Richmond Leader

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, representing Virginia's 4th district, recently addressed several significant issues on social media. Her tweets critiqued past and proposed policies, expressed concern over potential invocations of historical voting restrictions, and criticized actions within the United States Congress. McClellan, who has been a member of the U.S. Congress since 2023, shared her views through a series of posts.

In a tweet dated April 1, 2025, McClellan relayed public frustration over what has been labeled as "Signalgate," a controversy involving "the Trump Administration's top national security officials inadvertently including a journalist in war plan discussions on Signal." Constituents have reportedly been contacting McClellan's office, expressing their outrage over the incident. More details are available in her newsletter.

On the same day, McClellan shared a post reflecting on the historical struggle for voting rights in the United States. She mentioned her family's personal experience with poll taxes, noting that "my grandfather and father paid poll taxes to exercise the right to vote." She accused the "Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans" of attempting to revert to such practices, suggesting a reintroduction of barriers to voting. More can be read in her post.

Later that day, McClellan criticized Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to block a bill that would allow new parents to vote by proxy. According to her, "Johnson is trying to kill a bill that prevents new moms and dads from casting their vote by proxy." She highlighted the perceived dissonance in his actions, given "he’s voted remotely himself dozens of times." McClellan's viewpoints are elaborated in her tweet.