Issue Position: Protecting our Democracy

Issue Position

Our right to vote must be protected as staunchly and fervently as other rights. The vote is the entry point into our democracy. I support the proposed Right to Vote Constitutional Amendment that would make voting a right with the only conditions of age, citizenship, residency, and registration. I have been active and vocal in the work toward independent and community-based Redistricting, removing obstacles to the ballot, and encouraging voter engagement for a true representative democracy.

I support Campaign Finance reform and want to make sure Virginia votes are worth more than corporate contributions.

As a member of the Privileges and Elections committee, I will remain a strong voice for equitable access to our democracy for all Virginians.

I am also working hard to make sure that we have a complete count in Virginia for the 2020 Census.

For our next scheduled redistricting process in 2021, I am most concerned with the guiding rules and criteria that the map drawers must follow. I have presented and will continue to fight for legislation and proposed constitutional amendments that uphold the Voting Rights Act of 1965, like HB1996 from 2019 that never got a hearing in the Privileges & Elections committee. Reform on who draws the maps and how the maps are drawn must go together.

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