Candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2021 Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedEnding the disenfranchisement of incarcerated Virginians. Learn more
Reassigning duties like routine traffic stops, assisting the unhoused, and mental health crisis intervention to civil servants other than police. Removing armed ‘Student Resource Officers’ from our schools and tackling the school-to-prison pipeline. Learn more
Ending cash bail and reforming pre-trial detention to stop putting Virginians – who are presumed innocent under the law but can’t afford to buy their freedom – in jail. Banning private prisons. Learn more
Investing in mental health, housing, and education rather than jails, prisons, and police. Ending Qualified Immunity for police officers so Virginia’s law enforcement can be held accountable for their misconduct. Creating a true parole system for Virginia. Learn more
Legalizing cannabis possession immediately, automatically expunging past cannabis convictions, freeing those incarcerated only for cannabis-related crimes, driving the benefits of the new cannabis markets to communities disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition, and investing new state revenues into our education system. Learn more
Ending mandatory minimums so that judges can use their discretion and ensure sentences fit the circumstances of each case. Learn more
Defelonizing all drugs, so that addiction and drug dependence is treated as a public health crisis rather than a criminal matter. Learn more
Strengthening the ability of workers to organize by repealing the so-called “Right to work” law that hurts workers and keeps wages low. Extending the right to collectively bargain to all public sector employees. Ensuring Virginia’s minimum wage is raised to keep up with the true cost of living over time. Guaranteeing paid sick, family, and parental leave for all Virginians. Learn more
Strengthening tenants’ rights and protecting renters from eviction. Empowering rural Virginia with green jobs in the infrastructure and technology sectors, improved connectivity, state funding for rural schools, and universal broadband. Realigning our tax code to promote families and small businesses rather than big corporations. Providing the Virginia Employment Commission with the resources necessary to ensure. Learn more
Investing in public education through equitable funding, more support staff, and competitive pay for teachers. Providing affordable childcare and universal PreK to all of Virginia’s parents. Expanding Medicaid to cover more working class Virginians, offering a public option through a controlled state insurance exchange, and pushing for a federal Medicare-for-all system. Creating thousands of new affordable housing units and promoting planning and zoning changes that address decades of racial and economic segregation in Virginia’s neighborhoods. Learn more
Creating fair regulations and election reforms that can curb the political influence and profit-seeking of public utilities. Promoting smart local land use for housing, commercial, and agriculture that can slash carbon emissions and harmful sprawl. Leading the nation in research, development, and implementation of new sustainable technology and agriculture. Learn more
Accelerating the VCEA’s timeline to reach 100% renewable energy sources by 2035, including a true phase out of natural gas and natural gas pipelines in favor of wind and solar. Learn more
Promoting public green spaces and natural preservation. Ensuring labor rights are protected during the transition to a clean energy economy. Learn more
Enforcing a moratorium on all new fossil fuel infrastructure in Virginia. Investing in clean public transit such as subways, regional rail, buses, bicycling networks, and sidewalks, and adopting policies that encourage adopting of these alternatives to driving. Investing in technical education, green jobs, and resiliency projects for communities affected by climate change and the clean energy transition. Learn more
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