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Amanda Chase

REPUBLICAN

Amanda Chase is running for Virginia State Senator, District 12, Republican Primary.

Personal background

Amanda is from Bon Air. She has a bachelor's degree in business from Virginia Tech. She lives with her husband. They attend Cloverhill Church.

Professional background

Amanda used to be a manager at Federal Reserve Bank. She also used to work at Signet Bankcard, First North American National Bank, and the Virginia Student Assistance Authority.

Political background

Amanda Chase is currently a state senator representing district 11. She was first elected in 2015 and has been in office for three terms. She previously ran for governor in 2021 but did not win.

Energy & the Environment

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 against a bill that would have given lowand middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

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Economy

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 against 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.

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Healthcare

-Opposes abortion.

As a state senator, voted against 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.

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Education

Wants parents to decide what children learn rather than the school system.

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.

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Public Safety

-Opposes gun control.

In 2020, said that then-President Trump "should declare martial law" instead of conceding the 2020 election to President Biden.

As a state senator, was censured by the Virginia Senate for "conduct unbecoming" of a senator for calling Capitol rioters from January 6th "patriots."

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