Candidate for Virginia State Senate - District 35 in 2019 Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedIntroduce legislation to dramatically increase funding for women’s health centers and family planning services, including Planned Parenthood. Learn more
Fight to pass an amendment to Virginia’s Constitution explicitly protecting a woman’s right to an abortion and reproductive health services Learn more
Support the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which is decades overdue. Learn more
Supporting workforce training programs with guaranteed jobs upon completion. Learn more
Helping small business afford a higher minimum wage transition with a living wage tax credit, paid for by reducing corporate welfare. Learn more
Making sure more economic development dollars go to workers, not just big multination businesses with well-connected lobbyists. Learn more
Focus on genuine learning instead of making students jump through hoops with minimal real-world application. Learn more
Work to give teachers and administrators more local control on standardized testing—how it’s designed, how often students are tested, and how to use test scores. Learn more
Support the establishment of a Universal Pre-K program aimed at those who can least afford it. Learn more
Fight for an immediate 5% salary raise for teachers, as well as a permanent law to ensure teacher salaries always meet or exceed national averages. Learn more
Eliminate restrictions that prevent homeowners and businesses from producing or buying their own renewable energy like solar and wind. Learn more
Stand up to Dominion by refusing their money, reforming the horrendous 2018 Dominion giveaway law (SB 966), and ensuring that when Dominion takes in excessive profits, that money is promptly refunded to Virginians. Learn more
Continue to fight against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines, which threaten our land, our water, our air, and even our pocketbooks. Learn more
End the revolving door in Richmond by making it so no elected or high-ranking official can lobby under any circumstances for four years. Learn more
Reduce “pay-to-play” by prohibiting lobbyists from making campaign contributions. Learn more
Fight for a Constitutional amendment establishing a non-partisan, independent redistricting commission with strong rules prohibiting the use of election data, instead focused on keeping communities together. Learn more
Push for ethics reform by supporting a new non-partisan, independent ethics commission to handle complaints and investigations. Learn more
Require gun owners to carry liability insurance to prevent victims and taxpayers from bearing the costs of gun violence and negligence. Learn more
Support giving localities like Fairfax County control over how to regulate guns and gun ownership. Learn more
Require new safety standards for handguns, including smart gun technology that prevents unauthorized users from operating the gun. Learn more
Strengthen laws around taking guns away from domestic abusers, and requiring law enforcement to act if illegal guns are not given up willingly. Learn more
Strip out the expensive, counterproductive “work requirements” in Medicaid and use that money to fund increased coverage. Learn more
Work towards universal coverage in Virginia, with one option being to allow anyone to enroll in the same healthcare plan that lawmakers and state employees have access to. Learn more
Fully fund our mental healthcare system by increasing our disastrously low cigarette taxes (2nd to lowest in the nation), which will also discourage usage and smuggling. Learn more
Support Medicare-For-All at the federal level. Learn more
End the “motherhood penalty” by passing paid parental leave, so that no woman is penalized economically for having or adopting a child. Learn more
Raising Virginia’s minimum wage to a living wage of $15 an hour. Learn more
Standing up for unions by repealing so-called “right-to-work” laws and actively working with movements to help earn better wages and benefits for workers. Learn more
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