Wants to increase energy production to reduce reliance on oil imported from other countries.

- Wants to increase energy production to reduce reliance on oil imported from other countries.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to lower taxes and give larger tax rebates to Virginians who pay their taxes.

Supports more trade school opportunities.

Wants to get rid of government regulations on small businesses.

Supports more government funding for private businesses during inflation.

- Wants to lower taxes and give larger tax rebates to Virginians who pay their taxes.
- Supports more trade school opportunities.
- Wants to get rid of government regulations on small businesses.
- Supports more government funding for private businesses during inflation.

Economy

As of July 25, 2023, David Owen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Wants parents to decide what children learn rather than the school system.

Supports career & technical education for students.

Wants funding to make sure that the state has quality education.

- Wants parents to decide what children learn rather than the school system.
- Supports career & technical education for students.
- Wants funding to make sure that the state has quality education.

Education

Wants more funding to improve training for the police.

Supports Virginia being one of the states that spends the most government money on the police.

Wants to prioritize drug rehabilitation programs and strictly enforce crimes committed by people who sell drugs.

- Wants more funding to improve training for the police.
- Supports Virginia being one of the states that spends the most government money on the police.
- Wants to prioritize drug rehabilitation programs and strictly enforce crimes committed by people who sell drugs.

Public Safety

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David Owen

Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

Wants stronger environmental protections and wants to reduce carbon emissions.

Believes in promoting sustainable practices to protect natural resources and ecosystems.

Plans to stop utility companies from disconnecting medically vulnerable people like seniors during extreme weather events.

- Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
- Wants stronger environmental protections and wants to reduce carbon emissions.
- Believes in promoting sustainable practices to protect natural resources and ecosystems.
- Plans to stop utility companies from disconnecting medically vulnerable people like seniors during extreme weather events.

Wants more safe and affordable housing options for seniors.

- Wants more safe and affordable housing options for seniors.

Wants to make sure that everyone in Virginia has access to affordable medications and healthcare.

Plans to require insurance companies to cover life-saving medications, including epinephrine auto-injectors for severe allergies and insulin.

Wants more education about mental health and substance use disorder, and wants to make treatment a priority.

- Wants to make sure that everyone in Virginia has access to affordable medications and healthcare.
- Plans to require insurance companies to cover life-saving medications, including epinephrine auto-injectors for severe allergies and insulin.
- Supports abortion.
- Wants more education about mental health and substance use disorder, and wants to make treatment a priority.

Opposes public schools using tip lines for complaints about teachers, and opposes monitoring teachers via video.

Plans to limit the amount that tuition can increase at Virginia colleges and universities.

- Opposes public schools using tip lines for complaints about teachers, and opposes monitoring teachers via video.
- Wants to raise teacher pay.
- Plans to limit the amount that tuition can increase at Virginia colleges and universities.

Plans to set up more Drug Courts, so that people charged with nonviolent drug offenses will receive treatment instead of going to prison.

Supports gun control, including expanding background checks, limiting assault weapons, closing loopholes, and making sure that mentally ill people, people with a restraining order against them, and people convicted of violent crimes do not have access to guns.

Supports programs to buy back guns from gun owners.

Wants to clean up vacant lots and improve street lighting.

- Plans to set up more Drug Courts, so that people charged with nonviolent drug offenses will receive treatment instead of going to prison.
- Supports gun control, including expanding background checks, limiting assault weapons, closing loopholes, and making sure that mentally ill people, people with a restraining order against them, and people convicted of violent crimes do not have access to guns.
- Supports programs to buy back guns from gun owners.
- Wants to clean up vacant lots and improve street lighting.

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