Virginia Gun-Control Champion Loses Dual Election Bids
Democrat Mark Levine lost, by a sizable margin, both the primary race for Lieutenant Governor and his own delegate seat. He will now be out of the Virginia government altogether despite spearheading the successful 2020 effort to expand background checks to private gun sales and institute Red Flag laws. Levine also managed to convince Democrats to pass his “assault weapons” ban through the House of Delegates that same year.