delllewis@house.virginia.gov with comments and concerns.

Candidates and Caucuses

Democrat Paul Hirschbiel will challenge incumbent Republican Scott Rigell for the 2nd District Congressional seat in 2012. Learn more about this promising candidate on our Candidates page!

Paul Hirschbiel, Democratic candidate for Second District Congressional seat addresses Northampton County Democrats at the NCDC Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.

Delegate Lynwood Lewis addresses the Accomack County Democratic Committee Caucus on Dec 10. He spoke about the recent elections, the budget, Wallops Island, and potential uranium mining in the commonwealth and then answered questions.

Below is Paul Hirschbiel who will be running for Congress against Scott Rigell. He spoke of his background, with his emphasis on Early Childhood education. He described himself as a moderate with 4 “themes:”

1. Bring commonsense bi-partisan decision-making to DC.

2. Get deficits under control.

3. Continue to invest in American Education.

4. Support for our military vets and military families.

He is interested in local issues such as agriculture, aquaculture and Wallops. Hirschbiel then fielded questions from about Social Security, comments made by Gingrich on education, and the need for reinstating vocational education and high tech training in the high schools. He was asked about unemployment for disabled vets, and others in Accomack County, problems with the SOLs, No Child Left Behind, and discipline in the schools, the high suicide rates of vets, infrastructure problems, and the challenge of enforcing needed regulations without stalling business growth.