Big Sky governor to headline Va. Dems gala

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is the featured guest at Virginia Democrats' annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, a $200 per plate party event scheduled next month in Richmond.

Other luminaries on the party fundraiser marquee are U.S. Sen. Jim Webb and the man seeking to replace him, former Gov. Tim Kaine; U.S. Sen. Mark Warner; and U.S. Reps. Jim Moran, Bobby Scott, and Gerry Connolly.

Schweitzer is known as a folksy two-term Democratic governor in a traditionally Republican state. Virginia votes may recall that he made a campaign stop in the state for Terry McAuliffe during the 2009 gubernatorial primary race.

In a statement about the upcoming event, Virginia Democratic Party chairman Brian Moran called Schweitzer "one of the most successful governors in the country and one of the most exciting and engaging public speakers in our party."

"Don't miss your chance to hear from him and all of our outstanding Virginia Democratic leaders, and to spend an evening with more than 1,000 fellow Democrats from all over the Commonwealth," Moran added.

-- Julian Walker

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