James City County

This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Republican incumbent Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic US Representative Abigail Spanberger will face each other in the general election for Governor of Virginia.

The Democratic nominee for Governor, Abigail Spanberger actually fights to expand healthcare and reproductive freedom instead of rolling over when conservatives threaten to restrict abortion rights. She’s committed to investing in clean energy, holding polluters accountable, and reducing energy costs for working families. Her gun-safety agenda goes far beyond “thoughts and prayers,” taking on the NRA head-on instead of cashing their donation checks. Spanberger’s pragmatic progressive vision gives suburban moderates and left-leaners tired of corporate centrism and culture-war theatrics a real reason to show up.

The Opposition

The Republican nominee for Governor, Winsome Earle-Sears is all about slashing taxes for big corporations while telling unemployed workers that losing a job is “no big deal.” She grandstands against critical race theory and “woke” classrooms to score culture-war points instead of tackling real education challenges. By waving her Marine Corps credentials, she sells herself as the ultimate tough-on-crime candidate, conveniently ignoring how lax gun laws endanger communities. Her true believers are MAGA zealots who think banning books, rolling back reproductive freedoms, and erasing civil liberties are more important than looking out for working families.

Recommendation

Due to her advocacy for abortion access, gun violence prevention, and clean energy, Abigail Spanberger is the progressive candidate in this race.

This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Democratic Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Republican John Reid will face each other in the general election for Lt. Governor of Virginia.

The Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor, Ghazala Hashmi is fighting to pump real money into public schools instead of the right’s perennial budget cuts and culture-war book bans. She defends reproductive freedom and Medicaid expansion for working families while conservatives keep dialing back healthcare access and waving anti-abortion placards. Her clean-energy agenda and environmental-justice bills actually target polluters, not the customary GOP handouts to pipeline lobbyists. Dreamers, suburban progressives fed up with partisan hijinks, and anyone who’d trade culture-war theatrics for equity and opportunity will cheer her unapologetic stand for Virginia’s working families.

The Opposition

The Republican nominee for Lt. Governor, John Reid is a self-styled small-government crusader who’ll happily cut taxes for wealthy donors while pretending he’s doing the same for working Virginians. He rails against “woke” curriculum and critical race theory, because apparently teaching actual American history is more offensive to him than runaway inequality. He touts law-and-order credentials and celebrity as a conservative radio host, hawking gun rights like they’re the ultimate public-safety strategy. He even plans to torpedo constitutional protections for same-sex marriage, proving that an openly gay candidate will stab his own community in the back for party unity, the perfect pick for culture-war diehards who prefer corporate giveaways to real solutions for working families.

Recommendation

Due to her advocacy for public education, abortion access, and environmental justice, Ghazala Hashmi is the progressive candidate in this race.

This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares faces a challenge from former Democratic Virginia State Delegate Jay Jones.

The Democratic nominee for Attorney General, Jay Jones has pledged to sue the Trump administration every time it infringes on the rights of Virginians. He’s secured victories for abortion access, expanded Medicaid to cover thousands more Virginians, and even wrote anti-price-gouging measures to keep corporate vultures in check. His public-safety plan pairs smart gun-violence prevention and community-based crime interventions rather than recycling the right’s tired “lock ’em up” mantra for political ads. Grassroots progressives, consumer-rights advocates, and anyone sick of endless culture-war stunts will line up behind a candidate who actually puts families over fear-mongering theatrics.

The Opposition

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares cozies up to ICE, shaming local authorities who don’t cooperate with Trump’s policies of mass deportation, because terrorizing immigrant families is apparently his idea of due process. He grandstands on opioid crackdowns but turns a blind eye to corporate-friendly loopholes that keep the drug pipeline flowing. He bills himself as a federalism champion when suing Washington over environmental rules, conveniently ignoring states’ rights whenever big donors flash a check. His true believers are tough-on-crime zealots who think more ICE raids, harsher sentencing, and tax cuts for the wealthy are the pinnacle of compassionate governance.

Recommendation

Due to his advocacy for abortion access, gun violence prevention, and Medicaid coverage, Jay Jones is the progressive candidate in this race.

Virginia’s new 69th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of York County, parts of James City County, parts of Gloucester County, and parts of Newport News City. With over 64,000 registered voters, this district leans Republican.

This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Chad Green faces a challenge from Democrat Mark Downey and Independent Valerie Beverly in HD-69.

Virginia’s House District 69 comprises parts of York County, James City County, Gloucester County, and the City of Newport News in the Hampton Roads region. In the 2024 election it leaned Republican, with the GOP presidential and senatorial nominees carrying the district by very narrow margins.

Dr. Mark Downey is a pediatrician based in Williamsburg and a lifelong resident of upper York County, where he attended Bruton High School. He is the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 69th House District in the November 2025 election. Known for his medical background, Downey emphasizes safeguarding healthcare access, strengthening public education, and advocating for progressive policies on gun safety, climate change, and equity in health. His campaign is supported by endorsements from key advocacy organizations.

Constitutional Amendment
Dr. Mark Downey supports enshrining reproductive rights in Virginia’s state Constitution.

Education
Downey commits to fully investing in public education and opposes using public funds for private schools or charter schools. He advocates for early-childhood education with universal preschool starting at age 3. 

Health and Human Services
Downey advocates for protecting and expanding Medicaid. He supports a universal health care model. He supports the Right to Contraception Act. 

Other Issues
Downey urges for safe storage of firearms to prevent accidental shootings and suicide.

The Opposition

Delegate Chad Green was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2023. He graduated from the University of Alabama and earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Previously, he served on the York County Board of Supervisors. He is a founding member of an organization that supports wetland and duck habitat conservation.

He believes that sanctuary cities and other measures taken to protect vulnerable immigrants “disrespect the rule of law” and “have no place in our country.” He engages in anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Delegate Green voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights, restore voting rights to returning citizens, and enshrine equal marriage rights.

Delegate Green voted against a bill to establish paid family and medical leave, increasing the minimum wage, and repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees. He has voted against gun violence prevention legislation and a bill to establish the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force.

Valerie Beverley is an ordained minister and insurance business owner. She graduated from Virginia Union University with an M.A. in Theology/Theological Studies. She also holds an M.A. in Social Work from Norfolk State University. 

Beverely supports the use of AI and modern technical resources to educate children. She acknowledges the importance of trades in the military and veteran communities.

Beverley advocates for increasing the number of public service workers and first responders to reduce premiums and increase access in rural areas. She pushes for clean air, clean water, regenerative soil, and detoxifying food supplies.

Recommendation

Limited information was available on Valerie Beverley's priorities and stances. Based on his support for abortion access, quality public education, and expanding Medicaid, Dr. Mark Downey is the most progressive candidate in this race.

This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Amanda Batten faces a challenge from Democrat Jessica Anderson in HD-71.

Virginia's House District 71 includes the entirety of Williamsburg, and portions of James City and New Kent counties. In the 2024 election it leaned Democratic by single-digit margins.

Jessica L. Anderson is a lifelong Virginian, former dental billing professional, and public school receptionist running as the Democratic nominee for Virginia House District 71 in November 2025. A mother of five who weathered personal hardship with the help of social safety net programs, Anderson advocates for stronger schools, affordable healthcare, reproductive rights, and economic stability for all families.

Constitutional Amendment
Anderson’s views on reproductive freedom indicate she would support enshrining the right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s state Constitution. 

Education
Anderson advocates for raising teacher pay and upgrading school infrastructure. She supports pre-K for all 3- and 4-year-olds. She acknowledges a connection between food insecurity and receiving a successful education. 

Economy and Inflation
Anderson supports progressive tax policies and advocates for living wages. She is committed to affordable housing programs. She advocates for paid family and medical leave. 

Health and Human Services
Anderson pushes for affordable, accessible healthcare that includes medical, dental, vision, hearing, and mental health care. Additionally, she advocates for preventative measures. She supports affordable prescription drugs and affordable child care.

Other Issues
Anderson believes in gun safety measures that protect communities without removing firearms from responsible owners. She supports sensible storage laws and universal background checks.

The Opposition

Incumbent Republican Delegate Amanda Batten is the Caucus Chair of the House Republicans. She was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2019. She previously worked as a legislative aide. She lives in Toano and is the mother of one. 

Delegate Batten voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights and restore voting rights to returning citizens. She abstained from voting on a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution.

She has voted against raising teacher pay, increasing the minimum wage, repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees, legalizing marijuana, and establishing paid family and medical leave. She also voted against commonsense gun violence legislation, tenants' rights legislation, a prescription drug affordability bill, and a bill to establish the Income-qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force.

Recommendation

Based on her commitment to supporting abortion access, quality public education, and commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, Jessica Anderson is the progressive candidate in this race.