Prince William Times, John Gray tries again, this time for chairman

As of July 25, 2023, John S. Gray did not have a website or any information online.

Energy & the Environment

Previously stated that he planned to be proactive with infrastructure and would pay for it by borrowing against the county’s investment portfolio of $1.5 billion.

- Previously stated that he planned to be proactive with infrastructure and would pay for it by borrowing against the county’s investment portfolio of $1.5 billion.

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Healthcare

Education

Supported the 287(g) Program in Prince William, which allows local police officers to enforce federal immigration law, including making immigration arrests and deporting people.

- Supported the 287(g) Program in Prince William, which allows local police officers to enforce federal immigration law, including making immigration arrests and deporting people.

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John S. Gray

Virginia General Assembly, Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings

Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, HB 1783

Wants to transition to renewable energy sources.

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.

- Wants to transition to renewable energy sources.
- 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.

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

Supports low-cost childcare, and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for federal employees.

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.

- Supports low-cost childcare, and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for federal employees.
- 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.

Legiscan, HB 2427

Legiscan, HB 2374

Supports Medicaid, which provides health insurance for low-income, elderly, and disabled Virginians.

Wants to secure funding at state level to establish a Prince William Health Department.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.

- Supports Medicaid, which provides health insurance for low-income, elderly, and disabled Virginians.
- Wants to lower prescription drug costs.
- Wants to secure funding at state level to establish a Prince William Health Department.
- Supports abortion.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.

Legiscan, HB 2432

Legiscan, SB 1515

Supports raising teacher pay and reducing class sizes.

Wants to lower the cost of higher education.

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.

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.

- Wants more job training programs.
- Supports raising teacher pay and reducing class sizes.
- Wants to lower the cost of higher education.
- 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.
- 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.

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 2387

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 1642

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.

- 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.

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- 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.