Candidate Profile: Cathy "Cat" Porterfield (Virginia Beach Candidate)

Wants more awareness of the environmental impact of proposed development, including flooding issues coming from concrete projects.

Wants more mixed-use development and to use existing structures to prevent flooding.

Supports using trees and open spaces to protect against flooding.

- Wants more awareness of the environmental impact of proposed development, including flooding issues coming from concrete projects.
- Wants more mixed-use development and to use existing structures to prevent flooding.
- Supports using trees and open spaces to protect against flooding.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to find better ways to help people experiencing homelessness, including creating tiny house communities.

Plans to create a program to help city workers, teachers, and police officers own homes.

- Supports for affordable housing for all.
- Wants to find better ways to help people experiencing homelessness, including creating tiny house communities. 
- Plans to create a program to help city workers, teachers, and police officers own homes.

Economy

As of April 14, 2023, Cat Porterfield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Education

Supports more transparency and citizen oversight over the police.

Wants to start a summer employment programs for teenagers in neighborhoods with high rates of violence.

Supports gun control, including preventing people convicted of domestic violence from having guns.

Wants to follow up when someone purchases a gun legally but does not pass a background check.

- Supports more transparency and citizen oversight over the police.
- Wants to start a summer employment programs for teenagers in neighborhoods with high rates of violence.
- Supports gun control, including preventing people convicted of domestic violence from having guns.
- Wants to follow up when someone purchases a gun legally but does not pass a background check.

Public Safety

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Cat Porterfield

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