Media Toolkit

Last Updated April 23, 2024 – Please check back often for updates

1. Organizations specializing in video creative should ensure that starting on 4/30 voters watching linear cable see that Delegate Dan Helmer is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who defended our democracy overseas. He has been named one of the most effective lawmakers in Richmond¹ who the Washington Post praised for his “guts, independence, and intelligence.”² Helmer wrote a law to ban January 6th insurrectionists from serving in office³ and is fighting to pass a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights.^4,5 In Congress, he will keep fighting to stop MAGA attacks on our democracy and abortion rights.

2. Organizations specializing in video creative should ensure that starting 4/23 voters on YouTube and Hulu over the age of 35 across VA-10 and voters on programmatic streaming with 2/4 primary vote history across the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary, 2021 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2022 Democratic Primary, and 2023 Democratic Primary or only voted in the 2023 Democratic Primary need to see that Delegate Dan Helmer is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who defended our democracy overseas. He has been named one of the most effective lawmakers in Richmond¹ who the Washington Post praised for his “guts, independence, and intelligence.”² Helmer wrote a law to ban January 6th insurrectionists from serving in office³ and is fighting to pass a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights.^4,5 In Congress, he will keep fighting to stop MAGA attacks on our democracy and abortion rights.

3. Organizations with the capacity to do mail should ensure that on 5/23 and twice the following weeks that voters across VA-10 with 2/4 primary vote history across the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary, 2021 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2022 Democratic Primary, and 2023 Democratic Primary or only voted in the 2023 Democratic Primary read that Delegate Dan Helmer is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who defended our democracy overseas. He has been named one of the most effective lawmakers in Richmond¹ who the Washington Post praised for his “guts, independence, and intelligence.”²

Helmer:

a. Introduced a law to ban the MAGA insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th from serving in public office³
b. Led the Democratic campaign to win control of the State House⁶ and is fighting to pass a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Virginia.^4,5
c. Championed laws to expand access to birth control⁷, improve insurance coverage for IVF⁸, and fund Planned Parenthood⁹
d. Takes on the gun lobby to ban assault weapons in Virginia¹⁰ and passed a law to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers¹¹

In Congress, he will keep fighting to stop MAGA Republican attacks on our democracy and will always defend a woman’s right to choose.

Sources:

1. Don Scott Quote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/15/dan-helmer-virginia-10th-district-seat-campaign/
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/29/antisemitic-mailer-virginia-legislative-race-follows-recent-gop-pattern/
3. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB280
4. https://x.com/HelmerVA/status/1736791491173896642
5. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+mbr+HJ519
6. Don Scott Quote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/15/dan-helmer-virginia-10th-district-seat-campaign/
7. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1654
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB819
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB609
8. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB776
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HJ545
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB480
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1876
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB274
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB274
9. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB404
   https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB30
10. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB2
11. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1004