The meeting will be at Norma Lanier’s home.
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Traci Dippert, Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th District, will speak.
Traci Dippert, a Rappahannock County elementary school music teacher who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 30th District seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates, will speak to the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club at its March 21 meeting.
Ms. Dippert, who live in Culpeper, offers a fresh alternative to Ed Scott of Madison, who has held the 30th District seat for nearly a decade.
The club meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Lake of the Woods Clubhouse. Members of the public are welcome without regard to political affiliation.
Ms. Dippert is chairman of the Culpeper County Democratic Committee and has been a teacher for 16 years, previously in Culpeper and in upstate New York, where she grew up.
“I would like to be your delegate because I believe Virginia and the 30th District can do better,” Ms. Dippert said on announcing her candidacy earlier this year. “In the past, our district has supported delegates who were moderate. Although Ed Scott started out as a moderate, over the years and especially the last two sessions of the General Assembly, he has moved drastically to support the extreme right wing of his party.”
“I believe this area has incredible untapped potential, and deserves a representative with vision to move the 30th District and all of Virginia forward,” Ms. Dippert said in announcing her candidacy. “The potential is great, the opportunity is here and the time is now. I am ready to be your voice in Richmond.”
The candidate holds an undergraduate degree in music education from the State University of New York at Potsdam and a master’s degree in general education from Elmira College.
Ms. Dippert filed her paperwork with the Virginia Board of Elections Jan. 11 to run in this year’s election. If there are other Democratic applicants for the 30th District seat, a primary will be held June 11.
The election for the state office is Nov. 5, at the same time as those for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
The 30th District covers Orange and Madison counties, and most of Culpeper County.
Finding ways to prevent the tragedy of gun violence in America will be the topic of a special program sponsored by the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club at the LOW Clubhouse on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Lori Haas, a spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence will speak at 1 p.m. in the Lower Level of the Clubhouse. Everyone is invited to attend, regardless of political affiliation.
Ms. Haas has been an advocate for more effective gun policy since her daughter Emily was shot and injured in the massacre at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in April 2007.
She works on legislation at the state and federal levels and promotes responsible gun laws in an effort to prevent gun violence. Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012, Ms. Haas has appeared in several national forums, including an appearance with parents of Sandy Hook victims.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is a small non-profit organization that has worked on gun violence prevention for more than 20 years. She is a board member of that organization.
Ms. Haas has worked with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Virginia Center for Public Safety, Protest Easy Guns and Mayors Against Illegal guns. She has lobbied on Capital Hill in Washington and before the Virginia General Assembly for responsible gun laws numerous times. She promotes awareness of the issue by speaking to various groups from her perspective as a family member of someone who has survived gun violence.
Ms. Haas graduated in 1976 from Saint Gertrude High School and attended Virginia Tech for two years. After a successful career in real estate, Lori volunteered for many neighborhood, church, school and civic organizations. She was born and still lives in Richmond.
She is married and has three children: Emily lives in Madison and teaches at the Grymes Memorial Day School; her son, Wyatt, is a junior at William & Mary in Williamsburg; and her son, Townley, is a sophomore at Benedictine College Prepatory School in Richmond.
View the video below to hear Ms. Haas’ personal testimony.
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January Meeting
The January meeting of the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club will be in the Lower Level of the LOW Clubhouse.