Pay-to-Play in Virginia

The Price Campaign’s encounter with naked bribery by senior government officials in Virginia was real as the Commonwealth is notorious for pay-to-play politics throughout the legislature and the governor’s mansion. Unfortunately, what happened in Virginia is common in most state governments.

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-virginia-governor-and-former-first-lady-convicted-public-corruption-charges

https://www.cato.org/blog/virginia-corruption

https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/opposing-pay-play-politics-virginia-mcdonnell-v-united-states

https://publicintegrity.org/politics/state-politics/state-integrity-investigation-highlighted-ethics-problems-plaguing-virginia-and-its-governor/

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/07/30/clean-virginia-why-virginia-needs-campaign-finance-reform-now-more-than-ever/

https://apnews.com/video/fbi-searches-virginia-senate-leaders-office-as-part-of-corruption-probe-ap-source-says-3b5d46980a1444568a45ae31f5a762ea