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Tara Durant

REPUBLICAN

Tara Durant is running for Virginia State Senator, District 27.

Personal background

Tara is originally from Des Moines, Iowa. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and communication from Coe College and a law degree from the University of Baltimore. She lives with her husband and children in Stafford County.

Professional background

Tara used to be an elementary school teacher. She worked at the Holy Cross Academy, a Catholic private school.

Political background

Tara Durant is currently the state delegate representing district 28. She was first elected in 2021 and has been in office for one term.

Energy & the Environment

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 for a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

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Economy

Wants to lower taxes.

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.

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.

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Healthcare

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.

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Education

Wants to "remove politics from the classroom."

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 for 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.

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Public Safety

Said she "worked with the Youngkin administration to back the blue."

As a state delegate, voted for 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.

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