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Laura Jane Cohen is from Atlanta, Georgia. She has a degree in political science and government from North Carolina State University and a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Georgia She lives with her husband, Seth, and their 2 children, in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is Jewish. 

Laura is a small business owner and educator. She previously worked for the lieutenant governor and secretary of state of Georgia and as a teacher at a preschool and as a substitute teacher in elementary schools.

Laura currently serves as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 15. She assumed office in 2024 and is currently serving her first term. Laura previously served on the Fairfax County School Board from 2020 to 2024.

Supports expanding paid sick leave, applying prevailing wage laws more broadly, and increasing safeguards for unpaid wage complaints.

- Supports expanding paid sick leave, applying prevailing wage laws more broadly, and increasing safeguards for unpaid wage complaints.

Economy

Supports transitioning to 100% carbon-free electricity and electric school buses.

- Supports transitioning to 100% carbon-free electricity and electric school buses.

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Supports empowering librarians and teachers to decide which books are best for students.

Supports increasing teacher and staff pay, addressing staffing shortages, and funding universal pre-kindergarten and workforce development.

Supports repealing the ban on same-sex marriages from Virginia’s constitution, implementing LGBTQIA+ protections in schools, and enacting gender identity-affirming policies in Virginia Medicaid.

Plans to support workers by repealing right-to-work laws, expanding paid sick leave, applying prevailing wage laws more broadly, and increasing safeguards for filing unpaid wage complaints.

Supports preserving and expanding Medicaid.

- Supports empowering librarians and teachers to decide which books are best for students.
- Supports increasing teacher and staff pay, addressing staffing shortages, and funding universal pre-kindergarten and workforce development.
- Supports repealing the ban on same-sex marriages from Virginia’s constitution, implementing LGBTQIA+ protections in schools, and enacting gender identity-affirming policies in Virginia Medicaid.
- Plans to support workers by repealing right-to-work laws, expanding paid sick leave, applying prevailing wage laws more broadly, and increasing safeguards for filing unpaid wage complaints.
- Supports preserving and expanding Medicaid.

Education

Supports abortion access and wants Virginia's constitution to protect reproductive freedom. 

Supports preserving Medicaid expansion, lowering prescription drug costs, and increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Supports comprehensive insurance coverage for reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion care, and prenatal and postpartum care.

- Supports abortion access. 
- Supports preserving Medicaid expansion, lowering prescription drug costs, and increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
- Supports comprehensive insurance coverage for reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion care, and prenatal and postpartum care.

Healthcare

Supports restoring voting rights, enhancing open records laws, and enacting campaign finance reform.

Supports protecting voting rights and strengthening democratic institutions.

- Supports restoring voting rights, enhancing open records laws, and enacting campaign finance reform.
- Supports protecting voting rights and strengthening democratic institutions.

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Laura Jane H. Cohen

Laura Jane Cohen is from Atlanta, Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Georgia. She lives with her husband, Seth I. Cohen, and their two children, Finn and Lucas, in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Laura Jane is a small business owner and educator. She opened a vintage furniture shop in Clifton in 2015. Before moving to Fairfax County, she worked for the lieutenant governor and secretary of state of Georgia. After relocating, she taught preschool and served as a substitute teacher in elementary schools.

Laura is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 15. She assumed office in 2024 and is currently serving her first term. Laura previously served on the Fairfax County School Board from 2020 to 2024.

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Saundra T. Davis was born in Ohio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, a master's degree in Healthcare Administration, and a master's degree in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. 

Saundra previously served as the director of a secure memory care community, director of corporate marketing and community relations with American Geriatrics and Gerontology, Inc., and as director of social services at Catalpa Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

Saundra e previously ran for the Fairfax County Public Schools School Board At-Large in 2023 but did not win.

Plans to lower taxes, starting with eliminating the car tax.

- Plans to lower taxes, starting with eliminating the car tax.

As of September 17, 2025, Saundra T. Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports law enforcement and wants to "crack down on crime."

- Supports law enforcement and wants to "crack down on crime."

Believes in transparency, accountability, and high standards in education, and supports parental involvement in their children's education.

Supports improved K-12 education policies.

Plans to introduce a bill requiring local education agencies to provide independent audits on spending before transferring state funds.

Said if she were to  introduce a bill, it would be one requiring local education agencies to provide independent audits on spending before transferring state funds.

- Believes in transparency, accountability, and high standards in education, and supports parental involvement in their children's education.
- Supports stronger schools. 
- Said if she were to  introduce a bill, it would be one requiring local education agencies to provide independent audits on spending before transferring state funds.

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Saundra T. Davis

Saundra's campaign for Virginia House of Delegates, District 15 is her first entry into politics. She previously ran for the Fairfax County Public Schools School Board At-Large in 2023 but did not win.

Saundra Davis was born in Ohio. Davis earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1992 and a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 1996. Her career experience includes being a parent.

Saundra is a healthcare executive and public servant. She served as the director of a secure memory care community, where she balanced budgetary constraints with the critical needs of vulnerable populations. She currently serves as an appointee to the Virginia Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board, advising the Commissioner of the Department for the Aging on the management of public guardianship programs.

As of September 17, 2025, Saundra T. Davis did not have a website or any information online.

- 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.