Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 7th Congressional District in 2018 Virginia 2018 Primary Election.
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Get StartedBelieves politicians have no place between women or anybody else and their doctor. Learn more
Opposes Republican efforts to roll back key provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Learn more
Supports marriage equality, transgender rights, reproductive healthcare access, and criminal justice reform including restorative justice and the decriminalization of marijuana. Learn more
Believes we must pass the Equal Rights Amendment, because it should have become law in the 1970s. Learn more
Opposes mandatory minimum sentences. Learn more
Supports declaring the opioid epidemic a national emergency through the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, a move which would free up more funding than President Trump’s decision only to invoke the Public Health Service Act. Learn more
Supports family and community programs, alternative pain treatment, and preventing the over-prescription of opioids. Learn more
Supports putting policies in place that ensure all people can earn a livable wage if they are willing to put in the work. Learn more
Supports stiffer penalties on employers who are committing wage theft. Learn more
Supports raising the minimum wage Learn more
Supports reducing the number of students being disciplined through the criminal justice system through legislation similar to the Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act from 2009, which if passed would have allowed schools, as well as state and local agencies “the flexibility, funding, and technical assistance needed to implement programs designed to reward positive behavior and improve school climate.” Learn more
Supports efforts to address America’s teacher shortage via a federal initiative to hire more teachers at competitive salaries, which would aid the economy and bring down class size Learn more
Supports incentives to schools to invest in STEM education. Learn more
Supports measures to ensure that students with disabilities are protected from being forcibly restrained and isolated while in school Learn more
Supports addressing America’s teacher shortage via a federal initiative to hire more teachers at competitive salaries. Learn more
Believes that green energy jobs are a gateway to revitalizing the middle class, and he supports them wholeheartedly. Learn more
Supports expanding incentives for public service, increasing the options for service and shortening the loan forgiveness period to four years and making it possible to publicly refinance student loans Learn more
Supports enacting universal background checks and passing the Gun Violence Restraining Order Act, H.R. 2598. Learn more
Supports legislation to close the gun show loophole via enacting universal background checks. Learn more
Supports the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018, H.R. 5087, co-sponsored by Don Beyer. Learn more
Supports efforts to improve and strengthen the Affordable Care Act Learn more
Believes that all Americans have a right to affordable, accessible, quality healthcare and that elderly Virginians should not have to worry about cuts to Medicare. Learn more
Supports efforts to bring broadband to every corner of the 7th District Learn more
Supports net neutrality and former President Obama’s call to reclassify internet service as a public utility. Learn more
Supports legislation that protects and promotes safe travel for the public by protecting the lives and livelihoods of passengers and our professional aircrews. Learn more
Supports measures to ensure that the VA continues to improve its system by providing timely and geographically convenient appointments, reducing the amount of bureaucratic processes that cause confusion and frustration, and guaranteeing unfettered access to mental health services. Learn more
Support programs that provide job training, employment opportunities, and education benefits for veterans and their families. Learn more
Supports measures to ensure that all service personnel who are discharged with service-related mental health issues have access to VA care. Learn more
Believes that disabled veterans and their spouses should receive all of the promised benefits that they have earned and deserve and supports the elimination of the “widow’s tax” to ease the burden on the surviving spouse when their veteran dies from service-related injuries or illness. Learn more
Supports protections for federal premiums for low-income earners, giving hard-working people confidence that they can afford their insurance premiums month over month. Learn more
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