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Wants to address environmental hazards that disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.

Supports investing in clean energy and in increased green space in urban settings.

Plans to fight for transparency and community input in new development projects.

- Plans to help keep utility costs down.
- Wants to address environmental hazards that disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.
- Supports investing in clean energy and in increased green space in urban settings.
- Plans to fight for transparency and community input in new development projects.

Energy & the Environment

Supports tax breaks for working families.

Supports the right of workers to form a union.

Wants to increase access to affordable housing in the area.

- Supports tax breaks for working families.
- Supports the right of workers to form a union. 
- Wants to increase access to affordable housing in the area.

Economy

Supports abortion, and supports access to birth control

Wants to expand access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Virginians.

Plans to improve access to preventative healthcare, fresh and healthy foods, and quality maternal health services.

Said that she "will not compromise with Republicans seeking to dismantle public healthcare for low-income Virginians and the elderly."

- Supports abortion, and supports access to birth control 
- Wants to expand access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Virginians.
- Plans to improve access to preventative healthcare, fresh and healthy foods, and quality maternal health services.
- Said that she "will not compromise with Republicans seeking to dismantle public healthcare for low-income Virginians and the elderly."

Healthcare

Plans to improve public education by modernizing technology and maintaining school buildings.

Opposes using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or religious schools rather than public schools.

Wants to gain funding for career & technical skills training for young people.

- Plans to improve public education by modernizing technology and maintaining school buildings.
- Opposes using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or religious schools rather than public schools. 
- Wants to gain funding for career & technical skills training for young people.
- Supports raising teacher pay.

Education

Supports gun control and wants more gun control policies.

Wants to eradicate the school-to-prison pipeline.

Supports investing in after-school enrichment programs and programs that support individuals with felony convictions as they reenter society.

Plans to work with community stakeholders and law enforcement to implement policies that will help prevent crime by addressing its root causes.

- Supports gun control and wants more gun control policies.  
- Wants to eradicate the school-to-prison pipeline.
- Supports investing in after-school enrichment programs and programs that support individuals with felony convictions as they reenter society.
- Plans to work with community stakeholders and law enforcement to implement policies that will help prevent crime by addressing its root causes.

Public Safety

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North of the James,  Ann-Frances Lambert: Political Destiny

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As a city council member, supported the Diamond District Development Plan, which includes affordable housing and participation by minority businesses.

As a city council member, helped use $8 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan to purchase and rehabilitate the community center.

- As a city council member, supported the Diamond District Development Plan, which includes affordable housing and participation by minority businesses. 
- As a city council member, helped use $8 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan to purchase and rehabilitate the community center.

Supports abortion, and plans to work to keep abortion safe and legal in Virginia.

- Supports abortion, and plans to work to keep abortion safe and legal in Virginia.

- Wants more funding for public education.

Previously supported pay increases city employees, including first responders, fire, and police.

Previously supported the right to unionize for city employees.

As a city council member, got funding for the city to buy back more than 500 guns from the area.

As a city council member, helped create Richmond's first citizen's review board to oversee the police.

- Previously supported pay increases city employees, including first responders, fire, and police.
- Previously supported the right to unionize for city employees. 
- As a city council member, got funding for the city to buy back more than 500 guns from the area. 
- As a city council member, helped create Richmond's first citizen's review board to oversee the police.

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Wants to stop any new fossil fuel projects to prevent the creation of more polluting energy infrastructure.

Supports creating an energy plan that creates well-paid jobs and transitions to renewable energy sources in a way that is fair to everyone.

Wants to evaluate the impacts of new air and water permits to make sure that they won't be harmful to the health of local communities.

- Wants to stop any new fossil fuel projects to prevent the creation of more polluting energy infrastructure.
- Supports creating an energy plan that creates well-paid jobs and transitions to renewable energy sources in a way that is fair to everyone. 
- Wants to evaluate the impacts of new air and water permits to make sure that they won't be harmful to the health of local communities.

Supports the right of workers to form a union and opposes "right-to-work" laws, which prevent workers from being require to join a union or pay union dues.

Plans to give the majority of tax income from marijuana legalization to communities hurt by its criminalization and make sure that Black farmers and businesses benefit from the production and sale of legal marijuana.

- Supports the right of workers to form a union and opposes "right-to-work" laws, which prevent workers from being require to join a union or pay union dues. 
- Wants to increase the minimum wage, 
- Plans to give the majority of tax income from marijuana legalization to communities hurt by its criminalization and make sure that Black farmers and businesses benefit from the production and sale of legal marijuana. 
- Wants more funding for public housing.

Plans to increase the number of in-patient, long term care facilities for substance abuse.

Supports codifying Family Leave Time, including time off with pay for medical issues or familial care.

- Supports a universal healthcare system. 
- Plans to increase the number of in-patient, long term care facilities for substance abuse.
- Supports codifying Family Leave Time, including time off with pay for medical issues or familial care.
- Supports abortion.

Wants to reform the state education funding formula to ensure that the standards of quality are fully funded.

Plans to prioritize state budgets for science, arts, culture and hands-on educational experiences.

Supports creating educational partnerships between schools across counties.

Wants to fight to eradicate the school-to-prison pipeline.

- Wants to reform the state education funding formula to ensure that the standards of quality are fully funded.
- Plans to prioritize state budgets for science, arts, culture and hands-on educational experiences.
- Supports creating educational partnerships between schools across counties.
- Wants to fight to eradicate the school-to-prison pipeline.

Opposes mandatory minimum sentences and supports updating sentencing guidelines and increasing oversight over sentencing.

Wants to use health facilities rather than jails for those suffering from a mental health issue.

Supports fully legalizing marijuana use or possession.

- Opposes mandatory minimum sentences and supports updating sentencing guidelines and increasing oversight over sentencing.
- Wants to use health facilities rather than jails for those suffering from a mental health issue.
- Supports fully legalizing marijuana use or possession.

Richard Walker

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