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Senate District 013
Democratic Delegate John Bell served in the U.S. Air Force for almost 26 years. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and now leads a financial team in the private sector. Bell was previously a volunteer tennis coach for Freedom High School and now resides in Loudon County. Delegate Bell was elected to the House of Delegates in 2015.
Delegate Bell voted to expand Medicaid in Virginia and to increase teacher salaries. He is pro-choice and supports commonsense measures to prevent gun violence. He has sponsored legislation to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ individuals on the job and to make solar panels more affordable to Virginia families. He has also supported redistricting reform.
Bell’s opponent, Geary Higgins, is the Republican candidate. Higgins currently serves on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. He is a self-proclaimed conservative and opposes reproductive rights. He also opposes gun violence prevention measures, seeing them as a threat to Second Amendment rights.
John Bell is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Democratic Delegate John Bell served in the U.S. Air Force for almost 26 years. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and now leads a financial team in the private sector. Bell was previously a volunteer tennis coach for Freedom High School and now resides in Loudon County. Delegate Bell was elected to the House of Delegates in 2015.
Delegate Bell voted to expand Medicaid in Virginia and to increase teacher salaries. He is pro-choice and supports commonsense measures to prevent gun violence. He has sponsored legislation to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ individuals on the job and to make solar panels more affordable to Virginia families. He has also supported redistricting reform.
Bell’s opponent, Geary Higgins, is the Republican candidate. Higgins currently serves on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. He is a self-proclaimed conservative and opposes reproductive rights. He also opposes gun violence prevention measures, seeing them as a threat to Second Amendment rights.
John Bell is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Democratic Delegate John Bell served in the U.S. Air Force for almost 26 years. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and now leads a financial team in the private sector. Bell was previously a volunteer tennis coach for Freedom High School and now resides in Loudon County. Delegate Bell was elected to the House of Delegates in 2015.
Delegate Bell voted to expand Medicaid in Virginia and to increase teacher salaries. He is pro-choice and supports commonsense measures to prevent gun violence. He has sponsored legislation to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ individuals on the job and to make solar panels more affordable to Virginia families. He has also supported redistricting reform.
Bell’s opponent, Geary Higgins, is the Republican candidate. Higgins currently serves on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. He is a self-proclaimed conservative and opposes reproductive rights. He also opposes gun violence prevention measures, seeing them as a threat to Second Amendment rights.
John Bell is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
House District 083
Virginia’s new 83rd House of Delegates district district encompasses parts of Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Brunswick County, Sussex County, Greensville County, Emporia County, and parts of Dinwiddie County. With over 66,000 registered voters, this district leans Republican.
Democratic candidate Nancy Guy graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Government and earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Guy successfully battled breast cancer in 2012 and 2013, and since then, she has dedicated herself to her community. She served two terms on the School Board, the Board of WHRO public radio station, and the Board of the Southeastern Cooperative Educational Program. She also served for 12 years on the Virginia Education Foundation Board and two terms as President of the PTSA at Virginia Beach’s largest high school.
Guy’s platform includes fighting for more education funding by raising teacher pay and funding the Literacy Fund. She also wants to pass common sense gun violence prevention.Guy is pro-choice and believes that a person’s medical decisions should be between them and their doctor.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Christopher Stolle was elected into office in 2009. Stolle refuses to support sensible gun laws and has voted against bills that provide funding for Virginians to access abortion.
Nancy Guy is the more progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05
Virginia’s new 83rd House of Delegates district district encompasses parts of Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Brunswick County, Sussex County, Greensville County, Emporia County, and parts of Dinwiddie County. With over 66,000 registered voters, this district leans Republican.
Democratic candidate Nancy Guy graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Government and earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Guy successfully battled breast cancer in 2012 and 2013, and since then, she has dedicated herself to her community. She served two terms on the School Board, the Board of WHRO public radio station, and the Board of the Southeastern Cooperative Educational Program. She also served for 12 years on the Virginia Education Foundation Board and two terms as President of the PTSA at Virginia Beach’s largest high school.
Guy’s platform includes fighting for more education funding by raising teacher pay and funding the Literacy Fund. She also wants to pass common sense gun violence prevention.Guy is pro-choice and believes that a person’s medical decisions should be between them and their doctor.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Christopher Stolle was elected into office in 2009. Stolle refuses to support sensible gun laws and has voted against bills that provide funding for Virginians to access abortion.
Nancy Guy is the more progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-04-05