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Virginia House of Delegates Member, District 1

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    Patrick A. Hope
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    William J. "Bill" Moher III
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

What are your priorities to address the impact on Virginia of the dramatic changes to the Federal Budget and the decrease of Virginia’s tax base due to the loss of federal employment?

Do you support legislation allowing Virginia to adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (which would ensure that every Virginia vote for President is equal to those votes from every other state and DC, while also guaranteeing that the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide wins the Presidency)?

If elected, what will be your top priorities for Virginia?

Do you support the proposed Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom constitutional amendment? Why or why not?

Given the shortage of housing in Virginia and especially Northern Virginia, what policies would you advance to increase housing supply and affordability?

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Campaign Email candidate@billmoher.com
Campaign Phone 703-997-4065
Campaign Twitter Handle @billmoher
We should relax permitting rules to allow small businesses to thrive, hiring this well-educated worker community. The Commonwealth should fund sign-on bonuses through the unemployment program, forgivable after 2 months of full-time work when hiring former federal employees. The Governor should also provide tax incentives for companies that keep these employees full-time for at least 2 months, with full forgiveness for those who stay 2 years. This ensures businesses make long-term, sensible hiring decisions while helping former federal employees and HR teams adjust from federal to commercial work. This is a great opportunity to keep this talent in VA while growing small business.
No. This plan is unconstitutional and disenfranchises minority communities. Forcing Virginia’s electors to follow national sentiment strips citizens of their voice. Had this Compact existed in 2024, all Virginia’s electors would have gone to Trump, not Harris. Instead, we should amend Virginia’s Constitution to proportionally allocate electors rather than winner-take-all. This would force presidential candidates to campaign across the whole state, not just in DC suburbs and big city centers. Rural areas like Brunswick County—home to many Black and immigrant Latino farmers—deserve attention too. Virginia should follow Maine’s model, not that of NY or CT.
End the unfair car tax and cut taxes for working families.

Lower healthcare costs by repealing special-interest bills that protect greedy insurers and pharma. Let market forces—not price-fixing—set costs. Patients should share savings from cheaper scans and procedures. Healthcare is 20% of our economy yet hasn’t benefited from tech; I know how to fix this.

Reward great teachers, encourage poor performers to leave, and keep politics out of classrooms. Parents should control what their kids learn. Allow skilled retirees and volunteers to teach with less red tape.

Stop penalizing military families with unfair tax laws. Make Virginia more attractive for them to register, vote, & have their voices represented than FL, TX, & WI.
No, I do not. Like most Virginians, I want abortion to be safe, legal, & rare. I believe a vote for this extreme amendment is alarming. It cannot be changed prior to a vote. It removes parental notification for minors, allowing rapists and traffickers to conceal crimes. It permits late-term abortions beyond the 8th month with no reasonable limits, unlike most nations. It ends waiting periods and ultrasound requirements that help women make informed choices and therefore discourage adoption of unwanted children. This hurts loving LGBTQIA+ and fertility-challenged couples the most. This amendment is too radical, unsafe for women and girls, and risks the US Supreme Court overturning existing VA sensible reproductive rights in court.
Did you know in Arlington you can’t convert a garage into a bedroom, even for a home healthcare worker caring for an elderly parent? One resident was forced to tear down his remodel and reinstall a garage door. This is madness. We should permit accessory dwellings where space allows, allow tiny homes, and permit permanent occupancy of RVs and movable homes. We must relax rules on what qualifies as a rentable bedroom, raise occupancy limits, and repeal outdated laws restricting how many unrelated people can live together. These reforms will expand affordable housing and support real community needs.