End the 3% cap on Metro operating costs to ensure transit workers always receive fair wages and push the federal government to create a dedicated funding stream for Metro. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { Veto attempts to weaken existing voter protections. Election Guide: Virginia June 2023 Primary | WAVY.com Under Virginia law, voters have to bring one acceptable type of identification to vote in person. There is a primary for Republicans in our area who are seeking to run for Congress. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. The nomination can be done either through a caucus or a primary. McAuliffe chaired the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and was the national chair of Hillary Clinton's (D) 2008 presidential campaign. Voted to ensure safer opioid dispensing practices and to provide immunity to those community members who courageously report overdoses and help citizens get the aid they need. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). vertical-align: top; Create a Director of Gun Violence Prevention within my administration. Ralph Northam urging him to ensure the equitable distribution of technology and resources to support distance learning. Supported legislation to strengthen public-private partnerships by allowing electric utilities to partner with nongovernmental internet service providers to provide broadband to unserved communities and areas. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. The general election will be in November. .race_header.libertarian { Co-patroned a bill to require that the Criminal Justice Services Board include representatives of social justice organizations, representatives of community interests of minorities, and mental health service providers.. In partisan primaries, voters choose the candidates they prefer for a political party to nominate in the general election. Please donate here to support our continued expansion. font-size: 20px; Lee supports the creation of a state program to audit physical education infrastructure, including the condition of school buildings, IT capabilities, air quality, water quality, and classroom capacity at each public school in Virginia. .votebox_legend { background-color: #003388; You just bring in your receipts, and Virginia will cover it so you don't have to worry about fighting the insurance companies. font-size: 1.25em; top: -5px; } For media inquiries, contact us here. Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available. Keeping track of the latest developments in all 50 states can seem like an impossible job.

. Implement the recommendations put forward by the Department of Elections on alternatives to the witness signature requirement from their expected. Operations: Meghann Olshefski Amanda Herbert Mandy Morris Kelly Rindfleisch Bolster public awareness of union apprenticeship programs in the skilled trades. Glenn Youngkin and Georgia Gov. Co-patroned legislation requiring law-enforcement officers to undergo training on de-escalation techniques, the lawful use of force, and implicit bias. Our future and our children cannot wait. Were listening to the voices of Virginians, no matter who they vote for, to build a strong coalition that can get things done in Richmond. Example video title will go here for this video. Jenns bill made Virginia 'a leader in moving down the path of providing flexibility and stability to the child care sector,' according to Voices for Virginia Children, Cosponsored legislation that created a statewide unified system for early childhood care and education, Supported a bill that strengthened background checks for child care providers, Led the passage of a 2021 bill that invests $50 million in hiring more school support staff, such as social workers, nurses, and mental health professionals, Spearheaded legislation that created the Commission on School Construction and Modernization, which will make funding recommendations to fix crumbling schools across the Commonwealth, For two years in a row, chief sponsored a bill to increase Virginia public school funding by $2 billion by fully funding the Virginia Board of Educations recommended Standards of Quality, including addressing educational inequity, Passed two bills to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, which had led to increased racial disparities in Virginias education system, Fought for higher educator pay and increased support staffing, including a 2020 amendment to give teachers a 5% raise, and a 2019 amendment to hire more administrators and school staff, Received the Virginia Education Association 'Legislator of the Year' award in 2021, and numerous Virginia Education Association Legislative Champion awards for her work to improve school funding, Supported legislation that will require more transparency from higher education governing boards, Cosponsored the bill which will make tuition-free community college available to low- and middle-income students who pursue jobs in high-demand fields, Cosponsored legislation that allows DACA Dreamers to qualify for in-state tuition, Provide universal child care by 2025, ensuring that every Virginia child has access to affordable child care, Provide families up to 200% of the poverty level a waiver for free child care, Ensure no family in Virginia will pay above 7% of their income for child care, Put more than 80,000 more Virginians to work in our child care system, make sure more kids receive quality early childhood education, and support families work-life balance, Invest a record $2.3 billion more per year into Virginias K-12 education system, Fully implement and fund the Board of Educations Standards of Quality, Create an Equity Accountability Program to address educational inequities, including a new Director of Inclusion & Diversity under the Secretariat of Education, establish a new School-to-:*Prison Pipeline Task Force, and require all school districts to set concrete policies to address racism and bias, Bring much-needed reform to the Local Composite Index, updating the funding model to accurately calculate the true needs of school divisions, Increase teacher salaries to an average of $65,000 in order to remain nationally competitive and retain the best teachers, and do right by the Commonwealths educators, Lift the funding cap on school support staff, providing $350 million to ensure a ratio of no more than 250 students per 1 school social worker, school psychologist, school nurse, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst, other licensed health and behavioral positions, assistant principals, and custodial staff, Update the profile of a 21st Century Graduate and reform the early childhood, K-12, and educator prep program curriculum to ensure that students have the life and work-ready skills and competencies they need to succeed in the 21st century, Reform Virginias standards of learning and assessment programs to evaluate student learning and growth rather than how well they perform on multiple choice standardized tests, Address long-standing inequities in special education, Empower local school divisions to determine when to start and end the school year, Modernize teacher preparation programs and licensure and build and sustain a robust, diverse teacher workforce, Create a sustainable and dedicated fund to address school infrastructure issues, while accelerating the deployment of solar power to school districts that are implementing renewable energy programs, Increase state funding for higher education to move away from a model that relies heavily on tuition and fees, Require four-year colleges to set goals for low-income and middle-class student enrollment levels, Work closely with the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia to monitor higher education institutions actions and take budgetary or administrative action or seek legislative action necessary to ensure Virginia is adequately and fairly meeting the needs of our students and employees, Implement Get Skilled, Get a Job, and Give Back program, and ensure it continues to be funded in her budgets. title: "Primary election legislation in Virginia", But first, the candidates need to get their party's nomination before they can run in the general election. Supported a near $85 million budget allocation to the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative to expand broadband infrastructure. Supported legislation to bolster community awareness of missing firearms by requiring gun owners to report their lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours.. Justin Fairfax on Education" - Fairfax campaign ad, released April 26, 2021, "Petersburg" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released May 17, 2021, "Shoes" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released April 28, 2021, "My Grandmother" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released April 15, 2021, "Virginians Don't Back Down" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released June 22, 2020, "Beneath" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released May 27, 2020, "Launch Video" - Carroll Foy campaign ad, released May 27, 2020, "Righting a Wrong" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released May 7, 2021, "My Dad" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released April 15, 2021, "Day One" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released April 10, 2021, "News Citizen" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released April 8, 2021, "Restoration of Rights" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released April 6, 2021, "STEM-H Education Plan" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Feb. 19, 2021, "Affordable Housing" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Feb. 15, 2021, "Criminal Justice Reform" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Jan. 29, 2021, "New Virginia Way" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Jan. 22, 2021, "All In" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Jan. 13, 2021, "On Our Side" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Jan. 11, 2021, "Going big and bold on Education" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released Dec. 15, 2020, "Why Glenn's Running" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released May 20, 2021, "Virginia Forward" - McAuliffe campaign ad, released May 11, 2021, "Perspective" - McClellan campaign ad, released May 18, 2021, "Still Fighting" - McClellan campaign ad, released April 6, 2021, "Jennifer Carroll Foy for Governor" - Clean Virginia campaign ad, released May 10, 2021, "Jennifer Carroll Foy on Gun Safety" - Giffords profile, released April 6, 2021, "Terry McAuliffe on Gun Safety" - Giffords profile, released April 6, 2021, "Jennifer McClellan on Gun Safety" - Giffords profile, released April 6, 2021, Official debate video, released June 1, 2021, Official debate video, released May 20, 2021, "Virginia People's Debates - Governor," released March 16, 2021. He'll create an office to reimburse people's out-of-pocket COVID expenses, whether that's $20 for a test or $20,000 for an ICU stay. display: inline-block; Lee supports amending the Virginia Constitution to end felon disenfranchisement entirely, even during the term of incarceration. Through my Virginia Childcare Access Now (VA CAN) Initiative, establish a task force to develop a plan to improve access to and the affordability of childcare, establish public-private partnerships with companies to construct new child care facilities, research how child care subsidies, improve compensation to the child care workforce, and study state and federally funded child care and early learning programs. Jenn has also supported many bills over the years to protect Virginians from evictions, including: Cosponsoring legislation that prevented landlords from using 'self-help' evictions, Cosponsoring legislation that required landlords to offer payment plans, Cosponsoring legislation that created an Eviction Diversion Pilot Program, Jenn has a long history of standing up to housing discrimination, sponsoring or supporting every bill to strengthen the Virginia Fair Housing Law, including bills to add to the list of protected characteristics sexual orientation, gender identity, source of funds, and military status and prohibit localities from discriminating against affordable housing proposals, Create a Virginia Statewide Housing Voucher system, Increase funding to the Housing Trust Fund to provide for ongoing eviction relief and invest in affordable housing programs with a goal of functionally ending houselessness, Expand the current eviction diversion pilot programs specialized court dockets designed to assist low-income families during an eviction case, Create an equity Home Ownership Fund that targets historically disadvantaged families and individuals to qualify for housing grants for first-time home ownership increasing both stable housing, and building intergenerational wealth, Continue adjusting state laws to incentivize mixed-used and affordable housing construction, Combat eviction and barriers to housing through legislation that provides for eviction prevention, diversion and expanding tenant rights and protections, Ensure the statewide rent relief program is on-going and will invest $108 million annually into this fund, Led the Senate passage of the landmark Virginia Clean Economy Actthe most significant climate bill in Virginia historyto make Virginia the first Southern state with a 100% Clean:*Energy Standard, and create 13,000 clean energy jobs annually, Passed the Solar Freedom Act, which democratizes solar energy and removes barriers on local governments, residents, and businesses to harness solar power for their own use, Wrote and passed a bill to protect Virginia waterways from interstate pipeline projects, Chief-cosponsored the bill to create clean vehicle standards in Virginia and passed legislation expanding charging station infrastructure, Passed legislation to increase electric vehicle charging stations in Virginia, Introduced an Environmental Justice bill to require applicants for certain individual environmental permits to engage in community outreach, Cosponsored and passed legislation creating the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority, Make Virginia the #1 state for clean energy in America, Fully implement the Virginia Clean Economy Act and work with the Biden-Harris Administration to reach 100% clean energy by 2035, Make clean energy jobs a centerpiece of Virginias economic recovery by promoting sustainable solutions and innovation in all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and building infrastructure, Require environmental justice to be at the center of every project and enshrined in all state agency actions to address the long-standing inequities of Black and Brown communities facing health effects from pollution and fossil fuels, Make Virginia a national leader in electric vehicles and create a path for Virginia to have 100% low and zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, Introduce legislation that utilizes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funding to invest in coastal resiliency and conservation of natural resources, Prepare Virginia for the impacts of climate change, Protect Virginias parks and green spaces, Led and passed the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, the first state-level voting rights act in the South, Introduced and passed the Senate resolution to make Virginia the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, Spearheaded legislation repealing Virginias ban on same-sex marriage and was a chief copatron of the Virginia Values Act, making Virginia the first state in the South to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, Patroned a 2021 criminal justice reform bill allowing people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness to provide evidence of their conditions at trial, Patroned The Pregnant Worker Fairness Act which extended protections against discrimination for pregnant and nursing workers and new mothers, Passed the bill to reform outdated and ineffective 1980s-era laws that criminalized HIV, Led a Senate bill to strengthen protections from workplace sexual harassment, Championed protections for immigrants and new Americans fighting to ensure their access to voting rights and economic opportunity through legislation to increase interpretation and translation services to access state resources, improve health care options for undocumented children and pregnant people, and enable undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses, Passed legislation that added specialized personnel to schools to give support to serve special education students, Passed legislation to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline that disproportionately criminalizes students of color and students with disabilities, Passed a bill that required the state to publish data that showed Black and Brown students, and students with disabilities were being disproportionately suspended, Advocated for Indigenous communities, working closely with the Chickahominy Tribe in her Senate district to establish the Virginia Indigenous Peoples Trust Fund which will disburse a portion of the Commonwealths gaming revenues to Virginias six recognized Tribes, Was integral in the Senate passing the legislation to ban the gay/trans-panic defense, Protected LGBTQ+ youth by cosponsoring the bill that made Virginia the first state in the South to ban conversion therapy for minors, and introduced and passed the bill to define and address bullying in schools, Pushed to increase funding for supported employment to ensure workers with disabilities were paid competitive wages, Successfully repealed vestiges of Jim Crow in Virginia law repealing segregation laws, such as exemptions to worker protections through the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, Reformed the criminal justice system by passing legislation to raise the felony larceny threshold, end mandatory minimums for suspended drivers licenses, and expand parole eligibility for hundreds of incarcerated Virginians trapped in a legal loophole, Eliminate open carry laws that have historically intimidated Virginias citizens of color, Require background checks for those who buy guns from unlicensed dealers, Require background checks for gun rentals, Invest in Safe Communities grants providing communities with the resources they need to tackle gun violence and provide the mental health resources needed to fight the suicide epidemic while directly engaging communities to determine their specific needs, Created the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange under the Affordable Care Act, which will provide more affordable health insurance for approximately 300,000 Virginians, Led the fight for years to successfully expand Medicaid coverage to over 400,000 Virginians and has worked to expand services and reimbursement rates for providers, Worked to expand access to and lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand access to preventative, reproductive, behavioral, and long-term care for all Virginians while making the health care system easier to understand and navigate, Cosponsored legislation to improve health insurance coverage for families whose children have been diagnosed with autism, Led the passage of the Reproductive Health Protection Act, the first proactive expansion of abortion rights in Virginia history, which eliminated mandatory ultrasounds, 24-hour waiting periods, and TRAP laws, Carried the bill to make Virginia the first state in the South to remove the ban on abortion coverage for health insurance plans offered through the health benefits exchange, Received the Planned Parenthood Votes South Atlantics Legislative Leadership & Courage Award, and the 2020 NARAL of Virginias Legislator of the Year Award for her work advancing access to reproductive care, Expanded nursing protections and supported Medicaid access for new mothers for the first full year after birth, and funding for home visiting programs for pregnant and postpartum care, Supported the creation, implementation, and $5.3 million dollars in funding for the STEP- VA program designed to improve the quality of community behavioral services in 2017; and an additional $30.2 million for fiscal year 2022 for STEP-VA, to address Accountability, Access, Quality, and Consistency across all Community Services Boards (CSBs) and to enable CSBs statewide to deliver, at a minimum, nine standard services plus care, Patroned a landmark justice reform bill that will make the criminal justice system more equitable for individuals with mental illness, autism, or developmental/intellectual disabilities by allowing evidence of their conditions to be presented during hearings, Patroned legislation directing the Board of Education to review and update the Standards of Learning for students to include mental health, Supported $1.6 million in funding to establish the Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program to help increase behavioral health providers by coordinated efforts to recruit and retain providers in the Commonwealth, Close access gaps for areas of Virginia that dont have providers by expanding telehealth options and look at expanding scope of practice, Coordinate care that considers social inequities and a path to provide wrap-around services for needed additional resources outside of health care services, Implement the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to improve access, lower premiums and improve efficiency of health care for Virginians, Address the disproportionate impacts of maternal mortality for women of color, Invest in bias and cultural training for health care providers and work to increase diversity in the health provider workforce, Breaking down barriers to care and resources for Veterans including providing mental health resources for the suicide epidemic among our veterans, Reform Virginias mental health care system with a comprehensive plan to break down barriers to accessing mental health care and ensure it is part of coordinated care with our health care system, Protect the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationships from undue government interference, Protect reproductive health care and expand access to care ensuring that every Virginian can afford and access the reproductive care they need, Pass a constitutional amendment to enshrine the principles of Roe v. Wade, Focus on Early Intervention, Prevention, and Wellness across the Lifespan, Continue building and Strengthening Trauma-Informed Crisis System and Comprehensive Continuum of Care, Improve accountability, quality, and oversight within the behavioral health system, Work to destigmatize substance addiction while combating the opioid epidemic and making treatment more widely available, Make equity a driving force of state mental health funding and other resources (i.e. Address the disparate use of discipline including restraints and seclusion on students with disabilities, specifically students of color. In the wake of the Great Recessions foreclosure crisis, then-Delegate McClellan passed the Trust in Lending Act to add additional protections for homeowners dealing with mortgage brokers, This year, Jenn carried the Preserving the American Dream Act creating protections from foreclosure to help Virginians stay in their homes and expand access to quality manufactured housing one of the most accessible affordable housing options in the Commonwealth, Last year, Jenn passed the Tenants Bill of Rights empowering tenants to take action when their landlord allows property to fall into disrepair or become unsafe and lays out clear responsibilities of tenants to report such conditions, Ensure public housing demolitions give proper notice to tenants, Encourage local governments to create affordable housing, Increase affordable housing and address gentrification in the city of Richmond.
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