Makya is from Fort Huachuca, Arizona. She has lived in Virginia for 27 years. She has a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Florida A&M University and a master's degree in graphic design from George Mason University. She lives with her three children in Northern Virginia.

Makya owns communication and design company Mareta Creations. She used to be a group chief for the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) diversity and inclusion office, and she used to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Makya Little's campaign for state delegate is her first entry into politics.

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Supports more funding and policies to protect natural resources, waterways, and unique park spaces.

Wants to work with the Fairfax and Prince William Board of Supervisors to make sure that natural resources are sustainably managed.

- Supports more funding and policies to protect natural resources, waterways, and unique park spaces.
- Wants to work with the Fairfax and Prince William Board of Supervisors to make sure that natural resources are sustainably managed.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the right of workers to form unions.

Wants to maintain and expand Lorton community recreation amenities.

Supports local roads and transportation projects, including extending Metro service to Woodbridge.

- Supports the right of workers to form unions. 
- Wants to maintain and expand Lorton community recreation amenities.
- Supports local roads and transportation projects, including extending Metro service to Woodbridge.

Economy

Wants to make it more normal to have conversations about sexual health.

Wants more education on the importance of physical and mental health.

- Supports abortion. 
- Wants to make it more normal to have conversations about sexual health. 
- Wants more education on the importance of physical and mental health.

Healthcare

Wants more access to educational opportunities.

Plans to work with local skilled trade unions to create more apprenticeships, like Fairfax County’s new Workforce Development Center.

Supports more funding for public schools, including support for student mental health.

- Wants more access to educational opportunities. 
- Plans to work with local skilled trade unions to create more apprenticeships, like Fairfax County’s new Workforce Development Center.
- Supports more funding for public schools, including support for student mental health.

Education

Wants the police to be more accountable to the community.

- Wants the police to be more accountable to the community.

Public Safety

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Natalie is from Virginia. She attended IC Norcom High School. She is currently working on a bachelor's degree in political science online. She lives with her husband and two children in Woodbridge.

Natalie Shorter is a real estate agent. She owns a realty company with her husband.

Natalie Shorter's campaign for state delegate is her first entry into politics.

Wants to lower greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing manufacturers to use energy efficient materials.

Supports protecting the environment and natural resources.

- Wants to lower greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing manufacturers to use energy efficient materials. 
- Supports protecting the environment and natural resources.

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

Wants more support for low-income families.

Plans to expand the Metro and bus system to Woodbridge.

Wants more public housing in low-income areas of the district.

- Supports the right of workers to form unions and opposes "right-to-work" laws, which prevent workers from having to join a union or pay union dues. 
- Wants more support for low-income families. 
- Plans to expand the Metro and bus system to Woodbridge. 
- Wants more public housing in low-income areas of the district.

Wants more access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, including mental healthcare.

- Supports abortion. 
- Wants more access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, including mental healthcare.

Natalie Shorter talks legacy, service, and life as a candidate

Wants more education about Virginia history and race and racism.

Plans to decrease classroom sizes by adding teacher’s aides to classrooms with more than 15 students.

- Wants more education about Virginia history and race and racism.  
- Supports raising teacher pay.
- Plans to decrease classroom sizes by adding teacher’s aides to classrooms with more than 15 students.

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Rozia is from Woodbridge, Virginia. He attended Massaponax High School. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia State University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Maryland. If elected, he would be the first gay Black man elected to the Virginia legislature.

Rozia is a federal contractor and program manager for the Department of Homeland Security. He is also a consultant.

Rozia Henson's campaign for the state delegate is his first entry into Politics.

Wants to  stop the offshore pipeline from being developed.

Supports "an equitable transition to clean energy that is accessible

- Wants to  stop the offshore pipeline from being developed. 
- Supports "an equitable transition to clean energy that is accessible 
   and affordable for all Virginians!"

Supports unions and wants to pass a resolution that will let Fairfax Public School employees unionize.

Supports the Ford Battery Plant because it would create approximately 2,500 jobs.

- Supports unions and wants to pass a resolution that will let Fairfax Public School employees unionize. 
- Supports the Ford Battery Plant because it would create approximately 2,500 jobs.

Supports "fighting and advocating for thousands of people in the

Commonwealth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD)."

Wants more funding for mental healthcare.

- Supports abortion. 
- Wants universal healthcare. 
- Supports "fighting and advocating for thousands of people in the 
   Commonwealth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD)." 
- Wants more funding for mental healthcare.

Supports educating high school teens on the importance of voting and impact of

Supports education about race and racism.

- Wants to raise teacher pay. 
- Supports educating high school teens on the importance of voting and impact of 
   running for public office
- Supports education about race and racism.

- Supports gun control. 
- Supports better pay for firefighters.

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- 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.