Senator Jenn McClellan Pre-Session Survey

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The 2022 General Assembly Session convenes January 12th. To better serve you in the Senate of Virginia, I want to hear your feedback on the issues likely to come before the legislature.

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to help me represent you during the session.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact my office at (804) 698-7509 or district09@senate.virginia.gov.

What are the top 3 legislative priorities that are important to you for this year (select 3):

Expanding access to affordable housing

Expanding access to broadband

The state budget

Addressing the COVID pandemic

Improving public safety and the justice system

Improving Virginia’s public education system

Addressing climate change/protecting the environment

Improving access to health care

Improving the economy/creating jobs

Protecting/expanding worker rights

Protecting/expanding LGBTQ+ Rights

Supporting small businesses

Improving Virginia’s transportation system

Protecting/expanding women’s reproductive rights

Protecting/expanding Voting rights

Other:

To improve the economy and create jobs, which of the following do you support (check all that apply)?

Supporting small, women, and minority-owned businesses

Address workforce shortages

Creating education pipelines for in-demand jobs

Bringing new businesses to Virginia

Providing paid family and medical leave

Providing affordable childcare for working parents

Protecting workers' safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Protecting labor unions' ability to represent workers and leverage collective bargaining

Expanding broadband access for workers and students

Investing in road, transit, and construction projects that create jobs

Protecting workers from workplace discrimination

Continuing the growth of clean energy jobs

Other:

To improve Virginia’s public education system, which of the following do you support (check all that apply)?

Addressing COVID-19’s impact on student learning

Fully funding our K-12 needs

Investing in school infrastructure

Relieving the burden of standardized testing

Increasing teacher pay

Increasing teacher diversity

Increasing school support staff, like counselors, nurses, social workers, and behavioral health specialists

Improving access to affordable high-quality early childhood education and childcare

Providing localities with the flexibility to offer more choices among public schools

Reducing the cost of a college education

Reducing student loan debt

Other:

To improve access to healthcare, which of the following do you support (check all that apply)?

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Ensuring affordability and access to care for all

Protecting abortion and reproductive health

Lowering the cost of prescription drugs

Providing more resources for mental and behavioral care

Decreasing the maternal mortality rate

Expanding access to telehealth services

Expanding insurance coverage for all children in Virginia

Adopting strategies to help more people age in place

Addressing workforce challenges in nursing homes

Lowering the cost of health insurance

Other:

To address climate change and protect the environment, which of the following do you support (Check all that apply)?

Protecting and implementing Virginia’s transition to clean and renewable energy

Protecting and implementing Virginia’s transition to clean car standards

Expanding access to EV charging stations

Protecting and expanding Virginia’s environmental justice policy

Cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay

Conserving open spaces and natural resources

Building more public transportation and multi-modal travel options

Preparing Virginia for the coastal flooding and other impacts of climate change

Other:

To improve public safety and the justice system, which of the following do you support (check all that apply)?

Reducing/preventing gun violence

Reversing the harmful effects of the war on drugs

Adding social workers and mental health professionals to first responder teams

Training law enforcement in de-escalation techniques

Eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing

Easing the expungement process for certain past offenses

Reinstating discretionary parole

Ensuring the right to counsel at a defendant’s first court appearance

Other:

To protect and expand access to voting and improve our elections system, which of the following do you support (check all that apply)?

Increasing access to the ballot box and eliminating unnecessary hurdles

Reforming Virginia’s campaign finance laws to limit contributions

Automatic restoration of rights for individuals convicted of felonies after they have served their time

Protect and defend the significant recent voting rights progress made in Virginia

Reforming Virginia’s election recall system

Other:

The General assembly will adopt a biennial budget covering the 2022-2024 fiscal years. Do you support or oppose the following budget proposals included in Governor Northam’s introduced budget?

Would you support investing a record increase of $2.4 billion for pre-K through 12 education, including a 10% pay raise for teachers?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support pay raises for public safety officers such as State Troopers, correctional officers, deputy sheriffs, and regional jail officials?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support investing in outdoor recreation and Virginia’s natural lands to help significantly expand Virginia’s network of regional trails and Virginia State Parks?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support investing record funding for Virginia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)?

Yes

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Would you support addressing gun violence in Virginia by establishing the Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention at the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support eliminating the state’s 1.5% sales tax on groceries to reduce taxes of working Virginians?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support providing state funding to help localities construct, renovate, or modernize school buildings?

Yes

Clear selection

Would you support a bill to offer one-time ‘economic growth rebates’ of $250 for individuals and $500 for married couples to everyone who files state income taxes in Virginia?

Yes

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Would you support state funding for Combined Sewer Overflow Projects in Richmond, Alexandria, and Lynchburg to help these older cities finalize projects to improve their wastewater systems to keep wastewater out of their rivers and streams, and deliver cleaner water for everyone?

Yes

Clear selection

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