ALEXANDRIA – The political action committee of Equality Virginia endorsed Del. David Englin (D-45) for re-election to the House of Delegates on Nov. 6, sending a letter today to the organization’s members who vote in the 45th District.
“As one of Del. Englin’s first official acts in the House of Delegates in early 2006, he had the opportunity to vote against the so-called marriage amendment in a committee convened literally minutes earlier. A few days later, he spoke out strongly against the amendment as unfair, unwise and un-Virginian,” said Dyana Mason, Equality Virginia’s executive director, in the letter. “On that day, he spoke for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and fair-minded Virginians who rejected writing discrimination into the Virginia Constitution.”
“His outstanding leadership does not end there,” Mason noted. “In 2007, he patroned and marshaled a bill through the legislature allowing ALL Virginians the right to be visited in the hospital by whomever they choose. Working directly with lobbyists for Equality Virginia and the hospital association, that bill passed unanimously in both chambers, was signed by Governor Tim Kaine and became law on July 1, 2007.”
“It’s an honor to have the support of the premier organization in Virginia working to ensure that every Virginian is treated with equal dignity and respect,” said Englin. “Our nation was founded on the idea that every human being is created equal and ought to be equal in freedom, and I’m proud to do my part to move that vision closer to reality.”
Equality Virginia is a statewide, non-partisan lobbying, education and support network for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight allied (GLBT) communities in Virginia.
