As Brian continues to explore a run for Governor, he's meeting with Democrats across the state. Earlier this month, Brian met with Hanover Democrats at a pancake breakfast at Ashcreek Recreation Center. Speaking to 70 local Democrats, Brian talked about his optimism for continued Democratic victories at the polls and in the Assembly.

Moran, who has seen the number of Democratic delegates rise from 33 to 45 after the last election during his tenure as caucus chairman, blasted the GOP for their “abdication of responsibility.”

Moran called the recent Virginia Democratic presidential primary, in which almost a million votes were cast, historic. “We had two excellent candidates, and one will be the next president,” said Moran to cheers.

Moran commented on the General Assembly’s work, where House and Senate conferees will seek to reach a compromise between their two budgets this week.

He blasted the new methodology for funding teacher raises proposed by the Republican majority House, saying it shifted more of the burden to localities, calling it an “unfunded mandate.”

Moran also touted his role in the passage of “Alicia’s Law,” named after Alicia Kozakiewicz – a 13-year-old girl who was abducted by an Internet predator, held hostage and tortured. The House included more than $1 million in its budget for the VA Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces (ICAC) to crack down on sexual predators, with support from both parties, Moran noted.

Brian continues to concentrate on the current Assembly session, and is excited by the enthusiasm of Democrats that he meets across Virginia.