DeAnthony is from Roanoke. He attended William Fleming High School. He has an associate's degree in management from Virginia Western University and a bachelor's degree in management from Bluefield State College. He lives with his wife, Sameria, and their two children in Roanoke.

DeAnthony is an order selector for a distribution warehouse. He used to be an engineer draftsman. He also founded a small business, PacMül. He served in the U.S. Airforce and is a veteran of the Afghanistan War.

DeAnthony "DA" Pierce's campaign for state delegate is his first entry into politics.

As of April 24, 2023, Deanthony "DA" Pierce’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports building more affordable housing.

Wants more funding for emergency shelters and reliable temporary housing.

- Supports building more affordable housing. 
- Wants more funding for emergency shelters and reliable temporary housing.

Economy

Wants to help bring down the cost of all medical care and prescriptions.

Wants to create incentives to keep hospitals and healthcare workers in rural communities.

- Wants to help bring down the cost of all medical care and prescriptions. 
- Wants to create incentives to keep hospitals and healthcare workers in rural communities.

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Supports expanding affordable daycare and preschool options for parents.

- Wants to provide free higher education. 
- Supports expanding affordable daycare and preschool options for parents.

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Luke is from Roanoke. He attended Hidden Valley High School. He has a bachelor's degree in American government and politics from the University of Virginia. He lives with his husband, Geolina, in Old Southwest in Roanoke.

Luke is chief of staff for Virginia senator John S. Edwards. He used to be a paralegal at law firm Glenn Robinson Cathey Memmer & Scaff PLC, a political coordinator at NCC Media, and a grants policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Luke Priddy is currently a city councilmember for Roanoke. He was first elected in 2023 and has been in office for less than one year. His term expires in December of 2024. He is chair of the legislative committee.

Supports investing in electric buses for public transportation.

Supports Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to reduce carbon emissions and invest in clean energy.

Wants to lower energy costs for low-income households.

Supports funding for the planning and development of an interconnected, multi-jurisdictional network of hiking trails.

Wants more funding for the Office of Outdoor Recreation.

- Supports investing in electric buses for public transportation. 
- Supports Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to reduce carbon emissions and invest in clean energy. 
- Wants to lower energy costs for low-income households. 
- Supports funding for the planning and development of an interconnected, multi-jurisdictional network of hiking trails. 
- Wants more funding for the Office of Outdoor Recreation.

Prioritizes getting homeless people into permanent housing before addressing other needs that they have.

Wants stricter property maintenance and inspection requirements, stronger penalties for building code violations, and wants to create an office for tenant's rights and advocacy.

Supports expanding a program that allows people to authorize a “designated grower” for hemp and cannabis cultivation for personal use.

Wants to reduce time and costs to prepare and review applications for transportation projects.

- Prioritizes getting homeless people into permanent housing before addressing other needs that they have. 
- Wants stricter property maintenance and inspection requirements, stronger penalties for building code violations, and wants to create an office for tenant's rights and advocacy. 
- Supports expanding a program that allows people to authorize a “designated grower” for hemp and cannabis cultivation for personal use. 
- Wants to reduce time and costs to prepare and review applications for transportation projects.

Wants transgender and gender-nonconforming children to have access to gender-affirming care.

Wants people with terminal illnesses to have access to euthanasia.

- Supports abortion. 
- Wants transgender and gender-nonconforming children to have access to gender-affirming care. 
- Wants people with terminal illnesses to have access to euthanasia.

Opposes using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or charter schools rather than public schools.

Supports more funding to upgrade buildings and facilities at public schools.

Supports raising teacher and bus driver pay and benefits.

Wants to make childcare, early education, and the Internet more accessible.

Supports new laws that improve the working conditions of school bus drivers.

- Opposes using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or charter schools rather than public schools. 
- Supports more funding to upgrade buildings and facilities at public schools. 
- Supports raising teacher and bus driver pay and benefits. 
- Wants to make childcare, early education, and the Internet more accessible. 
- Supports new laws that improve the working conditions of school bus drivers.

Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons, and new gun storage laws that keep them stored away from children.

Wants criminal justice reforms that address systemic racism.

Supports allowing bicyclists to proceed on walk signals and yield at stop signs.

- Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons, and new gun storage laws that keep them stored away from children. 
- Wants criminal justice reforms that address systemic racism.
-  Supports allowing bicyclists to proceed on walk signals and yield at stop signs.

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Roanoke Virginia Government, Patricia White-Boyd

Patricia is from Chipley, Florida. She attended Chipley High School. She has an associate's degree from Miami-Dade Community College and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Averett University. She lives with her spouse, Colbert, in Roanoke. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.

Patricia is the president and senior advisor of Star City Management Services. She used to be a director of Blue Ridge Senior Services.

Cardinal News, Trish White-Boyd becomes second Democrat to enter race following Edwards’ retirement

Patricia "Trish" White-Boyd is a city councilmember for Roanoke. She was first elected in 2020 and has been in office for one term. She used to be the vice mayor.

As of April 24, 2023, Patricia "Trish" White-Boyd’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Patricia "Trish" White-Boyd

- 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.


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