I support all three of these constitutional amendments. With the chaos at the federal level, the General Assembly is the firewall protecting Virginians and their fundamental rights. As a result, the General Assembly needs to do everything in its power to protect the rights of its citizens and enshrine these basic human rights in the Constitution.
The SOQ continues to use Great Recession-era cost reduction measures, which does not accurately reflect the current state of our economy, further exacerbating the underfunding of schools within the Commonwealth. A first step that the Commonwealth should take to address these issues is by updating the SOQ formula to accurately reflect the current state of our economy; In general, the methodology of the SOQ formula should be reevaluated to account for the gap between what the formula calculates and the reality of the situation in K-12 schools throughout the Commonwealth.
Jobs and the Economy; Reproductive Freedom; Gun Safety; Education
The biggest impediment to voting in Virginia is the archaic law preventing anyone with a felony from participating in elections. This Jim Crow era law was enacted in order to prevent Black Virginians from voting and continues to disproportionately disenfranchise Black voters today. Swift action needs to be taken and a constitutional amendment must be passed in order to restore voting rights to those who are returning citizens.
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I support all three of the constitutional amendments because they move Virginians toward a more equitable and inclusive future:
Qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote: I support restoring voting rights to returning citizens and affirming voting as a human right for everyone.
Reproductive Freedom: I believe reproductive choices should be made by individuals—not politicians—therefore I support the preservation of that right in our Constitution.
Marriage Equality: I support affirming the right of any two adults to marry and eliminating discriminatory language from our laws.
These amendments are grounded in my values of dignity, equality, and self-determination for everyone in Virginia.
The JLARC report for 2023 confirms what a lot of families already know. The State of Virginia underfunds its K-12 schools by almost $1,900 per student! I support fully updating the Standards of Quality (SOQ) formula to reflect actual staffing and student needs, increasing state investments to support these gaps in funding, and targeting funding for students with higher needs. The state should also reinstate outdated, recession-era cuts and be transparent with how they use the funding they receive. We should provide our students with a fully funded, equitable public educational system that affords every child the opportunity to succeed.
It is my top three legislative priorities to fully fund public education; create an economy that works for all; and create safer communities. All of these priorities, include investing in our schools and our teachers, creating pathways to jobs especially in underserved communities, enacting smart public safety policies that are based in communities, reduce gun violence, and keep families safe. I am committed to using policies that promote working people that allow making sure every Virginian has the fair shot.
Civic engagement organizations operating in Virginia shared many barriers to voting: ongoing voter roll purges that have disenfranchised eligible voters, barriers to access for people with disabilities, and closures of poll places that have negative impacts on Black and rural communities. Many Virginians continue to be impacted by a legacy of disenfranchisement of Jim Crow, especially with felony disenfranchisement. Language access barriers add to the disenfranchisement of non-English speaking voters. It is critical that we do whatever we can to remove these barriers to participation and ensure that every eligible voter can freely and fairly participate in our elections in order to strengthen our democracy.
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As a gay married man, I know what it means to have your love questioned and your rights debated. Virginia still has a same-sex marriage ban in its constitution, despite federal protections, which sends a harmful message. Repealing it is not just symbolic; it's essential for equality and dignity. I also support enshrining reproductive freedom in our state constitution. My mother became pregnant with me at 15, and my sister made the choice to become a young mom. They had the power to decide, and that right must be protected for my niece and future generations. I believe in restoring civil rights automatically for those who’ve served their time.
Virginia’s K–12 funding system is outdated, inequitable, and underfunded. I support increasing the state’s investment in education to meet the national average in per-pupil spending and reforming the Standards of Quality (SOQ) to reflect actual staffing and student support costs. We must strengthen programs like the At-Risk Add-On and ensure accurate funding for special education. I also support adjusting the Local Composite Index to use a multi-year average, creating a fairer funding model. Every student, regardless of zip code, deserves access to quality education, resources, and well-paid, well-trained educators.
If elected to represent Virginia’s 75th House District, I’ll focus on expanding healthcare access, protecting reproductive freedom, fully funding public education, addressing the mental health crisis, creating affordable housing, and defending voting rights. As a nurse, mental health professional, and caregiver to four children, two with IEP’s seen firsthand how policy impacts lives. I’ll fight for better school funding, Medicaid expansion, mental health services, and job training. I’ll work to protect early voting and restore rights for returning citizens. I’m committed to delivering real change for Hopewell, Prince George, and Chesterfield.
One major impediment to voting in Virginia is the mistaken removal of eligible voters from rolls, as seen in 2023 when many were purged due to misclassified probation violations. This error, revealed just before key elections, raised serious concerns about disenfranchisement. Disparities in how mail-in ballots are processed, disproportionately affecting minority voters, further highlight systemic issues. Virginia’s withdrawal from the ERIC program, which helped maintain accurate rolls, has also undermined election integrity. We must invest in systems that expand access, ensure accuracy, and build trust in our democracy.
