Two Roanoke Valley legislators, one a Democrat, the other a Republican, question the utility’s rate increase request.

Sam Rasoul
Rasoul represents most of Roanoke in the House of Delegates. He is the only Democrat from the House to win in the western half of Virginia in 2021.
Virginia is missing out on millions in federal funding for energy projects
The two Roanoke Valley legislators, one Democrat, one Republican, are sponsoring a bill to calculate the full amount of federal funding available for Virginia’s electric utilities.
A Prescription Drug Affordability Board would lower prescription costs
In other states, both Democrats and Republicans have supported similiar bills.
Wake-up call for Democrats
What Democrats nationwide can learn from Virginia’s election.