Ballotpedia, Creigh Deeds

Creigh is from Bath County. He has a bachelor's degree from Concord College and a law degree from Wake Forest University. He lives with his wife and has four children.

Creigh Deeds is currently the state senator representing district 25. He was first elected in 2000 and has been in office for six terms. He is co-chair of the judiciary committee, chair of the capital outlay subcommittee, chair of the behavioral health commission, and chair of the joint commission on administrative rules.

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Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, SB 1333

Opposes "unnecessary" natural gas pipelines in Virginia countryside.

As a state senator, 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 senator, voted for a bill that would have given lowand middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

- Opposes "unnecessary" natural gas pipelines in Virginia countryside.
- Supports renewable energy sources. 
- Wants more funding for state parks.
- As a state senator, 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 senator, voted for a bill that would have given low- and middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

Energy & the Environment

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

Supports expanding paid family and medical leave programs.

Supports the right of workers to form unions.

As a state senator, 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.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

- Wants to raise the state minimum wage. 
- Supports expanding paid family and medical leave programs. 
- Supports the right of workers to form unions.
- As a state senator, 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.  
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

Economy

Virginia's State Legislative Information System, SJ 255

Legiscan, HB 2374

Supports access to affordable healthcare and wants to lower the cost of health insurance.

Wants to reduce the cost of life-saving medications.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state.

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

- Supports access to affordable healthcare and wants to lower the cost of health insurance. 
- Wants to reduce the cost of life-saving medications.
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Healthcare

Legiscan, SB 1515

Supports more funding for career and technical education programs.

Wants to raise teacher pay and improve public education.

Supports reducing the number of required standardized tests.

Wants more mental health services in schools.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that requires schools to improve reading skills in students from kindergarten through third grade to address learning loss from the pandemic.

As a state senator, 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.

- Supports more funding for career and technical education programs. 
- Wants to raise teacher pay and improve public education. 
- Supports reducing the number of required standardized tests. 
- Wants more mental health services in schools.
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that requires schools to improve reading skills in students from kindergarten through third grade to address learning loss from the pandemic. 
- As a state senator, 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.

Education

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 2387

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 951

Supports gun control, including universal background checks, allowing local governments to limit guns on public property, allowing people to buy only one handgun per month, and "red flag" laws, which remove guns from an individual who a court has found to be a danger to themself or others.

As a state senator, 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 senator, voted against a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

- Supports gun control, including universal background checks, allowing local governments to limit guns on public property, allowing people to buy only one handgun per month, and "red flag" laws, which remove guns from an individual who a court has found to be a danger to themself or others.
- As a state senator, 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 senator, voted against a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

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Creigh Deeds

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