Ballotpedia, Jennifer Carroll Foy

Supports providing tax incentives for individuals and businesses that use renewable energy.

As state delegate, helped pass legislation to clean contaminated water ponds around Virginia.

- Supports providing tax incentives for individuals and businesses that use renewable energy.
- As state delegate, helped pass legislation to clean contaminated water ponds around Virginia.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to raise the state minimum wage to $15.

- Wants to raise the state minimum wage to $15.

Economy

Supports abortion, and opposes restricts on abortion access.

As a state delegate, helped pass the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act, which protects pregnant people from discrimination at work.

As a state delegate, wanted the Department of Social Services to "better track opioid usage among parents to better understand and target solutions for the foster care system."

As a state delegate, supported expanding Medicaid, which provides health insurance to low-income, senior, and disabled Virginians.

- Supports abortion, and opposes restricts on abortion access.
- As a state delegate, helped pass the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act, which protects pregnant people from discrimination at work.
- As a state delegate, wanted the Department of Social Services to "better track opioid usage among parents to better understand and target solutions for the foster care system."
- As a state delegate, supported expanding Medicaid, which provides health insurance to low-income, senior, and disabled Virginians.

Healthcare

Wants to reduce the number of days a child can be suspended in school.

- Supports raising teacher pay.
- Wants to reduce the number of days a child can be suspended in school.

Education

As state delegate, worked to change the cash bail system, which requires people charged with crimes to pay in order to be release from prison while they are waiting for their trial.

- Supports legalizing marijuana.
- As state delegate, worked to change the cash bail system, which requires people charged with crimes to pay in order to be release from prison while they are waiting for their trial.

Public Safety

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Jennifer Carroll Foy

As of July 25, 2023, Michael Van Meter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to reduce government regulations on businesses.

- Wants to reduce government regulations on businesses.
- Supports lowering taxes.

- Opposes education about race and racism.

Opposes increased regulation of firearms.

- Wants more funding for the police.
- Opposes increased regulation of firearms.

Michael Van Meter

- Your state representative represents the interests of your district in the Virginia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- The state Senate, along with the House of Delegates, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- General Assembly members work together with the Governor to create the state budget. 
- There are 40 Virginia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to four-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $18,000.
