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Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

I’m grateful to be teaming up with Del. @ebpforva.bsky.social again to provide universal free school breakfast for public students across the commonwealth.

See a kid, feed a kid. Let’s get this legislation on #Virginia Gov.-elect @abigailspanberger.com‘s desk in 2026.
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Free school breakfast bill will return to General Assembly, Del. Bennett-Parker says | ALXnow

A bill to provide elementary and secondary school students across Virginia with free breakfasts is heading back to the Virginia General Assembly. The proposed bill by Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-...

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November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Reposted by Sen. Danica Roem

Rep. Aftyn Behn

@aftynbehn.bsky.social

Yesssss!!!!!!! Omg I love this arc so much 💖💖💖

November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

My winning 2023 slogan: ”Fixing Roads. Feeding Kids.”

2024: I gave the go-ahead to @lynleethorne.bsky.social for Rural GroundGame to use “Good Neighbors: Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Vote [Democratic ticket].”

2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social put her own spin on it.

Why? It’s about getting the basics right.

2023 outdoor sign in purple, pink and white: Danica for State Senate. “Fixing Roads. Feeding Kids.”

Danica holding a green, yellow and white “Good Neighbors Feed Kids - Fix Roads - Vote Harris Walz” sign from Rural GroundGame.

Vote Aftyn for Congress.
Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Fund Hospitals.

November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

It was better in @theonion.com with Obama at my hometown Denny’s in Manassas.
(Paging @bencollins.bsky.social)

“Before we reclaim global leadership, we must first stop eating six sausages and a pound of eggs covered in syrup for breakfast, and we must stop leaving the house in sweatpants.” — ONN

Obama Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny’s

November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

“We need to cut red tape to build more housing units — SFH, condos, apartments; whatever we can get,” says housing advocate to real estate developer.

“😍💰😍!” replies real estate developer. “I love this guy!”

”But how and why did they get along?!” asks beleaguered internet.

This is not hard, folks.

November 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

This evening, I stopped by BRUU in Manassas for a #TDOR event to read a 2016 story about Keyonna Blakeney and the text of HJ 85 (2020) that passed the Virginia General Assembly for the commonwealth to officially recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Every day is a day to keep her memory alive.

First half of a newspaper story about Keyonna Blakeney in the May 19, 2016 edition of the Montgomery County Sentinel.

November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly passed my resolution HJ 85 to recognize Nov. 20 of each year as Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize those who died for daring to simply exist.

Some years are especially hurtful and *so* painful — and yet our resilience remains. It always has. #TDOR

WHEREAS, throughout the Commonwealth and the United States, transgender people face bigotry and discrimination in the course of their everyday lives; and

WHEREAS, a significant number of people in the transgender community have reported being victims of verbal harassment, sexual harassment, or physical assault, including many who have reported harassment or attacks in the workplace; and

WHEREAS, each year, numerous transgender people are killed as a result of violence, including Noony Norwood of Richmond on November 6, 2016, India Monroe of Newport News on December 21, 2016, and Ebony Morgan of Lynchburg on July 2, 2017; and

WHEREAS, at least 157 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the United States since 2013, and

WHEREAS, approximately two-thirds of those killed in the United States were victims of gun violence; and

WHEREAS, more than three-quarters of those killed in the United States were Black/African-American; and

WHEREAS, hundreds of transgender and gender non-conforming people are murdered around the world every year; and

…

WHEREAS, in 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith organized the first Transgender Day of Remembrance to commemorate the unsolved murder of Rita Hester, a transgender African American woman who was killed in November of the previous year; and

WHEREAS, all Virginians are encouraged to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance by holding or attending vigils, town-hall-style meetings, exhibitions of artwork and photography, and other activities; and

WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance raises much-needed awareness of hate crimes against the transgender community and provides a day to mourn and honor victims by expressing love and respect for all people in the face of hatred; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly designate November 20, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Virginia

November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

For anyone needing food assistance, CFH and the Capital Area Food Bank are putting on a distribution event at the East End Mobile Home Park in the City of Manassas from 5-7PM tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 20) at 9021 Centreville Road, Lot 60A. #Virginia

November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Reposted by Sen. Danica Roem

ddpbsd.bsky.social

@ddpbsd.bsky.social

This is a great step. No kids should go hungry.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 9d

School meal debt shouldn’t exist — and help is on the way for Virginia students!

This week, I filed SB 4 for Virginia to offer universal free school breakfast. It feeds kids, saves families money and alleviates an administrative & financial burden on schools. #valeg
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-79.7:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-79.7:1. School meals; availability of school breakfast to students at no cost.

A. Each school board shall require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make (i) lunch and breakfast available pursuant to such programs the federal National School Lunch Program to any student who requests such a meal school lunch, regardless of whether such student has the money to pay for the meal lunch or owes money for meals previously provided and (ii) breakfast available pursuant to the federal School Breakfast Program to any student who requests a school breakfast at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a school board to collect payment for meals provided pursuant to subsection A, provided, however, that no such school board shall utilize a nongovernmental third-party debt collector to collect on such debt. The Department shall reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one breakfast per student per school day. The state reimbursement amount shall be the difference between the amount paid by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the free rate as set annually by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under 42 U.S.C. § 1759a for each school.
C. The Department may promulgate such rules as deemed necessary for the implementation of this section.
2. That § 22.1-207.3 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.

November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

School meal debt shouldn’t exist — and help is on the way for Virginia students!

This week, I filed SB 4 for Virginia to offer universal free school breakfast. It feeds kids, saves families money and alleviates an administrative & financial burden on schools. #valeg
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...

November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Manassas Park making national news! 🥲 Our little city that can!! #Virginia #vagov

CNN polling analyst Harry Enten points at a screen showing Manassas Park's vote percentage in the 2025 Governor's race 22% better for Democrats than the 2024 Presidential race.

November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Sabrina is just one of the incredibly talented, highly trained Virginians in the military promoted for meritorious achievement who’s being kicked out for existing as a trans person under this administration.
She earned everything she achieved. Firing her is effing dumb.
richmond.com/opinion/colu...

I helped build the US Space Force. Now the military says I'm unqualified | Commentary

Despite my being a decorated senior non-commissioned officer, I was given a “choice” between being purged from the military “voluntarily” or “involuntarily” — but my departure was obviously not of my ...

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November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

And the stats I’m most proud of:

Emerge Virginia alumnae as Governor: 1 (+1)

Emerge Virginia alumnae in the House of Delegates: 25 (+8)

(That’s one-quarter of the House of Delegates, up from just two 10 years ago.)

Emerge Virginia alumnae in elected offices: 61 (+10)
@emergeamerica.bsky.social

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 13d

For the Virginia House of Delegates:

Democrats: 64 seats (+13)
Republicans: 36 seats (-13)

Democratic women: 37 (+10)
Democratic men: 27 (+3)

Republican women: 5 (-2: 3 incumbents lost, 1 newly elected)
Republican men: 31 (-11: 10 seats lost, 1 replaced by R woman)

November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

With all ballots now counted for the 2025 #Virginia general election, here are the final numbers for statewide offices:

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: 57.58% (D+15.36%)

Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi: 55.65% (D+11.56%)

Attorney General-elect Jay Jones: 53.14% (D+6.68%)

November 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Update 4: Post-election absentee mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrived by noon last Friday are now in from the City of Richmond.
Barring any corrections, that should be it for the 2025 #Virginia general election.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B93C...

November 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Update 3: Provisional ballots from Norfolk are now in which means all provisional ballots have now been reported.

Just waiting on you with those post-election absentee mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and arrived by noon last Friday, RVA. Just you.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14d

Update 2: Hampton and Rappahannock provisionals are now in.

Remaining ballots to report:

Provisional ballots from Norfolk.

Post-election absentee mail-in ballots (postmarked by Election Day and arrived by noon last Friday) from the City of Richmond.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14d

Update: Richmond provisionals are now in.

November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Update 2: Hampton and Rappahannock provisionals are now in.

Remaining ballots to report:

Provisional ballots from Norfolk.

Post-election absentee mail-in ballots (postmarked by Election Day and arrived by noon last Friday) from the City of Richmond.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14d

Update: Richmond provisionals are now in.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14d

WHAT'S STILL OUT:

Virginia localities with some form of vote from last week's election that isn't reported on the Department of Elections website:

Provisional ballots:
Hampton
Norfolk
Rappahannock

Provisionals + PE mail-ins:
Richmond city

(Reminder: Virginia has two Richmonds: City and County.)

November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Update: Richmond provisionals are now in.

Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 14d

WHAT'S STILL OUT:

Virginia localities with some form of vote from last week's election that isn't reported on the Department of Elections website:

Provisional ballots:
Hampton
Norfolk
Rappahannock

Provisionals + PE mail-ins:
Richmond city

(Reminder: Virginia has two Richmonds: City and County.)

November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

WHAT'S STILL OUT:

Virginia localities with some form of vote from last week's election that isn't reported on the Department of Elections website:

Provisional ballots:
Hampton
Norfolk
Rappahannock

Provisionals + PE mail-ins:
Richmond city

(Reminder: Virginia has two Richmonds: City and County.)

November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

All votes are now reported for the three SD-30 localities: Prince William County, Manassas Park and Manassas.

We were waiting on provisional ballots for Manassas. Of 135 votes, they broke 109 D, 26 R.

Governor-elect Spanberger won the City of Manassas by 31 percentage points: 65.42%-34.42%.

November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

The Virginia Department of Elections website shows only two localities that have reported both provisional ballots and post-election mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day and arrived by noon Friday: Amelia County and the City of Richmond.
Some localities are missing just one category.

November 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Update: All votes are now in and Andrew ended up 257 votes (0.89%) short of a *major* upset in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham seat for the #Virginia House of Delegates anchored at James Madison University.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.

November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

Also: I was annoyed provisional ballots weren't reallocated back to precincts like early in-person early ballots and mail-in absentee ballots (regular and PE), so we passed my bill SB 1044 this year to do that.
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...

§ 24.2-667.1. Reporting of results; absentee and provisional votes.

A. The general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his locality the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to such precinct. Results from absentee voting and voting at the precinct on election day shall be reported separately. The general registrar shall also report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast early in person pursuant to § 24.2-701.1 separately from the number and results of all other absentee ballots. The Department shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election day.

B. The general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct. Results from provisional voting and voting at the precinct on election day shall be reported separately. The Department shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election day.

November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Sen. Danica Roem

@pwcdanica.bsky.social

For the SD-30 localities:
All vote totals are out from last week's election for Prince William County and the City of Manassas Park: Early in-person, Election Day, mail-in absentee, provisional and "post-election" absentee (mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrived by noon Friday). 1/2

November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM