VA-HD57: Susanna Gibson raised nearly $600,000 before news of sexual videos
Susanna Gibson, the Henrico Democrat whose sex videos with her husband made national news, raised nearly $600,000 from July 1 through Aug. 31, the third-highest total for any candidate for the House of Delegates, according to new campaign finance reports posted by the Virginia Public Access Project.
The reporting period ended 11 days before The Washington Post first reported that Gibson and her husband performed sex acts online and asked viewers for "tips." But the fundraising numbers underscore how much Democrats already have invested in the nurse practitioner's campaign in House District 57 against Republican David Owen, former part-owner of Boone Homes.
All 140 seats for the House of Delegates and the state Senate are up for election in November. During this year's legislative session Republicans held a four-seat edge in the House and Democrats held a four-seat edge in the state Senate. The fight for control of the legislature is key to the agenda of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose term expires in January 2026.
Gibson reported a starting balance of $77,435 as of July 1. During the reporting period she received $595,304.
Gibson's largest donations between July 1 and Aug. 31 were $188,000 from the Clean Virginia Fund. Michael Bills, a wealthy Charlottesville-based investor, founded Clean Virginia in an effort to counter utility Dominion's influence in Virginia politics. Gibson's next-largest donations in the reporting period were a total of $70,000 from Bills' wife, Sonjia Smith, a philanthropist, former lawyer and longtime donor to progressive Democrats.
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