Beth Macy

Beth Macy

@bethmacy.bsky.social

Candidate for Congress, Author of DOPESICK and PAPER GIRL, thrifting champ, compulsive note-taker, and miner of stories about outsiders & underdogs. To volunteer and/or donate to my campaign: http://www.bethmacyforcongress.com.

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No one can resist Cary Grant, the dog with the QR code to register-folks-to-vote! Brilliant idea by the great Jena Crisler🙏🙏🙏

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Had a great time meeting JMU students and getting them to register to vote yesterday on a beautiful October day! College students will be key to this race, and we need 'em to turn out in large numbers. I will be at Bridgewater College this morning, tailgating and meeting more folks.

Had a great time meeting JMU students and getting them to register to vote yesterday on a beautiful October day! College students will be key to this race, and we need 'em to turn out in large numbers. I will be at Bridgewater College this morning, tailgating and meeting more folks.

Speaking to the Rotary Club of Salem on Thursday was such a pleasure. Rotary is near and dear to my heart. As a senior in high school, I received a $100 Rotary scholarship for college.

As I told those in attendance, "When I go to Washington, I will take the values of the Salem Rotary Club to Capitol Hill, because I will always be there to help those who need it,

" ... and to extend that helping hand, and to always remember where I came from and remember those people who helped me along the way."

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"If we got money out of politics, it would help everyone. I’ve taken a pledge that I won’t take any corporate PAC money, that I won’t trade stocks if elected. I believe in ending the revolving door and getting rid of Citizens United, which is just a pox on the country." - @bethmacy.bsky.social #VA06

democracy.newsJournalist Beth Macy on Meeting People in Their Pain, Not Their PoliticsShe’s running to unseat Republican Congressman Ben Cline in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District.

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Election night, I'll be in Roanoke with the amazing @bethmacy.bsky.social to watch results for VA's 6th District race. In 2024, Roanoke responded to Trump's victory by immediately beginning to organize. Beth and I were at that first event together. I can't wait to see everything come full circle.

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Reminder that @bethmacy.bsky.social supports Medicare for All

Virginia Mercury@virginiamercury.com

With about 300,000 Virginians at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under new federal rules, a statewide coalition of healthcare and workforce organizations is joining forces to help people keep their insurance. virginiamercury.com/2026/10/20/n...

Thank you!!!

Mike Fox@justcallmefoxy.bsky.social

@momsdemandaction.org and @studentsdemandaction.org volunteers from inside the Beltway road-tripped to Front Royal to canvass for gun sense candidate @bethmacy.bsky.social in rural Virginia!

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"One of the races that has been getting more attention in recent weeks is the sixth district in Virginia." That's our @bethmacy.bsky.social! If you're looking for an election-night reach goal, a win that would send a message and a kick-ass writer to DC, this is where your money could matter.

Andrea Pitzer@andreapitzer.bsky.social

The Friday roundup is here, with links to the podcast! I also wrote about using these last weeks ahead of the election to support candidates who repudiate Trumpism and are willing to work to protect all Americans—including my good friend, Beth Macy.

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Sensible REAL position on #DataCentersConstuction by @bethmacy.bsky.social 👇🏼👇🏼

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I support a moratorium on data center construction until laws are strengthened to make Big Tech pay for all utilities and use clean energy, and until we have firm regulations on the explosion of AI, which is the reason so many giant data centers are planned.

We had a great turnout for our Data Center Town Hall at Lord Botetourt High School Thursday night, where folks heard insightful ideas from our panel, asked good questions and engaged in a reasonable, rationale conversation over a controversial subject.

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I support a moratorium on data center construction until laws are strengthened to make Big Tech pay for all utilities and use clean energy, and until we have firm regulations on the explosion of AI, which is the reason so many giant data centers are planned.

As Dr. Upal said, you wouldn't let the nuclear industry regulate itself, and Big Tech is no different. We must contain AI before it controls us.

We had a great turnout for our Data Center Town Hall at Lord Botetourt High School Thursday night, where folks heard insightful ideas from our panel, asked good questions and engaged in a reasonable, rationale conversation over a controversial subject.

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The panel discussed regulation of data center construction, the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence, oversight of Big Tech, and what YOU, the public, can do to hold government accountable regarding data centers in our communities.

We had a great turnout for our Data Center Town Hall at Lord Botetourt High School Thursday night, where folks heard insightful ideas from our panel, asked good questions and engaged in a reasonable, rationale conversation over a controversial subject.

My thanks to Dr. Afzal Upal, Associate Dean and professor in the College of Integrated Science and Engineering at James Madison University, and Kathryn Hatam of SWVA Data Center Transparency Alliance for joining me onstage.

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Ben Cline voted for HR 1 rather than fighting for his constituents’ healthcare needs. Beth Macy will fight for her community, championing access to healthcare and holding elected leaders accountable. Our communities deserve leadership that puts people first.

So stoked to hang out at JMU and in Rocktown! Love the Valley!

RockDems VA@rockdemsva.bsky.social

We have a ton of events coming up this weekend, with @bethmacy.bsky.social coming to Harrisonburg! This is your best chance to meet our awesome candidate for 6th Congressional district in person. Sign up for an event and be a participant in our democracy! rockdemsva.org/community-ca...

Yesterday on the campaign trail, I drove 178 miles and stopped three times to talk to voters. Your Congressman Ben Cline was in Napa Valley drinking wine, eating food and hobnobbing and data-center plotting with lobbyists and campaign contributors. He’s with them. I’m with YOU.

I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia! I am humbled to have earned the trust of a vibrant, essential community whose voices are shaping the Commonwealth. Come out to the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in Roanoke today, from noon until 4 p.m.!