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Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) defended Democrats’ opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, calling it a “modern poll tax” in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”

Two years ago, the late Lois Dedeaux McClellan voted for her daughter Jennifer to become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, but there had been a period in her 91 years of life when the law prevented her from voting at all. 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) brought up her support for tighter gun laws at a Harris-Walz campaign event in Chesterfield County the day after a shooting at a high school in Georgia that left two students and two staff members dead.

PETERSBURG, Va. -- A Virginia congresswoman is adding her voice to those concerned about conditions and ongoing issues at the Carriage House Apartments in Petersburg.

"We thought that these issues were going to be addressed. They still haven't been addressed. So, we're looking at additional oversight activities," said Rep. Jennifer McClellan

Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-4th, proposes to go where no member of Congress has gone before with legislation to establish standards for celestial time, beginning with the moon, as the U.S. renews its commitment to lunar exploration.

PETERSBURG – If Rep. Jennifer McClellan has her way, the downtown Petersburg post office will be named in memory of the first Black person to serve Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

It’s been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan joins an enlightening episode of "Faithful Politics"  with hosts Will Wright and Pastor Josh Bertram.