Gay Virginia Delegate Mark Levine announces run for lieutenant governor
See also: Virginia governor signs LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections into lawAfter being sworn in as a delegate in 2016, Levine co-founded the Virginia Transparency Caucus, advocating for various reforms that ultimately forced lawmakers to record, live-stream, and archive the votes and debates of every committee and subcommittee in the General Assembly.That change allowed ordinary Virginians would be able to keep track of lawmakers’ machinations without having to travel to the State Capitol in Richmond, thereby making it easier for citizens to hold their elected officials accountable for their actions.Levine has vowed to use his power as lieutenant governor to bring ordinary Virginians throughout the commonwealth closer to their