Shyamali is from India. She moved to the U.S. as a child and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She has a bachelor's degree from Troy State University. She lives with her husband in Reston.

Shyamali owns a business. She used to teach at Spokane Community College. She served in the U.S. Air Force.

Shyamali Hauth's campaign for state delegate is her first entry into politics.

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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Patch: Karen Keys-Gamarra Officially Announces Candidacy In District 7 Race

Karen is from St. Louis, Missouri. She has a bachelor's degree from Tulane University and a law degree from Washington University. She lives with her husband in Oakton.

Karen is a guardian ad litem and a lawyer. She used to work for nonprofit organizations practicing employment and labor law.

Karen Keys-Gamarra is currently a member of the Fairfax County School Board.  She was first elected in 2017 and has been in office for two terms.

- 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

A veteran legislator and a fresh face contend for Virginia’s 36th House District seat

Mary is from Fairfax, Virginia. She attended Battlefield High School. She has a bachelor's and a master's degree in systems engineering from George Mason University. She currently lives in Reston.

Mary is a principal systems engineer at SAIC, where she works on designing space systems. She used to be the state and local policy director at Reston Strong, where she worked on policy solutions for homelessness.

Mary Barthelson previously ran for state delegate for district 36 in the 2021 Democratic primary election and did not win.

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

Paul is from Los Alamitos, California. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Brown University, a master's degree in political economy from the University of Geneva, and a master's degree in public policy from the University of Virginia. He lives with his wife and son in Reston.

Paul is a special education, math, and English teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools. He used to be a federal and budget policy advisor for Governor Ralph Northam.

Paul Berry's campaign for state delegate is his first entry into politics.

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

- 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.