Candidate for Virginia House of Delegates - District 62 in 2019 Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedWhen elected, I will support the ratification of the ERA in Virginia and persuade others to follow my lead. Learn more
I will work to aid our returning citizens during re-entry by supporting funding for work force development, small business development for former offenders and encouraging businesses with incentives, to give our returning nonviolent neighbors a second chance. Learn more
I will advocate and support the introduction of legislation to reduce, and over time, eliminate mandatory sentencing guidelines for personal drug use and possession. Learn more
I will look to adopt legislation that limits law enforcement powers within schools when interacting with students and will look to keep them from being involved in minor school disciplinary issues. Learn more
I will support “Ban the Box”. Learn more
I will work to ensure that Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Prince George County, and the City of Hopewell schools are all equally funded with the resources to recruit and keep the best teachers the country has to offer. Learn more
Teachers should be allowed the freedom to teach for learning and understanding and not to teach strictly based on meeting testing standards. Learn more
I will also work to increase pay for our bus drivers who take on the important task of getting our students to and from school and activities every day. Learn more
I will work with the House and Senate to craft a state budget that assists in raising salaries for teachers and increases funding for the assistance in the renovation and up keep of our schools. Learn more
We must enact legislation to protect our environment, oceans, bays, rivers and springs. From the James, to the Chesapeake to the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more
I will ensure that high capacity magazines and assault rifles do not find their way into the hands of the mentally ill and citizens who should not possess them. Learn more
I will work to close the gun show loop hole and enact tougher laws that punish illegal gun transactions. Learn more
I will work to support the promotion of early intervention, strengthen our community crisis systems, combat suicide, and support studies to bring evidence-based practices to our mental health care system in the Commonwealth. Learn more
I will work hard to protect the Affordable Care Act and to ensure that prescriptions are affordable. Learn more
I will support and work towards funding for the introduction and expansion of clean energy public transportation in the district, as well as improvements and maintenance of all of our roads, highways and byways. Learn more
I support gradually raising the minimum wage in Virginia to $15 an hour over the next three years in increments of about $2 per year. Learn more
By doing the increase in increments and providing small business tax incentives, I look to decrease the burden of increasing minimum wages on the small business owner. Learn more
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