The Daily Progress, Former Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris running for House of Delegates

Dave is from Fairfax County. He has a bachelor’s degree in politics and history from Curry University in Massachusetts, and a master's degree in government from the College of William & Mary. He lives with his three children and two cats.

Dave owns a business and is a manager of the Financial Opportunity Center + Housing Hub at the Piedmont Housing Alliance. He used to be a general manager at the Charlottesville Parking Center and a redevelopment authority at the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Dave Norris was a member of the Charlottesville City Council. He was first elected in 2006 and was in office for two terms, until 2014. He was also mayor of the Charlottesville City Council for one term.

Wants to conserve natural areas and wildlife habitats.

Plans to work to reduce animal cruelty and the suffering of animals in Virginia.

- Wants to conserve natural areas and wildlife habitats. 
- Plans to work to reduce animal cruelty and the suffering of animals in Virginia.

Energy & the Environment

Wants more funding for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund to build and maintain more affordable housing and reduce homelessness.

Supports getting rid of legal barriers to housing development in Virginia towns and cities.

Plans to create a credit repair loan fund to loan money to Virginians with poor credit scores.

As mayor of the Charlottesville city council, helped fund the construction, rehabilitations, and maintenance of more than 2,000 affordable housing units.

- Wants more funding for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund to build and maintain more affordable housing and reduce homelessness. 
- Supports getting rid of legal barriers to housing development in Virginia towns and cities. 
- Plans to create a credit repair loan fund to loan money to Virginians with poor credit scores. 
- As mayor of the Charlottesville city council, helped fund the construction, rehabilitations, and maintenance of more than 2,000 affordable housing units.

Economy

Supports abortion, including opposing abortion bans and wanting to change the state constitution to protect the right to an abortion.

Plans to make sure that Virginians can access affordable birth control, sex education, and reproductive healthcare.

Wants to create a state mental health organization to focus on preventing mental health issues and providing mental health support through community organizations.

Plans to prioritize addiction treatment and recovery.

Wants to create an early intervention standard to prevent individuals from reaching a mental health crisis before getting support.

- Supports abortion, including opposing abortion bans and wanting to change the state constitution to protect the right to an abortion.
- Plans to make sure that Virginians can access affordable birth control, sex education, and reproductive healthcare. 
- Wants to create a state mental health organization to focus on preventing mental health issues and providing mental health support through community organizations. 
- Plans to prioritize addiction treatment and recovery. 
- Wants to create an early intervention standard to prevent individuals from reaching a mental health crisis before getting support.

Healthcare

Plans to fight for higher pay and the right to form a union for teachers.

Supports more funding for public schools, and wants government funding for public charter schools.

- Plans to fight for higher pay and the right to form a union for teachers.
- Supports more funding for public schools, and wants government funding for public charter schools.

Education

Plans to promote violence prevention efforts in communities and neighborhoods.

- Supports gun control. 
- Plans to promote violence prevention efforts in communities and neighborhoods.
- Wants to address mass incarceration.

Public Safety

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Dave Norris

Bellamy is from Charlottesville, Virginia. He attended Venable, Walker, Buford, and Charlottesville High School. He has a bachelor's degree in finance and political studies from James Madison University, a master's degree in finance from DeVry University, and a master's degree in accounting from Liberty University.

Daily Progress, Bellamy Brown resigns from police oversight board, makes bid for state House seat

Bellamy Brown is a freelance financial consultant for Albemarle County. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Bellamy Brown previously ran for Charlottesville City Council in 2019 and did not win.

Supports the Affordable Energy Act, which will change energy prices in Virginia when profits rise above a certain level.

Promises not to take funding from Dominion Energy, the monopoly energy provider for Virginia, or Appalachian Power.

- Supports the Affordable Energy Act, which will change energy prices in Virginia when profits rise above a certain level. 
- Promises not to take funding from Dominion Energy, the monopoly energy provider for Virginia, or Appalachian Power.  
- Wants more clean energy programs.

Supports making the economy more fair for women and LGBTQ+ individuals.

- Supports making the economy more fair for women and LGBTQ+ individuals. 
- Wants more affordable housing.

Wants to improve the mental healthcare system.

- Wants to improve the mental healthcare system. 
- Supports abortion.

Wants to improve public schools and make them more safe.

Supports more funding for public schools.

- Wants to improve public schools and make them more safe.
- Supports more funding for public schools.

Promises to support the police and firefighters and wants more training for the police.

Wants to prevent gun by focusing on gun owner responsibility.

Supports more civilian oversight of the police.

- Promises to support the police and firefighters and wants more training for the police. 
- Wants to prevent gun by focusing on gun owner responsibility. 
- Supports more civilian oversight of the police.

Bellamy Brown

Charlottesville Tomorrow, Katrina Callsen

Katrina is from Virginia. She has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband and two sons.

Katrina Callsen is a lawyer. She is the deputy city attorney for Charlottesville. She used to be a middle school math teacher through Teach for America.

Katrina Callsen currently the chair of the Albemarle County School Board. She was first elected in 2017 and has been in office for two terms.

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Supports opportunities for shared solar in low-income neighborhoods.

Wants Charlottesville to be a Clean Energy Hub.

Supports the State Corporation Commission regulating electricity rates.

Wants Virginia to reduce carbon emissions in the power sector.

As chair of the Albemarle County School Board, she supported installing solar panels.

- Supports opportunities for shared solar in low-income neighborhoods. 
- Wants Charlottesville to be a Clean Energy Hub.
- Supports the State Corporation Commission regulating electricity rates.
- Wants Virginia to reduce carbon emissions in the power sector. 
- As chair of the Albemarle County School Board, she supported installing solar panels.

Supports providing tax breaks to repair affordable housing,

Wants to provide support and services to reduce homelessness.

- Wants to change zoning rules. 
- Supports providing tax breaks to repair affordable housing,
- Wants to provide support and services to reduce homelessness.

Supports abortion, and wants to change the Virginia constitution to include protections for reproductive rights.

Wants birth control to be accessible and covered by health insurance companies.

Wants to make sure that low-income Virginians and people of color can access reproductive healthcare.

- Supports abortion, and wants to change the Virginia constitution to include protections for reproductive rights.
- Wants birth control to be accessible and covered by health insurance companies. 
- Wants to make sure that low-income Virginians and people of color can access reproductive healthcare.

Supports more mental health services in schools.

Wants more funding to schools, and to make sure that funding is distributed to underfunded schools.

- Wants to raise teacher pay. 
- Supports more mental health services in schools.
- Wants more funding to schools, and to make sure that funding is distributed to underfunded schools.

Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and more gun storage requirements.

Opposes guns being carried on college campuses and in other public spaces.

Wants more funding for the police and more resources to prevent fentanyl overdoses.

- Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and more gun storage requirements. 
- Opposes guns being carried on college campuses and in other public spaces. 
- Wants more funding for the police and more resources to prevent fentanyl overdoses.

Katrina E. Callsen

- The Virginia General Assembly, made up of the House of Delegates and the State Senate, is responsible for creating state laws.  
- Your state delegate serves your local district in the Virginia House of Delegates, advocating for your community's needs and interests.  
- Delegates have the power to write, sponsor, and vote on proposed legislation, including all bills related to the state budget, which begin in the House of Delegates.  
- The House of Delegates consists of 100 members, each elected to represent one district.  
- Delegates serve two-year terms and receive an annual salary of $17,640.