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Karen Greenhalgh

REPUBLICAN

Karen Greenhalgh is running for Virginia State Delegate, District 97, Republican Primary.

Karen Greenhalgh is running for this race unopposed. They will move on to the general election.

Personal background

Karen lives with her family in Virginia Beach.

Professional background

Karen used to work at Heritage Woodworks Inc., a custom cabinet manufacturing company that she founded. She also founded Cyber Tygr, a healthcare privacy and cybersecurity company.

Political background

Karen Greenhalgh is currently the state delegate representing district 85. She was first elected in 2022 and has been in office for one term.

Energy & the Environment

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

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Economy

Wants to lower state income taxes.

Supports using state transportation funds from Northern Virginia to expand the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lowered taxes on groceries from 2.5% to 1%, except for alcohol, tobacco, and prepared hot foods. Diapers and feminine hygiene products were included in the tax decrease.

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Healthcare

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

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Education

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.

As a state delegate, proposed a bill that would require K-12 student-athletes to play sports based on their sex assigned at birth.

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Public Safety

Said she "will always back the blue," and wants to raise pay for the police.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

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