Currently holds the office of Virginia State Senate - District 34 until January 12, 2028.
Candidate for Virginia State Senate - District 34 in 2023 Virginia General Election.
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Get StartedProtect access to contraception. Learn more
Protect access to all reproductive by both codifying Roe v. Wade in Virginia’s law and placing it in the Constitution of Virginia. Learn more
Fight repeal of nondiscrimination in housing, employment, and private transactions for Lesbian, Gay, Bixsexual and Transgender Virginians. Learn more
Allow for the restoration of all civil rights, including hundreds of miscellaneous civil restrictions upon a showing of rehabilitation and the consent of a judge. Learn more
Ensure financial abuse of vulnerable seniors may be remedied by a full suite of remedies in civil court. Learn more
Adopt comparative negligence. Learn more
Allow class action lawsuits in Virginia state court. Learn more
Raise Virginia’s punitive damage cap to $10 million or eliminate it altogether. Learn more
Restrict the use of mandatory arbitration. Learn more
Provide full and complete discovery to accused persons. Learn more
Restore judges’ discretion to dismiss cases given the circumstances notwithstanding a prosecutor’s objection. Learn more
Reinstate parole. Learn more
Install body cameras on all police officers. Learn more
Prohibit School Resource Officers from involvement in school discipline. Learn more
Reform cash bail, invest in supervised release, and use bail for violent criminals. Learn more
Eliminate the felony assault by onion ring charge, where merely dropping a scrap of food on an officer’s shoe can result in a felony conviction. Learn more
Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences and restore judges and jury’s ability to render fair sentences. Learn more
Raise the misdemeanor-felony threshold to $2,500. Learn more
Work to study the long-term supply and demand for college slots in Virginia. Learn more
Fight to end the stem cell research ban in Virginia’s universities. Learn more
Fight unscrupulous student loan companies and ensure fair lending practices for students who cannot afford tuition in the current economic environment. Learn more
Expanded access to early childhood education – preschool and high-quality childcare. Learn more
Rules to require no child should have to pay for online public learning. Learn more
Reducing Standards of Learning tests to the federally-required minimum. Learn more
Smaller class sizes. Learn more
Free digital devices for all students. Learn more
Provide state tax credits for installation of solar panels, geothermal heat pump systems, wind, and other energy saving home improvements. Learn more
Continue incentives for consumers to purchase energy efficient appliances. Learn more
Explore more natural landscaping and native plants along Virginia’s roads to reduce taxpayers’ mowing and maintenance expenses. Learn more
Encourage informational home energy audits (similar to a home inspection) upon the transfer of a dwellings between parties. Learn more
Mandate energy and water-conserving and low-impact development techniques. Learn more
Create incentives to transition to a clean energy economy and use more of Virginia’s resources such as offshore wind and solar. Learn more
Require local governments to adopt meaningful tree ordinances. Learn more
Apply the Freedom of Information Act to all levels of government including the State Corporation Commission and Court system. Learn more
Create a whistleblower program for individuals who commit state tax fraud. Learn more
Remove the felon voter restrictions from the Constitution of Virginia, place a Constitutional Right to Vote in the Constitution of Virginia, and adopt measures to allow automatic restoration of rights upon completion of one’s sentence. Learn more
Ensure a robust Freedom of Information Act with minimal exceptions. Learn more
Prohibit the sale or possession of ammunition magazines that will hold more than 20 rounds. Learn more
Create increased criminal and civil consequences for individuals who make firearms available to children who injure people. Learn more
While Virginians have a right to hunt and protect themselves, their family, and their home, the right to individual protection does not require military style weapons, bump stocks, undetectable 3D printed plastic guns, or large ammunition magazines. Learn more
Prohibit the sale of untraceable self-manufactured “ghost guns” made from kits or 3D printers. Learn more
Prohibit the sale and ownership and ownership of assault weapons. Learn more
Tighten rules around firearms kept in cars and in homes with children present. Learn more
Prohibit concealed carry in restaurants and bars, while consuming or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Learn more
Establish liability for firearms manufacturers for their dangerous products. Learn more
Support caregivers, adult day care and respite care. Learn more
Work to establish licensing, standards, and benefit pools for home health care workers who are currently completely unregulated, underpaid, and poorly monitored. Learn more
Properly fund Medicaid commensurate with our ability to pay. Learn more
Insurers should not dictate medical decisions. Learn more
Insurers should not be allowed to “cherry pick” their subscribers. Learn more
Fight efforts to repeal protections against surprise medical bills. Learn more
A serious illness can bankrupt a family. We should make sure that any lifetime insurance limits reflect today’s realities and prices. Learn more
Support services by providing block grants that help seniors live independently with dignity. Learn more
Expand seniors’ housing options in the community. Learn more
Provide dedicated funding to bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Learn more
Create incentives for Virginians to purchase electric vehicles (EV) and incentivize the development of EV charging infrastructure throughout the Commonwealth. Learn more
Complete widening U.S. 1 to six lanes its entire length and include cycling and pedestrian paths along the entire corridor. Learn more
Continue negotiating the Commonwealth’s contract with Transurban so we can fix the I-95 Occoquan Bottleneck at reasonable cost. Learn more
Finish the job on adding two new rails over the Potomac River at the Long Bridge to make high speed rail in the DC-Richmond-Norfolk-Raliegh-Atlanta Corridor truly possible. Learn more
Begin the process of extending the Yellow Line to Hybla Valley, Fort Belvoir, and to Prince William County. Learn more
Complete U.S. 1 bus rapid transit from the Huntington Metro to Prince William County. Learn more
Fight funding cuts to our higher education system. Learn more
Reform procurement to increase predictability, transparency, and limit governments’ discretion to steer projects to favored bidders based on highly subjective criteria. Learn more
Invest more in tax compliance to ensure that tax cheaters get caught. Learn more
Continue real estate tax exemptions and discounts for seniors. Learn more
Fight to use Virginia’s $1 billion surplus in the VA529 Program to permanently endow scholarships for Virginia students who require financial aid. Learn more
Restore funding to our higher education system to the state covering 2/3rds the cost of an in-state student’s tuition. Learn more
Adequately fund first-class forensic laboratory services. Learn more
Broaden local taxing authority so localities can derive revenue from sources other than real estate. Learn more
Invest in funding sufficient prosecutor and prosecutor support positions to allow Commonwealth’s Attorneys to invest time is fairly rendering justice. Learn more
Pay our court personnel living wages. Learn more
Create enhanced civil remedies for employers who misclassify workers to avoid paying such workers benefits or paying taxes. Learn more
That all Virginia workers have the ability to secure some form of paid family leave for family emergencies. Learn more
That our front line workers such as healthcare and grocery workers receive sick leave. Learn more
That individuals who benefit from union-negotiated contracts pay their fare share of union fees and expenses that led to that contract. Learn more
Teacher salaries to the top quartile in the Country. Learn more
Create enhanced civil penalties for employers that engaged in wage theft. Learn more
Enact laws to ensure that women are paid equally for equal work. Learn more
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