Key issues in the VA Delegate races


With majority control of Virginia's House of Delegates, Republicans have pursued a barrage of regressive, discriminatory legislation. Virginia's Democratic Governor — the "brick wall" against bad bills delivered by the Republicans — has vetoed a record-breaking 111 bills since taking office in 2013.

For a deeper dive on these issues, the types of legislation these extremist Republicans are pushing on each of them, and how each of our inspiring candidates offers a contrasting progressive agenda, please CLICK ON THE BOXES BELOW.

Medicaid
Expansion

All Republican Delegates
voted to block
Medicaid Expansion,
denying
health insurance to 400,000 Virginians.

Women's
Healthcare

Republican Delegates
consistently propose, support and pass bills
designed to restrict
Women's Healthcare Rights.

ANTI-LGBTQ
BILLS

Republican Delegates
consistently propose, support and pass bills that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community.

Voter
Suppression

Republican Delegates
consistently propose, support and pass bills designed to impose burdens on voters who traditionally vote for Democrats.

GUN BILLS

Republican Delegates
consistently propose, support and pass bills to serve the gun lobby's agenda,
while obstructing proposed common-sense gun bills.

ANTI-IMMIGRANT
BILLS

Republican Delegates
consistently propose, support and pass bills
designed to instill fear in immigrant communities.

GERRYMANDERING

Republican Delegates
oppose and obstruct common-sense legislation to fix the partisan gerrymandering that has skewed Virginia's district boundaries.

CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION

Republican Delegates
passed a resolution to have Virginia join the list of states calling for a Constitutional Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution.

CONFEDERATE
STATUES

Republican Delegates in all flippable districts supported a 2016 bill which explicitly called for the protection of Confederate monuments and memorials.

ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES

Republican Delegates
propose and pass bills that would harm our environment, working to serve corporate interests instead of the people.