Jennifer Lewis (Democrat) is a candidate seeking election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 20. Lewis is running in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Lewis was a Democratic candidate for Virginia's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Lewis lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 12, 2018.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Medicare for All, creating green energy jobs and infrastructure, and reforming our corrupt campaign finance system.
Jennifer Lewis and John Avoli are running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate |
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Jennifer Lewis (D) | |
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John Avoli (R) |
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No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
John Avoli defeated Dave Bourne in the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 20 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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John Avoli (R) |
60.3
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4,873 |
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Dave Bourne (R) |
39.7
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3,211 |
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Total votes: 8,084 |
Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline (R) defeated Jennifer Lewis (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline (R) |
59.7
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167,957 |
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Jennifer Lewis (D) |
40.2
|
113,133 | |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.1
|
287 |
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Total votes: 281,377 |
Jennifer Lewis defeated Peter Volosin, Charlotte Moore, and Sergio Coppola in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 6 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Jennifer Lewis |
47.7
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8,202 |
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Peter Volosin |
27.2
|
4,678 | |
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Charlotte Moore |
18.5
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3,175 | |
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Sergio Coppola |
6.7
|
1,150 |
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Total votes: 17,205 |
The 6th Congressional District Republican Committee held a nominating convention on May 19, 2018. State Delegate Ben Cline (R) was selected as the Republican nominee for U.S. House Virginia District 6 after receiving 52 percent of the vote.
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