Jennifer Woofter holds a B.S. in political science from the University of Oregon, an M.A. in political science from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in strategic leadership towards sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden. She has applied her education to running her own consulting business for almost twenty years, while also helping organizations to improve their management to maximize profits and efficiency. She worked as a staffer for the US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and she prides herself on working across the aisle to uplift issues that affect the community.
Woofter is very active in her community, as she sits on the Lynchburg City Schools Equity Task Force and the University of Lynchburg’s Bias Education Response Team. She has also served on the Boards of the League of Women Voters of Lynchburg, the James River Arts council, and ROSEL's List, which is a nonprofit that recruits and cultivates women for the purpose of taking on leadership roles.
Woofter believes that public schools should be great. She wants to promote the investment in schools because a culture that invests in students, faculty, and staff affects students for the rest of their lives. She believes that all students should have this culture to promote an environment where students are always learning.
Woofter believes that there can be strong economic development along with environmental protection. She also believes that families can be protected in the process, with investment in safe environments for residents. Woofter has said that far-right extremism is a threat to the safety and investment that she is passionate about.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Wendell Walker has served in the House of Delegates since 2020. Delegate Walker co-sponored a forced-outing bill and voted against requiring schools to create transgender-friendly student policies. He would also vote to ban abortion.
Jennifer Woofter is the most progressive choice in this race, as she wants to apply her leadership experience to helping students, women, and Virginia communities, while fighting far-right extremism.
Jennifer Woofter holds a B.S. in political science from the University of Oregon, an M.A. in political science from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in strategic leadership towards sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden. She has applied her education to running her own consulting business for almost twenty years, while also helping organizations to improve their management to maximize profits and efficiency. She worked as a staffer for the US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and she prides herself on working across the aisle to uplift issues that affect the community.
Woofter is very active in her community, as she sits on the Lynchburg City Schools Equity Task Force and the University of Lynchburg’s Bias Education Response Team. She has also served on the Boards of the League of Women Voters of Lynchburg, the James River Arts council, and ROSEL's List, which is a nonprofit that recruits and cultivates women for the purpose of taking on leadership roles.
Woofter believes that public schools should be great. She wants to promote the investment in schools because a culture that invests in students, faculty, and staff affects students for the rest of their lives. She believes that all students should have this culture to promote an environment where students are always learning.
Woofter believes that there can be strong economic development along with environmental protection. She also believes that families can be protected in the process, with investment in safe environments for residents. Woofter has said that far-right extremism is a threat to the safety and investment that she is passionate about.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Wendell Walker has served in the House of Delegates since 2020. Delegate Walker co-sponored a forced-outing bill and voted against requiring schools to create transgender-friendly student policies. He would also vote to ban abortion.
Jennifer Woofter is the most progressive choice in this race, as she wants to apply her leadership experience to helping students, women, and Virginia communities, while fighting far-right extremism.
Jennifer Woofter holds a B.S. in political science from the University of Oregon, an M.A. in political science from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in strategic leadership towards sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden. She has applied her education to running her own consulting business for almost twenty years, while also helping organizations to improve their management to maximize profits and efficiency. She worked as a staffer for the US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and she prides herself on working across the aisle to uplift issues that affect the community.
Woofter is very active in her community, as she sits on the Lynchburg City Schools Equity Task Force and the University of Lynchburg’s Bias Education Response Team. She has also served on the Boards of the League of Women Voters of Lynchburg, the James River Arts council, and ROSEL's List, which is a nonprofit that recruits and cultivates women for the purpose of taking on leadership roles.
Woofter believes that public schools should be great. She wants to promote the investment in schools because a culture that invests in students, faculty, and staff affects students for the rest of their lives. She believes that all students should have this culture to promote an environment where students are always learning.
Woofter believes that there can be strong economic development along with environmental protection. She also believes that families can be protected in the process, with investment in safe environments for residents. Woofter has said that far-right extremism is a threat to the safety and investment that she is passionate about.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Wendell Walker has served in the House of Delegates since 2020. Delegate Walker co-sponored a forced-outing bill and voted against requiring schools to create transgender-friendly student policies. He would also vote to ban abortion.
Jennifer Woofter is the most progressive choice in this race, as she wants to apply her leadership experience to helping students, women, and Virginia communities, while fighting far-right extremism.