Learn about candidates, ballot measures, and voting information for the November 7, 2023  Election in Virginia.

Virginia November 7, 2023  Election

Virginia November 7, 2023  Election Politics and Voting Information

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2023 Virginia Primary Elections

Ballotpedia, Patrick Hope

Patch, Candidate Profile: Patrick Hope For VA House Of Delegates​

Legiscan,SB 1323 

Legiscan, HB 1783

- Supports reducing greenhouse gasses by investing in renewable energy sources.
- Wants to protect water quality and preserving natural spaces.
- Supports providing tax credits for the purchase of energy efficient appliances.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

Energy & the Environment

Virginia’s Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

- Plans to find ways to protect existing jobs and create new ones.
- Wants to continue benefits for workers who lose their jobs until they find stable employment.
- Plans to decrease employee turnover by improving benefits and increasing minimum wage.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lowered taxes on groceries from 2.5% to 1%, except for alcohol, tobacco, and prepared hot foods. Diapers and feminine hygiene products were included in the tax decrease.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

Economy

 Legiscan, HB 2427

Legiscan, HB 2374 

- Plans to support equality for people with disabilities through equal opportunity, independent living and economic self-sufficiency.
- Wants to protect the expansion of Medicaid to every Virginian.
- Plans to develop programs to support people who abuse substances.
- Wants to ensure adequate mental health resources.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Healthcare

Legiscan, HB 2432

Legiscan, SB 1515

- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.
- Supports fully funding the Virginia Standards of Quality which protects teachers and students from unfair working and learning conditions.
- Advocates for affordable public school education from pre-k to high school.
- Plans to increase school funding and teacher salaries.

Education

Virginia’s Legislative Information System, HB 2387

- Supports gun control laws such as background checks, one handgun a month laws, and strengthening penalties for unsecured firearms that endanger children.
- Supports prison reform that eliminates solitary confinement and ends mass incarceration.
- Supports police reforms for increased transparency and accountability.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

Public Safety

Twitter

Patrick A. Hope

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Virginia State House of Delegates.
- Your state delegate can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. - All bills dealing with the state budget start in the Virginia House of Delegates.
- The state House of Delegates, along with the state Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- There are 100 members of the Virginia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Delegates are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,640.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Virginia House of Delegates

Voting Access

Renewable Energy

State Delegate

Arlington Va, Paul Ferguson

LinkedIn

As of July 25, 2023, Paul F. Ferguson’s website did not contain information on this issue and Paul F. Ferguson did not complete our questionnaire.

Budget

- Is a "known leader" in environmental issues.

Judicial Administration

Paul F. Ferguson

- The clerk of the court is responsible for all administrative and financial duties within the county court system, including filing cases, maintaining evidence, and registering legal documents like wills and deeds. 
- The office is responsible for giving out marriage licenses, gun permits, admitting wills, and collecting fines and fees from court cases. 
- They also handle recordings of court cases and any money that comes through the county court office. 
- Most clerks of the court are elected in odd years in Virginia for either four or eight year terms. Elections are partisan.

Head administrator and record keeper of the county courts

Judicial Efficiency

Court Clerk

As of July 25, 2023, Miranda H. Turner’s website did not contain information on this issue and Miranda H. Turner did not complete our questionnaire.

School Violence

- Wants more instructional time for students who need it.
- Supports double-dose instruction, tutoring, after-school programs, and summer school.

School Curriculum

AEA-PAC School Board Questionnaire 2023

- Supports 31 days of additional paid leave to 12-month employees.
- Supports paid parental leave for staff.
- Wants to make class sizes smaller.

School System Budget

Facebook

Miranda H. Turner

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Governs the county's public school system

Taxes

College & Career Readiness

School Board Member

Arlington Virginia, Carla de la Pava

Arlington Virginia, County Treasurer Honored at 2022 TAV Annual Conference

- Said, "Under my leadership, the Treasurer’s Office has cut the tax delinquency rate by 43%."

- As treasurer, helped reduce the cost of banking services by $400,000 per year.

Carla F. De La Pava

- The treasurer works with county government departments and the public to receive and give out funds, including real estate taxes and government funding. 
- The county treasurer’s office manages banking services and debts and makes sure that the county has a high financial rating. 
- Most treasurers in Virginia are elected in odd years for four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

Treasurer

ARL Now, Two announce candidacy in upcoming races as Ingrid Morroy announces retirement

As of July 25, 2023, Kim E. Klingler’s website did not contain information on this issue and Kim E. Klingler did not complete our questionnaire.

- Supports ensuring clients, customers, and the public are regularly informed and supported.

Kim E. Klingler

- The commissioner of revenue is responsible for all state and local taxes, including enforcing payment of taxes, accepting taxes, and auditing tax returns. 
- The commissioner’s office helps Virginia taxpayers in the county file their state and local tax returns each year. 
- Most commissioners of revenue are elected in odd years in Virginia for four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

The top county official in charge of taxes

Revenue Commissioner

Run For Something, Amanda L. Pohl

Ballotpedia, Amanda Pohl

As of July 25, 2023, Amanda L. Pohl’s website did not contain information on this issue and Amanda L. Pohl did not complete our questionnaire.

- Plans on increasing online services and offering mobile community services.

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Amanda L. Pohl

As of July 25, 2023, Erica G. Baez’s website did not contain information on this issue and Erica G. Baez did not complete our questionnaire.

Erica G. Baez

As of July 25, 2023, Rebecca R. Longnaker’s website did not contain information on this issue and Rebecca R. Longnaker did not complete our questionnaire.

Rebecca R. Longnaker

Chesterfield County Virginia, Staff Directory: Jenefer S. Hughes

- Wants to simplify business personal property taxes "so business owners have a predictable tax assessment and spend less time on tax reporting and more time on their businesses."
- Plans to partner with "the IRS to become a VITA site, to assist citizens earning $60,000 or less per year to complete their Federal Income Tax returns."

As of July 25, 2023, Jenefer S. Hughes’s website did not contain information on this issue and Jenefer S. Hughes did not complete our questionnaire.

Jenefer S. Hughes

- Wants to lower taxes and "ensure that Chesterfield is an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family."

- Plans to "increase transparency and accountability in the Commissioner’s office and around the use of taxpayer funds by the Chesterfield County Government as a whole."

Rick A. Ferrell

- Plans to expand "community outreach efforts to ensure Sheriff's office have a greater role in the community where needed."

- Promises to "maintain a transparent organization carried out in the manner and fashion expected of the citizens of Chesterfield County."

Criminal Justice

Karl S. Leonard

- The sheriff is an elected official who operates the county jails, keeps courtrooms secure during trials, and keeps the public safe through law enforcement. 
- Sheriffs are responsible for serving court papers, executing arrest warrants, providing law enforcement in county areas, and working with city law enforcement to keep population centers safe. 
- Most sheriffs in Virginia are elected in odd years for four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

The chief law enforcement officer in the county

Sheriff

Historical Elections Virginia, Carey Lynn Allen

As of July 25, 2023, Carey Lynn Allen’s website did not contain information on this issue and Carey Lynn Allen did not complete our questionnaire.

Representation

Environment

Carey Lynn Allen

- The district board is in charge of conserving, improving, and protecting Virginia's natural resources, with a focus on soil and water. They make plans to conserve soil resources, control and prevent soil erosion, prevent floods, and conserve, develop, use and dispose of water. 
- Directors are responsible for providing local representation on conservation issues. Historically directors were agricultural landowners, but today they represent a variety of issues and perspectives. 
- A major responsibility of district boards is to control and prevent pollution of Virginia's waterways.  
- Each of the 47 districts is represented by a combination of appointed and elected directors, both of which are unpaid. Elected directors are elected in nonpartisan elections to four year terms. 

Works to ensure the conservation of your county's natural resources

Virginia November 7, 2023 Election

State Delegate

District 1 · 1 candidate

How this impacts you

Court Clerk

Arlington · 1 candidate

School Board Member

Arlington · 1 candidate

How this impacts you

Treasurer

Arlington · 1 candidate

Revenue Commissioner

Arlington · 1 candidate

Court Clerk

Chesterfield · 2 candidates

Treasurer

Chesterfield · 1 candidate

Revenue Commissioner

Chesterfield · 2 candidates

Sheriff

Chesterfield · 1 candidate

Soil and Water Conservation Director

Chesterfield · 2 candidates

School Board Member

Fairfax · 9 candidates

How this impacts you

Soil and Water Conservation Director

Fairfax · 7 candidates

Court Clerk

Henrico · 2 candidates

Commonwealth's Attorney

Henrico · 2 candidates

Sheriff

Henrico · 2 candidates

Soil and Water Conservation Director

Henrico · 4 candidates

City Council Member

Clifton · 5 candidates

City Council Member

Vienna · 8 candidates

Court Clerk

Fairfax · 2 candidates

Commonwealth's Attorney

Fairfax · 1 candidate