Governor
Abigail Spanberger - D
After a career in law enforcement, including the CIA Abigail was elected to the US House for Virginia District 7.
Supports:
Managing growing power needs
Public education funding and CTE
Make college affordable
Reproductive autonomy
Safe gun storage and red flag laws
Protection of LGBTQAI+ rights
Winsome Earle-Sears - R
After immigrating from Jamaica, she served in the US Marine Corp before being elected to the Virginia State House for District 90 and Lt Governor.
Supports:
Lowering taxes and cutting spending
Parental rights in education
Right-to-Work policies
Right to life policies
2nd amendment advocate
Trans exclusion in women’s sports
Lt. Governor
Ghazala Hashmi – D
Immigrating from India a child, she is a trained educator working as a professor for 30 years. Elected to the Virginia State Senate in 2019.
Supports:
Expand access to home and elder care
Family leave and affordable child care
Expand access to mental health support
Fund public schools
Expand tenant rights and help the unhoused
Safe gun storage and red flag laws
Protection of LGBTQIA+ rights
John J Reid, II – R
Life-long resident of Virginia, conservative talk-show host, news anchor and journalist.
Supports:
Expand childcare tax credits
Encourage employer sponsored childcare
Ban DEI
Increase CTE education
Right-to-Work policies
Establish first-time home buyer tax credit
Vows to veto reproductive, contraception, and voting rights constitutional amendments
Attorney General
Jay C Jones – D
Graduate of UVA Law and has served in the Virginia House for District 89 as well as Assistant Attorney General
Supports:
Protect reproductive autonomy
Protecting voter rights
Fight against opioid crisis and ghost guns
Limit corporate purchase of residential homes
Stop predatory lending
Jason S. Miyares - R
Immigrated from Cuba achieving a law degree from William and Mary. He was a prosecutor for Virginia Beach before being elected to the Virginia House and the Virginia Attorney General.
Supports:
Secured $1Billion in opioid settlement
Investigated sexual assault in Loudon Schools
Participated in lawsuits to keep Title 42 and against the open boarder policy
Sued Meta over harm to children’s mental health
VIrginia House, District 62
Sara H. Ratcliffe – D
She is a lifelong caretaker and mother with a Bachelors from George Washington University in Political Science
Supports:
Rural healthcare accessibility
Community mental health support
Affordable healthcare and drug prices
Public school support and increased teacher salaries
Skills training and CTE education
Protect reproductive autonomy and contraceptive access
Protect LGBTQIA+ community
Expansion of rural broadband access
Karen F Hamilton – R
Former structural engineer turned mother homeschooling her children. She has a Bachelors from North Carolina at Charlotte
Supports:
School vouchers and parental rights
Increase in teacher salaries
Increase in cooperation of local law enforcement and federal policing including ICE
2nd amendment advocate
Right to life policies
Decrease in regulation on farms
Lower taxes and decreased overall regulation
VIrginia House, District 63
Forrest J Miller – D
Career military achieving Chief Warrant Officer 3 in US Army. He holds a Bachelors degree in Technical Management and a Masters in Network Communication Management
Supports:
Affordable housing
Investment in infrastructure
Public school support and increase teacher salaries
Expand job training and CTE
Promote access to healthcare
Supporting small business
All people are created equal
Phillip A. “Phil” Scott – R
Self-described Christian Conservative and current incumbent in Virginia House. He holds a Bachelors in Biblical studies and Masters in Management and Leadership
Supports:
Apolitical education
1st and 2nd amendment advocate
Strengthen voter ID laws and purge voter rolls regularly
Voted against reproductive freedom amendment
Voted against alternative energy bills
Voted against secure storage laws
Board of Supervisors, District 1
J. Jason Capelle
Currently serves on the Orange County Planning Commission
Supports:
Agritourism and limiting residential growth
Limiting growth and increasing property values
Work with RSA on transparency
Investing in public school and CTE
Develop standards for datacenters
W. Chris herndon
Owner of Orange Tire with a Bachelors from Virginia Tech
Supports:
Public school support and CTE education
Local agriculture support
Small businesses in the county
Investing in parks and recreation
Andrew G. Fossen – R
Conservative Republican in the construction field.
Supports:
1st and 2nd amendment advocate
Lower taxes
Small government
Encouraging small business and jobs
Against the annexation in Gordonsville
School board, District 1
Rod C Hawkins
“Coach” was a teacher for 42 years after having graduated from JMU.
Supports:
Public school support and CTE education
Increased teacher salaries
Addressing overcrowding in Locust Grove schools
Improving athletic fields and facilities
Sid L. Trimmer
Outspoken conservative and educator for 37 years.
Supports:
Parental rights advocate
Teacher resource support
CTE education expansion
Board of Supervisors, District 4
Robert P. Rabe, II
Former police Sargent, graduate of Liberty University, and small business owner in Locust Grove
Supports:
Small businesses and rural based development
Broadband expansion
Holding RSA accountable
Budget transparency
Endorsed by the Republican Committee
Crystal D. Hale
Former Director of Social Services for Orange County and incumbent Board of Supervisors member
Supports:
CTE education expansion
Maintaining rural aesthetic
County financial responsibility
Protect land use and tax structures
Industrial growth on current pad sites
school board, District 4
O’Brian A. Martin
Graduate of Orange County public schools and Virginia Tech
Supports:
Investments in CTE education
Integration of certificate programs
Recruitment of teachers and improved teacher salaries
Increase resources and tools for teacher development
Keep classrooms free of political agendas
Protect parental rights and listen to families
A. Tina Whittington
Executive Vice-President with Students for Life and conservative Christian with 14 years’ experience in non-profit work
Supports:
Advocate for parental rights
Keeping boys out of girls sports
Budget transparency
Potential school expansion to help overcrowding
Explore the potential for STEM based charter schools to support education