2020 Campaign

News from my original campaign in 2020:

July-August: Out canvassing, safely social-distancing. Let me know if you’d like a yard sign!

June 13: With Mayor Deanna Reed and Charles Hendricks, my fellow Democratic candidates, at the Black Lives Matter gathering at the Northeast Neighborhood Association.

May 20: See my one-on-one interview with Bob Corso on WHSV-TV.

May 16: I’m one of the three Democratic nominees for City Council! Thank you all for your support. I’m running with my “dream team” of Deanna, Charles, and me!

Here are my responses to the Climate Action of the Valley’s questionnaire. I strongly support environmental and green energy policies.

Watch the Virtual Town Hall video to see all the candidates for City Council. Big thanks to JMU Civic, Dukes Vote, and The Citizen for hosting the town hall!

April 28: Candidate profiles in the Harrisonburg Citizen:
Democratic council candidates bring different experiences, priorities in advance of Wednesday’s virtual town hall forum

Martha Woodruff endorses Laura Dent
Here’s a comment from Martha:
“I love Harrisonburg, and in my opinion our small jewel of a city needs the calm, intelligent, well life-experienced, climate-friendly, inclusively-caring, principled leadership of Laura Dent!”

April 20, 2020: Harrisonburg Citizen article on City Council voting in the time of the pandemic:
Pandemic’s effects shift the democratic process online and adds challenges for local candidates

March 30: Jennifer Lewis endorses Laura Dent for Harrisonburg City Council

March 23, 2020: Two More Democrats File For City Council Race
by Ian Munro, Daily News Record