2017 Virginia General Election: You Decide!
On November 7, 2017, Virginia voters will have an important opportunity to raise their voices and ensure that the next state leadership protects and represents your values. The NAKASEC 2017 Virginia Election Guide gathered perspectives from all of the candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and House of Delegates in Northern Virginia on critical topics to the Korean and Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) electorate. Issues include 1) health care access, 2) jobs, ) K-12 public education funding, 4) college affordability, 5) immigrant rights, and 6) voting access.
The complete Election Guide with the full responses of candidates who responses are available here: English, Korean
NAKASEC encourages Korean and Asian American voters in the state to use this information as a tool and explore other available resources to learn about candidates and their policies. NAKASEC is a non-partisan organization and the guide is not an endorsement of any candidate. This guide was compiled from responses to questionnaires NAKASEC sent out to all of the candidates in August and are published verbatim. All candidates had equal opportunity to submit responses; if they did not respond, we recorded it as “Did Not Respond.”
**The deadline for all candidates to submit their responses was September 5, 2017. Responses referring to DACA may be outdated, as candidates may have sent their responses prior to the rescission of DACA on September 5, 2017.
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Governor Candidates
Edward W. “Ed” Gillespie (R) – Did Not Respond
Clifford D. Hyra (L) – English, Korean
Ralph S. Northam (D) – English, Korean
Lieutenant Governor Candidates
Justin E. Fairfax (D) – English, Korean
Jill Vogel (R) – Did Not Respond
Attorney General Candidates
John Adams (R) – Did Not Respond
Mark Herring (D) – Korean, English
House of Delegates Candidates
District 2
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (D) – English, Korean
District 13
Robert G. “Bob” Marshall (R) – Did Not Respond
Danica A. Roem (D) – English, Korean
District 31
Elizabeth R. Guzman (D) – English, Korean
L. Scott Lingamfelter (R) – Did Not Respond
Nathan D. Larson (I) – English, Korean
District 32
Thomas A. “Tag” Greason (R) – Did Not Respond
David A. Reid (D) – Did Not Respond
District 33
David A. LaRock (R) – Did Not Respond
Tia L. Walbridge (D) – Did Not Respond
District 34
Cheryl A. Buford (R) – Did Not Respond
Kathleen J. Murphy (D) – Did Not Respond
District 35
Mark L. Keam (D) – English, Korean
District 36
Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum (D) – Did Not Respond
District 37
David L. Bulova (D) – English, Korean
District 38
Paul B. Haring (R) – English, Korean
L. Kaye Kory (D) – English, Korean
District 39
Vivian E. Watts (D) – English, Korean
District 40
Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R) – Did Not Respond
Donte T. Tanner (D) – English, Korean
District 41
Eileen Filler-Corn (D) – Did Not Respond
District 42
Lolita I. Mancheno-Smoak (R) – Did Not Respond
Kathy K. L. Tran (D) – English, Korean
District 43
Mark D. Sickles (D) – Did Not Respond
District 44
Paul E. Krizek (D) – Did Not Respond
District 45
Mark H. Levine (D) – English, Korean
District 48
R. C. “Rip” Sullivan, Jr. (D) – Did Not Respond
District 49
Alfonso H. Lopez (D) – Did Not Respond
Adam Roosevelt (R) – Did Not Respond
District 50
Lee J. Carter (D) – Did Not Respond
Jackson Hunter Miller (R) – Did Not Respond
District 51
Richard L. Anderson (R) – Did Not Respond
Hala S. Ayala (D) – Did Not Respond
District 52
Luke E. Torian (D) – Did Not Respond
District 53
Mike S. Casey (I) – Did Not Respond
Marcus Simon (D) – English, Korean
District 67
Karrie K. Delaney (D) – Did Not Respond
James M. “Jim” LeMunyon (R) – Did Not Respond
District 86
Jennifer B. Boysko (D) – English, Korean
Linda C. Schulz (R) – Did Not Respond
District 87
John J. Bell (D) – Did Not Respond
Subba R. Kolla (R) – Did Not Respond
