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Wants to preserve and protect wildlife and naturally occurring environments.

Supports balancing environmental policies with protecting current jobs, such as farmers.

Believes that "the natural landscape of our district is a treasure that can be taken for granted".

- Wants to preserve and protect wildlife and naturally occurring environments.
- Supports balancing environmental policies with protecting current jobs, such as farmers.
- Believes that "the natural landscape of our district is a treasure that can be taken for granted".

Energy & the Environment

Supports legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use.

- Supports legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use.

Economy

Supports abortion and wants more access to reproductive healthcare.

Wants to make health resources accessible to everyone.

- Supports abortion and wants more access to reproductive healthcare. 
- Wants to make health resources accessible to everyone.

Healthcare

Wants to consult teachers' opinions more in the operations of schools.

Supports the right of teachers to form a union.

Plans to improve unequal access to academic resources and technology

- Wants to consult teachers' opinions more in the operations of schools.
- Supports the right of teachers to form a union. 
- Plans to improve unequal access to academic resources and technology

Education

Advocates for legal protections like anti-hate crime laws for marginalized groups, including racial minorities or the LGBTQ+ community.

Supports resentencing and releasing those wrongfully incarcerated for marijuana usage.

- Advocates for legal protections like anti-hate crime laws for marginalized groups, including racial minorities or the LGBTQ+ community.
- Supports resentencing and releasing those wrongfully incarcerated for marijuana usage.

Public Safety

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Zach Coltrain

- 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.