Supports renewable energy and reducing plastic.

- Supports renewable energy and reducing plastic.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the right of workers to form a union.

Wants more funding for transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Supports higher pay and more time off for transit workers.

Wants to replace diesel school buses with electric buses.

- Supports the right of workers to form a union. 
- Wants more funding for transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness. 
- Supports higher pay and more time off for transit workers. 
- Wants to replace diesel school buses with electric buses.

Economy

Wants more funding for mental health services and facilities, and wants more beds at mental health facilities to serve more people.

- Wants more funding for mental health services and facilities, and wants more beds at mental health facilities to serve more people. 
- Supports abortion.

Healthcare

Wants more apprenticeships and more education to prepare students for college.

Supports free preschool for all Virginians.

- Wants more apprenticeships and more education to prepare students for college.
- Supports free preschool for all Virginians.

Education

Supports having non-police first responders come with the police to respond to crises.

Supports gun control, including requiring child-proofing on guns.

Wants to reduce the magazine capacity of guns.

- Supports having non-police first responders come with the police to respond to crises. 
- Supports gun control, including requiring child-proofing on guns. 
- Wants to reduce the magazine capacity of guns.

Public Safety

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- Wants to create more clean energy jobs.

Wants more funding for affordable housing and community programs.

As a Fairfax County School Board member, helped raise teacher salaries.

- Wants more funding for affordable housing and community programs.
- Supports raising teacher pay. 
- As a Fairfax County School Board member, helped raise teacher salaries.

Supports abortion, and wants to protect abortion rights in Virginia law.

As a Fairfax County School Board member, Karen launched a program to get rid of barriers caused by periods.

- Supports abortion, and wants to protect abortion rights in Virginia law. 
- As a Fairfax County School Board member, Karen launched a program to get rid of barriers caused by periods.

As a Fairfax County School Board member, changed the requirements for child abuse reporting to make them more clear.

- Supports free preschool for all Virginians. 
- Supports education on race and racism.
- As a Fairfax County School Board member, changed the requirements for child abuse reporting to make them more clear.

Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and more gun safety laws.

- Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and more gun safety laws.

Karen Keys-Gamarra

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Supports the Virginia Clean Economy Act and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Wants to increase access to distributed energy sources like rooftop solar.

Plans to invest in clean energy technologies.

- Supports the Virginia Clean Economy Act and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
- Wants to increase access to distributed energy sources like rooftop solar.
- Plans to invest in clean energy technologies.

Wants to expand the amount of workers for sustainable energy jobs.

Supports increasing the budget for affordable housing.

As a citizen, proposed to the Fairfax Board of Supervisors to "implement zoning changes that would facilitate the use of existing and empty commercial buildings as transitional housing."

- Wants to expand the amount of workers for sustainable energy jobs. 
- Supports increasing the budget for affordable housing. 
- As a citizen, proposed to the Fairfax Board of Supervisors to "implement zoning changes that would facilitate the use of existing and empty commercial buildings as transitional housing."

Plans to establish a mobile mental health unit in Reston.

Supports abortion rights and access to abortion.

Wants to improve the accessibility of mental health services.

- Plans to establish a mobile mental health unit in Reston.
- Supports abortion rights and access to abortion.
- Wants to improve the accessibility of mental health services.

Plans to create and implement policies to fund STEM programs in schools.

Wants computer science education for all grade levels.

- Plans to create and implement policies to fund STEM programs in schools.
- Supports forgiving student loan debt.
- Wants computer science education for all grade levels.

Wants to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons.

- Wants to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
- Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons.

Mary Barthelson

Wants to replace diesel school buses with electric transportation vehicles.

Supports transitioning to renewable energy sources for local electricity grids.

Plans to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035.

Wants more funding for the Virginia Climate Center, a center at George Mason University that studies risk prevention strategies for climate change.

- Wants to replace diesel school buses with electric transportation vehicles.
- Supports transitioning to renewable energy sources for local electricity grids.
- Plans to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035. 
- Wants more funding for the Virginia Climate Center, a center at George Mason University that studies risk prevention strategies for climate change.

Supports incentives for businesses to create more green jobs.

Wants more internship and apprenticeship opportunities across the state.

- Supports incentives for businesses to create more green jobs.
- Wants more internship and apprenticeship opportunities across the state.

Wants to require mental health training for all public school staff.

Wants to expand Medicaid, which provides healthcare for low-income Virginians, seniors, and people with disabilities.

- Wants to require mental health training for all public school staff.
- Supports abortion. 
- Wants to expand Medicaid, which provides healthcare for low-income Virginians, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Wants Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for all students. IEPs are education plans that students and teachers make for special education students.

Supports more funding for schools with the biggest financial need.

Wants school curriculum to focus less on testing and more on learning by doing.

- Wants Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for all students. IEPs are education plans that students and teachers make for special education students. 
- Supports more funding for schools with the biggest financial need. 
- Wants school curriculum to focus less on testing and more on learning by doing.

Supports gun control, including bans on assault rifles and taking guns away from people convicted of domestic violence.

- Supports gun control, including bans on assault rifles and taking guns away from people convicted of domestic violence. 
- Opposes open carry.

Paul Berry

- 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.