Katie is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She has a bachelor's degree in public policy and political science and a master's degree in divinity from Duke University. She lives with her husband and their three children in Barton Heights in Northside Richmond.

Katie Gooch is the director of Pace Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. Pace Center is a multicultural student center. She used to be the executive pastor at Reveille United Methodist Church.

Katie Gooch's campaign for state senate is her first entry into politics.

Wants Virginia to switch to renewable energy sources without raising the cost of utilities.

- Wants Virginia to switch to renewable energy sources without raising the cost of utilities.

Energy & the Environment

Supports more reliable mass transit and sustainable infrastructure.

- Wants more affordable housing. 
- Supports more reliable mass transit and sustainable infrastructure.

Economy

Supports abortion and wants to keep it safe and legal.

Plans on advocating for paid sick days, paid family leave, and expanded healthcare options for Virginians.

- Supports abortion and wants to keep it safe and legal. 
- Plans on advocating for paid sick days, paid family leave, and expanded healthcare options for Virginians.

Healthcare

Wants more high-quality, affordable childcare and preschool.

Wants to change the way that public schools are funded.

- Wants more high-quality, affordable childcare and preschool. 
- Wants to change the way that public schools are funded.

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Ballotpedia, Lamont Bagby

Lamont is from Essex Village in Richmond. He attended Henrico High School. He has a bachelor's degree in business education from Norfolk State University and a master's degree in instructional leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Information on Lamont Bagby's professional background is not available at this time.

Lamont Bagby is currently the state senator representing district 9. He was first elected in 2023 during a special election and has been in office for less than a year. He is chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. He used to be the state delegate representing district 74. He was elected in 2015 and was in office for three terms. He also used to be a member of the Henrico County School Board.

Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, HB 1783

As a state delegate, 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 delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

- As a state delegate, 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 delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

Supports raising the minimum wage and providing paid family leave and universal childcare.

As a state delegate, 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 delegate, 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.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and providing paid family leave and universal childcare.
- As a state delegate, 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 delegate, 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.

Legiscan, HB 2427

Legiscan, HB 2374

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.

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

- Supports abortion.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services. 
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Legiscan, HB 2432

Legiscan, SB 1515

Wants more funding for public schools and higher pay for teachers and school staff.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.

As a state delegate, 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.

- Wants more funding for public schools and higher pay for teachers and school staff.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender. 
- As a state delegate, 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.

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 2387

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 1642

As a state delegate, 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 delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

- Supports gun control.
- As a state delegate, 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 delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

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- Your state representative represents the interests of your district in the Virginia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- The state Senate, along with the House of Delegates, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- General Assembly members work together with the Governor to create the state budget. 
- There are 40 Virginia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to four-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $18,000.
