Cynthia Neff has a strong record of professional achievement and community involvement. She is a former IBM executive and serves as the Chair of the AIDS/HIV Services Group Board of Directors, Legal Aid Justice Center, is a Court Appointed Special Advocate working with abused and endangered children, and works with several other charitable organizations.

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I'm not only excited about Cynthia because of what her victory would mean for reelection prospects, what it would mean for the national narrative, or even what it might mean for the future of Virginia politics. I'm excited because Cynthia is a bold, courageous progressive who isn't afraid to speak her mind on tough issues. She took such a bold stance last Wednesday at the first public forum opposite Rob Bell when - faced with an obviously planted question - Cynthia didn't even flinch before coming out strongly in support of marriage equality.

In her time at IBM, Cynthia rose to the level of VP of Human Resources, and was instrumental in making IBM the first major corporation in the entire nation to include sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policy. Cynthia has consistently said on the campaign trail that nondiscrimination is not only the morally right thing to do, but also smart from a business perspective, because we're always stronger when we're inclusive and stand together. This is exactly the kind of language we want Democrats to be using to talk about this issue, and I think she should be applauded for taking such a stance in a close election in a close district.

My mother, brother and one of my sisters all live in the Charlottesville area and I will certainly make them aware of Cynthia Neff's candidacy.

If Virginia is ever going to regain its place as an enlighten and progressive state, we need more people like Cynthia Neff in the General Assembly and fewer backward thinking individuals like her opponent Republican Rob Bell.

I urge readers in the 58th District to get involved in Cynthia's campaign and to vote for her on election day this November.