Incumbent Delegate Mike Mullin is a prosecutor who has served in the House of Delegates since 2016. Mullin earned his bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University and his law degree from the Catholic University Law School. Professionally, he works as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney for the City of Hampton and as an investigator with the Virginia Gang Investigators’ Association. He lives in Newport News with his wife and three sons.
Mullin is a strong advocate for criminal justice reform. He was the chief patron of the bill to abolish the death penalty, which made Virginia the first Southern state to do so. He voted in favor of marijuana legalization. He also introduced and successfully passed a bill to divert minors from the traditional justice system into a youth-oriented system that can better support their needs. He voted for automatic expungement for certain criminal records and for victims of human trafficking, to ensure these individuals have better access to housing and jobs.
Mullin has supported working families in Virginia. He voted in favor of increasing the state’s minimum wage in 2020. He successfully sponsored the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which ensures employees can sue their employers if they are not fairly compensated for overtime work. Mullin also expanded access to job training, voting in favor of the creation of the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) program, which makes community college tuition-free for low- and middle-income individuals who study in certain fields.
Mullin has also worked to make the promise of democracy real for us all by expanding access to the ballot. He supported the passage of the Virginia Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. He also passed bills to expand access to curbside and absentee voting in 2020. Additionally, he was a sponsor of a bill to implement same-day voter registration starting in 2022. He also supported the passage of a bill that makes Election Day a state holiday.
Mullin has worked to ensure Virginia schools are safe and well-funded. He voted in favor of a bill to prohibit guns on school property. He voted in favor of 5% raises for teachers and additional funding so schools can safely reopen during the pandemic. He also increased funding for early childhood education and decrease the counselor-to-student ratio in schools. He voted for the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back “G3” Program which makes community college more affordable to qualifying low-and middle-income students who study in certain fields.
Mullin’s opponent is Republican Jordan Gray, a Madison, Va. native and teacher. Gray supports using taxpayer money to fund private schools through school voucher programs.
He opposes making the rich and wealthy corporations who benefit from our communities pay their fair share in taxes. He also opposes efforts to shift police funding to social services such as housing and mental health care.
Due to his support of criminal justice reform, working families, voting access, and public education, Delegate Mike Mullin is the most progressive choice in this race.
Incumbent Delegate Mike Mullin is a prosecutor who has served in the House of Delegates since 2016. Mullin earned his bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University and his law degree from the Catholic University Law School. Professionally, he works as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney for the City of Hampton and as an investigator with the Virginia Gang Investigators’ Association. He lives in Newport News with his wife and three sons.
Mullin is a strong advocate for criminal justice reform. He was the chief patron of the bill to abolish the death penalty, which made Virginia the first Southern state to do so. He voted in favor of marijuana legalization. He also introduced and successfully passed a bill to divert minors from the traditional justice system into a youth-oriented system that can better support their needs. He voted for automatic expungement for certain criminal records and for victims of human trafficking, to ensure these individuals have better access to housing and jobs.
Mullin has supported working families in Virginia. He voted in favor of increasing the state’s minimum wage in 2020. He successfully sponsored the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which ensures employees can sue their employers if they are not fairly compensated for overtime work. Mullin also expanded access to job training, voting in favor of the creation of the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) program, which makes community college tuition-free for low- and middle-income individuals who study in certain fields.
Mullin has also worked to make the promise of democracy real for us all by expanding access to the ballot. He supported the passage of the Virginia Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. He also passed bills to expand access to curbside and absentee voting in 2020. Additionally, he was a sponsor of a bill to implement same-day voter registration starting in 2022. He also supported the passage of a bill that makes Election Day a state holiday.
Mullin has worked to ensure Virginia schools are safe and well-funded. He voted in favor of a bill to prohibit guns on school property. He voted in favor of 5% raises for teachers and additional funding so schools can safely reopen during the pandemic. He also increased funding for early childhood education and decrease the counselor-to-student ratio in schools. He voted for the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back “G3” Program which makes community college more affordable to qualifying low-and middle-income students who study in certain fields.
Mullin’s opponent is Republican Jordan Gray, a Madison, Va. native and teacher. Gray supports using taxpayer money to fund private schools through school voucher programs.
He opposes making the rich and wealthy corporations who benefit from our communities pay their fair share in taxes. He also opposes efforts to shift police funding to social services such as housing and mental health care.
Due to his support of criminal justice reform, working families, voting access, and public education, Delegate Mike Mullin is the most progressive choice in this race.
This election will be held on November 2, 2021, and shares a ballot with statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Incumbent Delegate Mike Mullin (D) is running against Jordan Gray (R). Del. Mullin has represented the district since 2018.