Want to learn more about what the League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area does to strengthen our democracy and to engage citizens in this effort? Visit The Center at Belvedere in Charlottesville on September 17, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm for a Community Dialogue called “We Are the League!”

Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, will address current Virginia politics, and how state actions are affecting policy in Charlottesville.

"If he were on that stage, he would be almost as visible as Governor Hutchinson," said Stephen Farnsworth, the University of Mary Washington politics analyst, referring to Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, a back-of-the-pack candidate who — with Chris Christie, a former Trump loyalist — was front and center in refusing to back Trump as the 2024 nominee.

Schapiro: Had Youngkin been on that stage…(Richmond Times-Dispatch)

The candidates, both 52, answered a series of questions from moderator Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor and director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies. Commonwealth’s attorney candidates spar (Prince William Times)

"This is his moment," Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is polling in second place behind former President Trump. Republican Presidential Candidates, Minus Trump, Spar Sharply (Voice of America)

Youngkin “is wise to continue to talk about the parental agenda,” University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth said. “It allows him to present himself as a conservative …[while demonstrating that] the current version of the ‘parents matter’ agenda is more inclusive than the previous version.” Youngkin retools message for new elections with ‘Parents Matter’ talks (The Washington Post)

"Of all of the charges against him the Georgia case is absolutely the biggest legal threat that the former President faces," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Trump to Surrender in Georgia Tonight (CTV News)