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Jahd Khalil

Richmond

Reporter at VPM

Reporting from Richmond, Virginia for @myVPM. Previously: @WVTFRADIOIQ @madamasr. Before that, Nebraska. [email protected] and DMs open.

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  • 4 days ago | vpm.org | Jahd Khalil

    Victor Salgado is a former federal prosecutor who left the US Department of Justice after President Donald Trump’s second election. The Northern Virginia attorney spent his career prosecuting public corruption, bribery and election crimes; now, he’s hoping his legal experience will serve him well as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. Salgado is one of six candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the June 17 primary.

  • 5 days ago | vpm.org | Jahd Khalil

    Alex Bastani is a labor and employment attorney who describes himself as a “lifelong union member.” The Northern Virginia Democrat is a member of the American Federation of Government Employees and fought for workers’ rights as the leader of his local union for more than a decade. Now, he’s hoping to use his experience to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. He is one of six candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the June 17 primary.

  • 6 days ago | vpm.org | Jahd Khalil

    Babur Lateef wants to take what he says are his successes as the chair of Prince William County’s school board and apply them to state politics. Lateef, an ophthalmologist, has also held board positions on the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors and UVA Health System.

  • 1 week ago | vpm.org | Jahd Khalil

    State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi was an educator and an academic administrator before being elected in 2019 to represent Virginia’s 15th District, which covers much of Chesterfield County. Now, Hashmi is hoping to preside over the Senate as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. She is the only woman of the six candidates in the June 17 Democratic primary for the statewide position.

  • 1 week ago | vpm.org | Jahd Khalil

    Levar Stoney was Richmond’s mayor from 2017 to 2024, after serving as secretary of the commonwealth during Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration. Now, Stoney is hoping to serve at the state level again. He’s one of six candidates in the June 17 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor; the winner will face Republican John Reid for the office currently occupied by Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears.

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Jahd Khalil @jahdkhalil
14 Jun 25

After the march headed back east on Broad street maybe 10 min ago, so many (20+) unmarked police cars kept coming towards RPD . I (probably very ignorant of this) didn’t know they had so many unmarked cars

Jahd Khalil
Jahd Khalil @jahdkhalil

I’ve been covering the protest but haven’t been posting here! A group split off from the plaza gathering and headed towards RPD. A few unmarked cars with RPD and a bunch of state troopers are either following or parking in front of the RPD HQ https://t.co/9PJZLG0UE4

Jahd Khalil
Jahd Khalil @jahdkhalil
14 Jun 25

I’ve been covering the protest but haven’t been posting here! A group split off from the plaza gathering and headed towards RPD. A few unmarked cars with RPD and a bunch of state troopers are either following or parking in front of the RPD HQ https://t.co/9PJZLG0UE4

Jahd Khalil
Jahd Khalil @jahdkhalil
10 Jun 25

RT @margaretbarthel: I got "working papers"-ed by the Youngkin administration again. That is, they refused my FOIA request for the list of…