Legislative voting records for Virginia House and Senate


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Abortion     Jennifer McClellan: Don't require sonogram before getting an abortion.     Ben Cline: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.     Donald McEachin: Repeal sonogram requirement to get an abortion.     Frank Wagner: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.     Ralph Northam: Repeal sonogram requirement to get an abortion.     Tom Garrett: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.     ACLU: Fetal rights don't override a woman's privacy right.     Amanda Chase: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.     Heritage Foundation: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.     Nick Freitas: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.     Jennifer Wexton: Women's access to reproductive and contraceptive services.     Jim Justice: Ban abortion in almost all cases with few exceptions.     Moore Capito: Ban abortion in almost all cases with few exceptions.     Ron Stollings: Don't ban abortion in almost all cases with few exceptions.     Glenn Youngkin: Vetoes establishing a right to contraception.     Winsome Earle-Sears: Opposes establishing a right to contraception.     Creigh Deeds: Supports establishing a right to contraception.

Civil Rights     Jennifer McClellan: Voted NO on religious freedom to avoid same-sex marriage.     Ben Cline: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.     Carol Miller: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.     Donald McEachin: Voted NO on religious freedom to avoid same-sex marriage.     Donald McEachin: Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.     Frank Wagner: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.     Frank Wagner: Don't ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.     Scott Taylor: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.     Terry McAuliffe: Don't pretend anti-gay discrimination is 'religious freedom'.     Tom Garrett: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.     Tom Garrett: Don't ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.     Ben Cline: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.     Creigh Deeds: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.     Donald McEachin: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.     Scott Taylor: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.     Terry McAuliffe: Veto requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.     Tom Garrett: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.     Jennifer McClellan: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.     Ron Stollings: Don't ban transgender girls from girls school sports.     Moore Capito: Ban transgender girls from girls school sports.     Jim Justice: Ban transgender girls from girls school sports.     ACLU: Don't ban transgender girls from girls school sports.

Crime     Jennifer McClellan: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.     Jennifer McClellan: No secret purchases of lethal injection drugs.     ACLU: Oppose expanding death penalty in Virginia.     Ben Cline: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Ben Cline: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.     Carol Miller: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Creigh Deeds: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.     Donald McEachin: No secret purchases of lethal injection drugs.     Donald McEachin: Oppose death penalty for accessories of capital murder.     Frank Wagner: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Nick Freitas: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Rob Wittman: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.     Scott Taylor: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Terry McAuliffe: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs, not electrocution.     Tim Kaine: Vetoed death penalty for accessories of capital murder.     Tom Garrett: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.     Bob McDonnell: Allow use of drones for law enforcement.     Amanda Chase: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Creigh Deeds: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Jennifer Carroll Foy: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Jennifer McClellan: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Nick Freitas: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Ralph Northam: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     John McGuire: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.     Winsome Earle-Sears: Don't make release of hunting dogs on highway a misdemeanor.     Winsome Earle-Sears: Don't reduce failure to appear in court to civil violation.     Creigh Deeds: Don't make release of hunting dogs on highway a misdemeanor.     Creigh Deeds: Reduce failure to appear in court to civil violation.

Drugs     Ben Cline: Medicinal marijuana is better alternative to opioids.     Carol Miller: Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia.     Jim Justice: Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia.     Moore Capito: Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia.     Riley Moore: Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia.     Ron Stollings: Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia.

Education     Jennifer McClellan: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.     Ben Cline: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Carol Miller: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Donald McEachin: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.     Donald McEachin: No constitutional amendment for charter schools.     Frank Wagner: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Frank Wagner: Constitutional amendment for charter schools.     Kirk Cox: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Scott Taylor: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Terry McAuliffe: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.     Tom Garrett: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.     Tom Garrett: Constitutional amendment for charter schools.     Jennifer Wexton: Every child deserves a world-class public education.

Government Reform     Jennifer McClellan: No photo ID for voting.     Ben Cline: Require photo ID for voting.     Bob McDonnell: Require photo ID for voting.     Carol Miller: Require photo ID for voting.     Donald McEachin: Allow absentee voting for voter convenience.     Donald McEachin: No photo ID for voting.     Frank Wagner: Disallow absentee voting except for a valid reason.     Frank Wagner: Require photo ID for voting.     Kirk Cox: Require photo ID for voting.     Tom Garrett: Disallow absentee voting except for a valid reason.     Tom Garrett: Require photo ID for voting.     Amanda Chase: Disallow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Creigh Deeds: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Jennifer McClellan: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Lee Carter: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Nick Freitas: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Ralph Northam: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Jen Kiggans: Disallow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     Carol Miller: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Jim Justice: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Michael Folk: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Moore Capito: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Riley Moore: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Ron Stollings: Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member.     Suhas Subramanyam: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.     John McGuire: Disallow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.

Gun Control     Jennifer McClellan: Don't allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Ben Cline: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Creigh Deeds: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Donald McEachin: No concealed carry without a permit.     Donald McEachin: Don't allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Frank Wagner: Allow concealed carry without a permit.     Ralph Northam: No concealed carry without a permit.     Rob Wittman: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Tim Kaine: Vetoed allowing locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.     Tom Garrett: Allow concealed carry without a permit.     Jennifer Wexton: Ban bump stocks; close the gun show loophole.     Creigh Deeds: Postpone ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.     Ralph Northam: Ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.     Ben Cline: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.     Creigh Deeds: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.     Donald McEachin: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.     Scott Taylor: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.     Terry McAuliffe: Veto restrictions on sharing handgun info with Maryland.     Tom Garrett: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.     Jennifer McClellan: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.     Carol Miller: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.     Jim Justice: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.     Michael Folk: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.     Moore Capito: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.     Riley Moore: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.     Ron Stollings: Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit.

Health Care     Jennifer Wexton: Expanded Medicaid to 300,000 Virginians in the coverage gap.     Amanda Chase: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     Creigh Deeds: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     Jennifer Carroll Foy: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     Nick Freitas: Don't remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     Ralph Northam: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     Jennifer McClellan: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.     John McGuire: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.

Homeland Security     Kirk Cox: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.     Ben Cline: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.     Donald McEachin: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.

Immigration     Donald McEachin: Let sanctuary cities limit federal immigration enforcement.     Frank Wagner: Hold sanctuary cities liable for crimes by illegal aliens.     Tom Garrett: Hold sanctuary cities liable for crimes by illegal aliens.     Amanda Chase: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Creigh Deeds: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Jennifer McClellan: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Lee Carter: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Nick Freitas: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Ralph Northam: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     ACLU: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Amanda Chase: Favored requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Creigh Deeds: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Jennifer Carroll Foy: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Nick Freitas: Favored requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Ralph Northam: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Jennifer McClellan: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     Jen Kiggans: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     John McGuire: Favored requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.     John McGuire: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.     Suhas Subramanyam: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.

Jobs     Donald McEachin: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.     Frank Wagner: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.     Ralph Northam: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.     Tom Garrett: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.     Amanda Chase: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.     Creigh Deeds: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.     Jen Kiggans: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.     Jennifer McClellan: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.     Lee Carter: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.     Nick Freitas: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.     Ralph Northam: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.     Jennifer Wexton: Ensure women doing the same job as men receive equal pay.     Ben Cline: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     Creigh Deeds: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     Donald McEachin: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     Jennifer McClellan: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     Scott Taylor: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     Terry McAuliffe: Vetoed ban of prevailing wage on public works projects.     Tom Garrett: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.     John McGuire: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.     Suhas Subramanyam : Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips .

Technology     Amanda Chase: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.     Ben Cline: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.     Nick Freitas: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.

Click for quotations from other sources by: ACLU Political Organization Amanda Chase Virginia Republican candidate for governor of Virginia Ben Cline Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-6 Bob McDonnell Virginia Republican Governor Carol Miller Republican U.S. Rep West Virginia-3 Creigh Deeds Virginia Democrat Challenger (2009) Donald McEachin Democrat U.S. Rep Virginia-4 Frank Wagner Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin Virginia Republican challenger for Governor Heritage Foundation Jen Kiggans Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-2 Jennifer Carroll Foy Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Jennifer McClellan Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Jennifer Wexton Democrat U.S. Rep Virginia-10 Jim Justice West Virginia Democratic governor John McGuire Virginia Republican Kirk Cox Virginia Republican candidate for Governor Lee Carter Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Michael Folk West Virginia Former Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Moore Capito West Virginia Republican Challenger Nick Freitas Republican candidate for Virginia U. S. Senator Virginia Ralph Northam Virginia Democratic Governor Riley Moore Republican U.S. Rep West Virginia-2 Rob Wittman Virginia Republican 2017 Gubernatorial candidate Ron Stollings West Virginia Former Democratic candidate for governor Scott Taylor Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Virginia Suhas Subramanyam Democrat U.S. Rep Virginia-10 Suhas Subramanyam Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe Virginia Democratic Challenger Tim Kaine Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tom Garrett Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-5 Winsome Earle-Sears Virginia Republican