Candidate for Virginia State Senate - District 6 in 2019 Virginia General Election.
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Supports restoration of voting rights to felons who have served their time. Learn more
Opposes legislation that would allow any entity that takes taxpayer dollars to discriminate based on sexual orientation. Learn more
Supports and co-sponsored Equal Rights Amendment. Learn more
Supports banning the box to prevent discrimination in employment. Learn more
Supports policy to make our schools safer and sponsored legislation to require local school boards to enter memorandums of understanding with local law enforcement as put forth by new state guidelines. Learn more
Supports “hands free” legislation—Virginia has the highest rate of distracted driving in the country. Learn more
Supported raising the felony threshold to $500 in 2018 and continues to support increasing threshold to $1000. Learn more
Supports reform of cash bail system in Virginia. Learn more
Supports body cameras for law enforcement officers. Learn more
Supports and co-sponsored legislation to end the harmful practice of suspending driver’s licenses for nonpayment of court fees. Learn more
Supports investments in workforce training programs, especially for transitioning veterans. Learn more
Fought to make Eastern Shore Rural Health a designated care center for veterans, and will continue to fight for that designation and for the care that our veterans deserve. Learn more
Supports and has co-sponsored legislation to create and expand access to medicinal cannabis and supports a fully implemented medicinal marijuana program for the Commonwealth. Learn more
We must also continue to invest in education and the jobs of the future such as the tech sector and advanced manufacturing. Learn more
Supports and has sponsored legislation to repeal unnecessary and harmful Voter ID laws. Learn more
Opposes piecemeal changes to Certificate of Public Need that could lead to less oversight in medical care and hospital closure. Learn more
Consistently sponsored and supported legislation to end partisan and political gerrymandering. Learn more
Supports and has co-sponsored legislation to enact no-excuse in-person absentee voting. Learn more
Opposes arming teachers. Learn more
Supports universal background checks on all guns purchased in the Commonwealth. Learn more
Supports red flag laws. Learn more
Supports and helped pass legislation to end surprise billing by insurance companies. Learn more
Fought to make Eastern Shore Rural Health a designated care center for veterans, and will continue to fight for that designation and for the care that our veterans deserve. Learn more
Supports greater access to and broader investments in mental health care and awareness in the Commonwealth. Learn more
Helped pass and will continue to support legislative reforms that address the exorbitant eviction rate in Virginia, particularly in Richmond and Hampton Roads. Learn more
Supports incentives that encourage developers to both (a) resilient and (b) rent to residents from mixed incomes. Learn more
Supports investments in energy efficiency and home rehabilitation efforts, both of which are sorely needed in rural Virginia. Learn more
Supports continued increased investments in Housing Trust Fund in order to address a growing affordable housing crisis. Learn more
Supports in-state tuition for DACA recipients. Learn more
Sponsored incentives for resiliency in building and business practices for commercial properties. Learn more
Expanding both the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, projects that are long-overdue. Learn more
Introduced and passed legislation to establish working waterfront economic development areas, allowing localities to incentivize investment and procure special zoning to cultivate much-needed working waterfronts, particularly in rural coastal areas. Learn more
Passed comprehensive legislation to address the opioid crisis; established regional overdose task force that is now established on the Eastern Shore. Learn more
Consistently sponsored and supported legislation to end partisan and political gerrymandering. Learn more
Secured investments to study and restore oyster populations, resulting in a healthier Chesapeake Bay. Learn more
Helped pass and will continue to support legislative reforms that address the exorbitant eviction rate in Virginia, particularly in Richmond and Hampton Roads. Learn more
Secured investments (Agricultural Best Management Practices) that helped farmers curb runoff pollution. Learn more
Supports pay raises for teachers and funding for them at a state level. This should not only be to obtain parity for teachers throughout Virginia, but we should be striving to lead nationally in teacher salaries. Learn more
Supports increased minimum wage, with preference given to the Congressman Bobby Scott model: an increase to $15/hour over four years with an appropriate carve-out for small businesses—the same that has been done in many other states. Learn more
Opposes changing the current 1:1 ratio of journeyman to apprentices. Learn more
Supports transparency in pay for workers receiving debit cards rather than paper checks. Learn more
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