First Lady Michelle Obama to Campaign Friday for Hillary Clinton at George Mason University

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — First Lady Michelle Obama will bring her star power to the campaign trail on Friday to George Mason University in Fairfax County, the Clinton campaign announced Tuesday.

On Friday, Sept. 16, Obama will campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine in Northern Virginia.

The first lady is expected to take the stage at about 3 p.m. at the university's Johnson Center. Doors will open at 1 p.m. The university is located at 4400 University Drive in Fairfax.

At the public Democratic Party of Virginia organizing event, the first lady will urge Virginians, especially young people, to support Clinton and Kaine in November and register to vote ahead of the Oct. 17 deadline.

Members of the public interested in attending this event should RSVP here.

Clinton is recuperating this week from a bout of pneumonia; she's expected to speak Friday in Washington, D.C., at the Black Women's Agenda Symposium.

A new poll out Tuesday by Public Policy Polling shows Clinton ahead in the toss-up state by about 6 points. In the full field she leads with 45 percent to 39 percent for Donald Trump, with Gary Johnson at 6 percent, Jill Stein at 2 percent and Evan McMullin at 1 percent. In a head-to-head contest just against Trump, she leads 50-42, according to the poll.

Clinton last visited GMU in the spring, a day ahead of the Virginia primary. She addressed a crowd at The Hub on campus. Also in attendance were Kaine, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott.

Find information here about parking at GMU.

Photo of Michelle Obama, Democratic National Convention