Jack Dobbyn Gets Help From Terry McAuliffe

, Virginia's 42nd District Democratic candidate, got some fundraising help on Sunday by , the former Democratic National Committee Chair and 2009 Virginia gubernatorial candidate.

The fundraiser was held at Reed Stockman's home in Fairfax Station and was attended by about 20 local Democratic supporters.  

"If you support me and I get elected, you'll have an advocate down in Richmond who fights tirelessly for our democratic priorities," Dobbyn told the audience. "If you want to help the campaign, there's three things you can do: Volunteering, telling people there's an election and supporting us financially."   

With 43 days and two debates left until election day, Dobbyn is in sore need of cash. As of Aug. 31, he has $4,923 cash on-hand versus his opponent, incumbent , who has $95,628 on-hand. 

McAuliffe, who pledged $1,000 to Dobbyn's campaign at the event, was introduced to the audience as the next Governor of Virginia. "If we remove six [Democratic] seats on the House of Delegates, then it gives them [Republicans] a veto-proof majority, and that's something that should keep you up at night," he said. "You get Jack down there, I promise you he's not going to be a quiet voice, he's going to be fighting for us - education, transportation, real budget numbers. We've just got to have some new young blood in there to talk about what we need to do in the 21st century."  

The Mount Vernon Democratic Committee also gave Dobbyn $1,000 at the fundraiser. 

Dobbyn, 30, the president of the Fairfax County Young Democrats, recently replaced his campaign manager with Jason Sorter of Trublu Politics in Denver Colorado. "We have to maximize our effectiveness and make sure Jack is doing what he's good at, which is talking to voters," said Sorter. 

Local elections can be decided by a few hundred votes. In 2009, Albo defeated Democratic challenger Gregory Werkheiser by 11,767 votes to 9,006 votes in the most expensive delegate's race in Virginia's history. Albo raised and spent $927,217, and Werkheiser raised $781,828, of which $235,000 was contributed by the Democratic House of Delegates’ caucus and $194,889 by the Democratic Party of Virginia. 

The Democratic Party of Virginia has yet to contribute to Dobbyn's campaign. 

Dobbyn and Albo will meet for a candidate's forum on October 4, with the Mason Neck Citizens Association at . The Rotary Club of West Springfield will hold a debate on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Springfield Golf and Country Club.