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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 10h

The @franconiadems.bsky.social are out in force today getting the vote out for Team @abigailspanberger.com!

Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 1d

Fairfax County @seiu.org @seiuva512.bsky.social members are voting on their new contract at the courthouse today and got to meet Eugene who was out here whipping votes! Excited to see this happening in Fairfax County finally!

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 2d

Even my GOP/active duty military constituents are willing to call out Speaker Johnson 4 Congress' failure to show up in DC! Our military families deserve better than this & all the Senate wants is 4 the GOP 2 protect Americans' healthcare!
@beyer.house.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 3d

Soybeans are one of Virginia's top exports thru the Port of Virginia - when are Youngkin-Sears-Miyares going to call out Trump for destroying Virginia's rural economy?

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 4d

Senator @aaronrouse.bsky.social - Youngkin has taken a page from Trump University, Governance 101 and trying to "circumvent the process" and "acting in bad faith"
@vasenatedems.bsky.social

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 4d

Conversion therapy causes suicide - you don't have a First Amendment right to literally talk people to death

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 4d

A judge and state senators' house burns down after receiving numerous threats and barely makes the news - our country is really screwed up right now
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Fire Consumes the Home of a South Carolina State Judge

www.nytimes.com

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 7d

My statement on the Jay Jones text messages

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 9d

Live shot from the Governor's Mansion as the bad headlines continue to roll in.....

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 9d

Quid meet Quo - Trump gets a plane, Qatar gets a security guaranty with absolutely no Senate ratification

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 9d

Four years ago 10/1-3, Emerson said we were in a dead heat before the parents in schools comment and Youngkin won by 2% - today Spanberger leads by 10%
Youngkin approval rating also now down to 44%
emersoncollegepolling.com/virginia-202...

Virginia 2025 Poll: Spanberger Holds 10-Point Lead over Earle-Sears for Governor - Emerson Polling

A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of the 2025 Virginia Governor’s race finds Democrat…Full Release & Results

emersoncollegepolling.com

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 10d

The US Supreme Court has become the Supreme Legislature - they are no longer bound by precedent, norms or the rule of law - its time to expand the Court and term limits

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 10d

Preach it Pope Leo!

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 10d

Governor Youngkin, Winsome Sears and Jason Miyares won't acknowledge it but the media sees what's happening to the NOVA economy which is 42% of the states General Fund
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
cardinalnews.org/2025/10/01/t...

The next governor will face an unusual challenge: Rebuild the economy of Northern Virginia

A new report by the Brookings Institution warns that venture capital flowing into the Washington area has dropped dramatically. That’s bad for the whole state’s economy.

cardinalnews.org

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 11d

Every VA Republican should be terrified because their lead candidate won't even do the most basic campaign things like meet with business groups per @cardinalnews.org - clowncar campaign

Earle-Sears skips many of the things candidates for governor normally do

She hasn’t met with key business groups. She’s avoided most media interviews. And some days her social media account documents no events. What’s she doing?

cardinalnews.org

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 13d

Portland today - your neighborhood tomorrow - we cannot tolerate the deployment of our Armed Forces on American soil

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 13d

The DMV/NOVA is struggling on virtually every economic objective metric and constitutes 47% of the VA statewide economy while Youngkin-Sears-Miyares preach "we've never been stronger" & cheerlead the MAGA War on Virginia's economy

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 15d

Youngkin, Sears & Miyares continue to fiddle away while the NOVA & VA's economy turns into a complete conflagration thanks to the actions of Brother Trump & DC Republicans - when will they start to fight for the people they actually we're elected to represent?

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 17d

The best way to beat a bully is to bully him back and Trump just created a monster by going after someone with a nationwide megaphone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 18d

Who knew we'd have a paranoid wacko duo making public health policy in America when we linked Virginia vaccine policy to CDC rules in 2021 - we're going to have to work with
@spanbergerforva.bsky.social to change Virginia law next session to follow actual science

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 18d

Hey can someone point out the point in this interview where Trump's Border Czar denied taking a $50K bag of cash when he was offered an open ended chance to defend himself? musta missed it....

Acyn on X: "Ingraham: They said you took $50,000 in cash in a bag from an undercover FBI agent… Homan: I did nothing criminal or illegal. https://t.co/0lTAPYe6cE" / X

Ingraham: They said you took $50,000 in cash in a bag from an undercover FBI agent… Homan: I did nothing criminal or illegal. https://t.co/0lTAPYe6cE

x.com

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 18d

Inspiring meeting today with Senator Locke, Senator Adam Ebbin, Senator David Suetterlein and Clerk Susan Schaar exploring options for a statue of Booker T. Washington on Capitol Square including a tour of Hampton University & its historic Emancipation Oak

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 20d

AI was able to find a picture of a Cava bag of cash for me

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 20d

Nothing to see here - I find Cava bags with $50K in them all the time

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Majority Leader Scott Surovell @ssurovell.bsky.social · 21d

From my daughter this morning:
#1 - Good to see @hburgdems.bsky.social and @abigailspanberger.com getting it done
#2 - He's right that my kids dont need reminders to vote but it never hurts!
@vademocrats.bsky.social

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