Lorita Daniels has spent her entire life in public service, including her time as a federal employee, serving the people in communities where she lived. 

For too long, improving communities and people’s lives have been the center of conversations but have often been sidelined when it comes to putting these conversations in the center of the decision-making process.

I’ve spent the last six years serving as your school board member and more recently the chair of the Spotsylvania County School Board, and I’ve seen firsthand the progress we can achieve when we take an “all hands on deck” approach to uplifting voices too often left out of the conversation — not tucked away and shelved until the next campaign season, but truly heard, valued, and included every day.

Before I became an elected official, I began my educational journey as a substitute teacher in rural Georgia, striving to ensure that every child — especially those who needed to see their own identity reflected in the classroom — knew they belonged and had a voice in their education.

As a trusted and courageous leader, I will continue to use my strong voice on the behalf of the people in Virginia. I’ll show up to get the people’s work done.   Let’s Start Playing the Victory Game Here in Virginia!

Lorita Daniels - 11:30 am

Fighting For Us

As a public interest lawyer, Salaam says, “I’m not here to make dollars — I’m here to make change.”

These changes include:

• Expanded SNAP and school meals for tens of thousands of Virginians

• Built a tool helping 2.5M families access $100M+ in aid across America

• Repealed unjust laws and strengthened TANF

Husband.

Father of two boys.

Lifelong fighter for working families.

Born to immigrants and raised on Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, public libraries and schools, WIC and free school meals, Salaam knows firsthand how vital community and public service are. From delivering Meals on Wheels with his mom to fighting for basic needs across Virginia, Salaam has spent his life fighting to make government work for the people who need it most.

Now, Salaam is running for Congress to tax the billionaires, guarantee health care for all, and restore trust in government — because Virginia’s 1st deserves a fighter for the people.

Salaam Bhatti - 12:00 pm