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Senate District 020
Democrat Victoria Luevanos grew up in a small rural town in California and enlisted in the United States Navy, where she developed a commitment to serve and support veterans and military families. Her experience with homelessness and food insecurity at a young age led her to appreciate the stability and support that government programs can provide. Victoria uses her life experiences to motivate her to serve the people of the Commonwealth.
Because Luevanos grew up around gang violence, she understands the need for gun violence prevention. As a parent, she experiences the fear of sending her children to school or to a friend’s house where guns might be present. Volunteering with Moms Demand Action has been a way to help fight for firearm safety. As a senator, she will continue to fight to prevent gun violence by supporting storing guns responsibly, banning automatic weapons from the market, supporting extreme risk protection laws, and holding the firearms industry accountable.
As a teen mom and an active-duty member of the military, Luevanos understands the importance of supporting everyone’s right to choose what they do with their own bodies and to access abortion. She will fight for these rights for all Virginians by pushing for paid parental and family leave for both parents, enshrining protections for reproductive health into law, providing public funding to those with limited resources for family planning, eliminating waiting periods to obtain reproductive healthcare including FDA-approved emergency contraception, and strengthening childcare programs for all including parents working non-traditional schedules.
Luevanos understands the importance of education in making a difference for families and communities. She will work to support giving the children of Virginia opportunities for a bright future by expanding public education to include more early childhood education, supporting free school meals, fighting for all youth so they can attend school without fear of bullying, assisting immigrant students by providing more ESL teachers for classrooms and making schools accessible through proper transportation and communication resources like sign language classes.
Luevanos believes that healthcare is human care. As a parent of a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, she understands the importance of safe, affordable medical care. She will fight for all Virginians by working towards capping prescription drug costs, eliminating co-pays and premiums, removing networks so that everyone is able to see their nearest doctor, ensuring dental, vision, and hearing are covered together under medical insurance, providing easier access to medical cannabis for veterans and other Virginians in need.
Victoria Luevanos is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Bill DeSteph. Senator DeSteph has served in the State Senate since 2016, as well as the House of Delegates from 2014 to 2016. He does not support access to abortion and has spread disinformation on the topic. During the 2022 General Assembly, Senator DeSteph introduced a bill banning books.
Because of her commitment to progressive policies and values, Victoria Luevanos is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-10-23
Democrat Victoria Luevanos grew up in a small rural town in California and enlisted in the United States Navy, where she developed a commitment to serve and support veterans and military families. Her experience with homelessness and food insecurity at a young age led her to appreciate the stability and support that government programs can provide. Victoria uses her life experiences to motivate her to serve the people of the Commonwealth.
Because Luevanos grew up around gang violence, she understands the need for gun violence prevention. As a parent, she experiences the fear of sending her children to school or to a friend’s house where guns might be present. Volunteering with Moms Demand Action has been a way to help fight for firearm safety. As a senator, she will continue to fight to prevent gun violence by supporting storing guns responsibly, banning automatic weapons from the market, supporting extreme risk protection laws, and holding the firearms industry accountable.
As a teen mom and an active-duty member of the military, Luevanos understands the importance of supporting everyone’s right to choose what they do with their own bodies and to access abortion. She will fight for these rights for all Virginians by pushing for paid parental and family leave for both parents, enshrining protections for reproductive health into law, providing public funding to those with limited resources for family planning, eliminating waiting periods to obtain reproductive healthcare including FDA-approved emergency contraception, and strengthening childcare programs for all including parents working non-traditional schedules.
Luevanos understands the importance of education in making a difference for families and communities. She will work to support giving the children of Virginia opportunities for a bright future by expanding public education to include more early childhood education, supporting free school meals, fighting for all youth so they can attend school without fear of bullying, assisting immigrant students by providing more ESL teachers for classrooms and making schools accessible through proper transportation and communication resources like sign language classes.
Luevanos believes that healthcare is human care. As a parent of a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, she understands the importance of safe, affordable medical care. She will fight for all Virginians by working towards capping prescription drug costs, eliminating co-pays and premiums, removing networks so that everyone is able to see their nearest doctor, ensuring dental, vision, and hearing are covered together under medical insurance, providing easier access to medical cannabis for veterans and other Virginians in need.
Victoria Luevanos is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Bill DeSteph. Senator DeSteph has served in the State Senate since 2016, as well as the House of Delegates from 2014 to 2016. He does not support access to abortion and has spread disinformation on the topic. During the 2022 General Assembly, Senator DeSteph introduced a bill banning books.
Because of her commitment to progressive policies and values, Victoria Luevanos is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-10-23
Democrat Victoria Luevanos grew up in a small rural town in California and enlisted in the United States Navy, where she developed a commitment to serve and support veterans and military families. Her experience with homelessness and food insecurity at a young age led her to appreciate the stability and support that government programs can provide. Victoria uses her life experiences to motivate her to serve the people of the Commonwealth.
Because Luevanos grew up around gang violence, she understands the need for gun violence prevention. As a parent, she experiences the fear of sending her children to school or to a friend’s house where guns might be present. Volunteering with Moms Demand Action has been a way to help fight for firearm safety. As a senator, she will continue to fight to prevent gun violence by supporting storing guns responsibly, banning automatic weapons from the market, supporting extreme risk protection laws, and holding the firearms industry accountable.
As a teen mom and an active-duty member of the military, Luevanos understands the importance of supporting everyone’s right to choose what they do with their own bodies and to access abortion. She will fight for these rights for all Virginians by pushing for paid parental and family leave for both parents, enshrining protections for reproductive health into law, providing public funding to those with limited resources for family planning, eliminating waiting periods to obtain reproductive healthcare including FDA-approved emergency contraception, and strengthening childcare programs for all including parents working non-traditional schedules.
Luevanos understands the importance of education in making a difference for families and communities. She will work to support giving the children of Virginia opportunities for a bright future by expanding public education to include more early childhood education, supporting free school meals, fighting for all youth so they can attend school without fear of bullying, assisting immigrant students by providing more ESL teachers for classrooms and making schools accessible through proper transportation and communication resources like sign language classes.
Luevanos believes that healthcare is human care. As a parent of a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, she understands the importance of safe, affordable medical care. She will fight for all Virginians by working towards capping prescription drug costs, eliminating co-pays and premiums, removing networks so that everyone is able to see their nearest doctor, ensuring dental, vision, and hearing are covered together under medical insurance, providing easier access to medical cannabis for veterans and other Virginians in need.
Victoria Luevanos is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Bill DeSteph. Senator DeSteph has served in the State Senate since 2016, as well as the House of Delegates from 2014 to 2016. He does not support access to abortion and has spread disinformation on the topic. During the 2022 General Assembly, Senator DeSteph introduced a bill banning books.
Because of her commitment to progressive policies and values, Victoria Luevanos is the progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2023-10-23
House of Delegates
Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below House of Delegate races on your ballot.
House District 096
Virginia’s new 96th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of Virginia Beach City. With over 59,000 registered voters, this district leans Democratic.
This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Kelly Fowler is facing challenges from Republican Mike Karslake and Independent Nicholas Olenik in the general election for Virginia’s new 96th House of Delegates district. Delegate Fowler has served in the House of Delegates since 2018.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Kelly Fowler is of Filipino-Mexican heritage and moved to Virginia Beach when her father, who was in the Navy, was stationed there. An engaged member of the community, she used to be an elementary school teacher and now owns a small local real estate company that specializes in military family relocation and advocacy. She and her husband reside in Virginia Beach with their three daughters. Fowler was first elected to represent the 21st District in 2017 and will now run for HD 96 with the redrawn district lines.
Delegate Fowler was motivated to run for office after attending the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in January 2017.. In 2020, she voted to repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers by supporting the Reproductive Health Protection Act. She supports abortion access and voted to make abortion coverage available on the health insurance exchange.
During her time in office, Delegate Fowler voted to give teachers a 5% raise, believing higher teacher pay will reduce high turnover and make it easier for schools to recruit and retain the best teachers. She also voted to increase school funding in the Commonwealth, including money to help schools reopen safely during the pandemic. She also voted to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students in 2020 and make them eligible for financial aid the following year.
Delegate Fowler recognizes the real threat of climate change. She hopes to create long-term solutions to preserving the green spaces in the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake areas. Del. Fowler has patroned legislation aimed at tackling the flooding issues of the 21st District. Additionally, Del. Fowler is in support of clean energy and green jobs and voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act in 2020, which aims to make Virginia 100% clean energy by 2050.
Delegate Fowler believes in making the promise of democracy real for us all by supporting our fair and free elections. In 2021, she voted for the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. She also voted to keep voters safe during the pandemic by removing the signature requirement on absentee ballots during an emergency and establishing drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots. In 2020, she voted to extend the early voting period and to make it easier to vote absentee in Virginia.
Delegate Fowler’s main opponent is Republican Mike Karslake, a business owner affiliated with Business Networks International. He describes himself as politically conservative and has spent 20 years working within the Republican political network. He wants to give police additional funding with no accountability. He will allow gun violence to go unchecked in our communities, and his top priority is to “preserve our religious freedoms”--so long as they support “Judeo-Christian values”.
Independent candidate Nicholas Olenik is also in the running for the race, but we could not find a website or any listed positions at the time of research.
Due to her support of abortion access, public education, voting rights, and the environment, Delegate Fowler is the most progressive choice in this election.
Delegate Fowler was motivated to run for office after attending the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in January 2017.. In 2020, she voted to repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers by supporting the Reproductive Health Protection Act. She supports abortion access and voted to make abortion coverage available on the health insurance exchange.
During her time in office, Delegate Fowler voted to give teachers a 5% raise, believing higher teacher pay will reduce high turnover and make it easier for schools to recruit and retain the best teachers. She also voted to increase school funding in the Commonwealth, including money to help schools reopen safely during the pandemic. She also voted to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students in 2020 and make them eligible for financial aid the following year.
Delegate Fowler recognizes the real threat of climate change. She hopes to create long-term solutions to preserving the green spaces in the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake areas. Del. Fowler has patroned legislation aimed at tackling the flooding issues of the 21st District. Additionally, Del. Fowler is in support of clean energy and green jobs and voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act in 2020, which aims to make Virginia 100% clean energy by 2050.
Delegate Fowler believes in making the promise of democracy real for us all by supporting our fair and free elections. In 2021, she voted for the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. She also voted to keep voters safe during the pandemic by removing the signature requirement on absentee ballots during an emergency and establishing drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots. In 2020, she voted to extend the early voting period and to make it easier to vote absentee in Virginia.
Delegate Fowler’s main opponent is Republican Mike Karslake, a business owner affiliated with Business Networks International. He describes himself as politically conservative and has spent 20 years working within the Republican political network. He wants to give police additional funding with no accountability. He will allow gun violence to go unchecked in our communities, and his top priority is to “preserve our religious freedoms”--so long as they support “Judeo-Christian values”.
Independent candidate Nicholas Olenik is also in the running for the race, but we could not find a website or any listed positions at the time of research.
Due to her support of abortion access, public education, voting rights, and the environment, Delegate Fowler is the most progressive choice in this election.
Last updated: 2023-09-21
Virginia’s new 96th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of Virginia Beach City. With over 59,000 registered voters, this district leans Democratic.
This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Kelly Fowler is facing challenges from Republican Mike Karslake and Independent Nicholas Olenik in the general election for Virginia’s new 96th House of Delegates district. Delegate Fowler has served in the House of Delegates since 2018.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Kelly Fowler is of Filipino-Mexican heritage and moved to Virginia Beach when her father, who was in the Navy, was stationed there. An engaged member of the community, she used to be an elementary school teacher and now owns a small local real estate company that specializes in military family relocation and advocacy. She and her husband reside in Virginia Beach with their three daughters. Fowler was first elected to represent the 21st District in 2017 and will now run for HD 96 with the redrawn district lines.
Delegate Fowler was motivated to run for office after attending the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in January 2017.. In 2020, she voted to repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers by supporting the Reproductive Health Protection Act. She supports abortion access and voted to make abortion coverage available on the health insurance exchange.
During her time in office, Delegate Fowler voted to give teachers a 5% raise, believing higher teacher pay will reduce high turnover and make it easier for schools to recruit and retain the best teachers. She also voted to increase school funding in the Commonwealth, including money to help schools reopen safely during the pandemic. She also voted to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students in 2020 and make them eligible for financial aid the following year.
Delegate Fowler recognizes the real threat of climate change. She hopes to create long-term solutions to preserving the green spaces in the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake areas. Del. Fowler has patroned legislation aimed at tackling the flooding issues of the 21st District. Additionally, Del. Fowler is in support of clean energy and green jobs and voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act in 2020, which aims to make Virginia 100% clean energy by 2050.
Delegate Fowler believes in making the promise of democracy real for us all by supporting our fair and free elections. In 2021, she voted for the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. She also voted to keep voters safe during the pandemic by removing the signature requirement on absentee ballots during an emergency and establishing drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots. In 2020, she voted to extend the early voting period and to make it easier to vote absentee in Virginia.
Delegate Fowler’s main opponent is Republican Mike Karslake, a business owner affiliated with Business Networks International. He describes himself as politically conservative and has spent 20 years working within the Republican political network. He wants to give police additional funding with no accountability. He will allow gun violence to go unchecked in our communities, and his top priority is to “preserve our religious freedoms”--so long as they support “Judeo-Christian values”.
Independent candidate Nicholas Olenik is also in the running for the race, but we could not find a website or any listed positions at the time of research.
Due to her support of abortion access, public education, voting rights, and the environment, Delegate Fowler is the most progressive choice in this election.
Delegate Fowler was motivated to run for office after attending the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in January 2017.. In 2020, she voted to repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers by supporting the Reproductive Health Protection Act. She supports abortion access and voted to make abortion coverage available on the health insurance exchange.
During her time in office, Delegate Fowler voted to give teachers a 5% raise, believing higher teacher pay will reduce high turnover and make it easier for schools to recruit and retain the best teachers. She also voted to increase school funding in the Commonwealth, including money to help schools reopen safely during the pandemic. She also voted to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students in 2020 and make them eligible for financial aid the following year.
Delegate Fowler recognizes the real threat of climate change. She hopes to create long-term solutions to preserving the green spaces in the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake areas. Del. Fowler has patroned legislation aimed at tackling the flooding issues of the 21st District. Additionally, Del. Fowler is in support of clean energy and green jobs and voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act in 2020, which aims to make Virginia 100% clean energy by 2050.
Delegate Fowler believes in making the promise of democracy real for us all by supporting our fair and free elections. In 2021, she voted for the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which prohibits discrimination at the polls. She also voted to keep voters safe during the pandemic by removing the signature requirement on absentee ballots during an emergency and establishing drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots. In 2020, she voted to extend the early voting period and to make it easier to vote absentee in Virginia.
Delegate Fowler’s main opponent is Republican Mike Karslake, a business owner affiliated with Business Networks International. He describes himself as politically conservative and has spent 20 years working within the Republican political network. He wants to give police additional funding with no accountability. He will allow gun violence to go unchecked in our communities, and his top priority is to “preserve our religious freedoms”--so long as they support “Judeo-Christian values”.
Independent candidate Nicholas Olenik is also in the running for the race, but we could not find a website or any listed positions at the time of research.
Due to her support of abortion access, public education, voting rights, and the environment, Delegate Fowler is the most progressive choice in this election.
Last updated: 2023-09-21
House District 100
Virginia’s new 100th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of Virginia Beach City, Accomack County, and Northampton County. With just over 63,000 registered voters, this district leans Republican.
This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Republican Delegate Rob Bloxom, Jr. is facing a challenge from Democrat Charlena Jones in the general election for Virginia’s new 100th House of Delegates district. Delegate Bloxom has served in the House of Delegates since 2014.
Democrat Charlena Jones is an evangelist. She uses problematic language to discuss issues of equality and reproductive health. In both cases, her wording suggests that she does not support LGBTQ+ folks or abortion but asserts that people’s choices in these areas are their own.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Robert Bloxom voted to prohibit election ballot drop boxes and limit early voting to 2 weeks before an election. He voted for HB 212, which would have reinstated the mandatory waiting period before a person can have an abortion. He voted no on HB 670, which would allow localities to hold police accountable by creating Citizen Police Review Boards.
There is no recommendation in this race. We encourage people to vote and write in a candidate. Remember, there are other races this year that need your vote, so we encourage you to show up to vote anyway.
Incumbent Republican Delegate Robert Bloxom voted to prohibit election ballot drop boxes and limit early voting to 2 weeks before an election. He voted for HB 212, which would have reinstated the mandatory waiting period before a person can have an abortion. He voted no on HB 670, which would allow localities to hold police accountable by creating Citizen Police Review Boards.
There is no recommendation in this race. We encourage people to vote and write in a candidate. Remember, there are other races this year that need your vote, so we encourage you to show up to vote anyway.
Last updated: 2023-10-06
Virginia Beach, District 10
Depending on where you live, you may have the following district races on your ballot.
Kim Antonio Bentley has earned the endorsement of our education partners at The Virginia Voter Guide, which we have included below. You can also learn more about him on their website here.
Kim Antonio Bentley (I) is a single father and president of Green Run Homes Association. Bentley says that he will bring the qualities of energy, integrity, and objectivity to the school board. Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges and advocates for the correct teaching of history in schools. His campaign is centered on post graduation pathways, teacher retention, and improving infrastructure.
Kim Bentley is aware of the teacher concerns in Virginia Beach and promises to address them. Bentley prioritizes hiring and retaining qualified teachers, advocating for them on his social media platforms. A supporter of unions, Bentely speaks for change to the material conditions of Virginia Beach City Public School’s faculty and staff, helping them with their collective bargaining efforts to get teachers the support and compensation they deserve.
Bentley makes local academics a priority for his campaign. As a Black American, Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges that seek to limit what children can learn, believing that children can’t get a quality education by avoiding the truth of our complex history. Bentley is also in support of post graduation pathways, expressing the need to support “whether [students] decide to enroll, employ, enlist, or explore, we need to ensure that students are prepared for success after they graduate, whatever path they choose.”
Improving school infrastructure is an additional issue in the campaign. Bentley believes that addressing the problems that come with aging school buildings is just as important as building new school facilities to create spaces where students can thrive. Bentley’s social media pages showcase his advocacy for improving the condition of the schools. He says that in order to ensure consistency of quality education throughout the city, we must implement improvements to the school infrastructure.
Lastly, Kim Bentley supports ensuring Virginia Beach school systems are at the forefront of technology. With a twenty year history of working in tech, Kim wishes to streamline parent communications through thoughtful and efficient technology use.
Kim Bentley is running against Kathleen Brown.
Independent Kathleen Brown is a wife, mother of four, and a Virginia Beach resident for the last thirteen years. With an associate’s degree from Tidewater Community College and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Liberty University, Brown worked as a figure skating coach for the past twenty-six years. Brown promises to thoroughly and openly consider all public input before voting on any policy changes. She is an advocate for “parental rights” which is code for book banning, transphobia in schools, and a lack of social emotional learning in the classroom.
Due to Kim Bentley’s emphasis on academics, teacher compensation, prioritization of technology implementation in schools, and improving school infrastructure, he is the most progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2024-08-22
Kim Antonio Bentley has earned the endorsement of our education partners at The Virginia Voter Guide, which we have included below. You can also learn more about him on their website here.
Kim Antonio Bentley (I) is a single father and president of Green Run Homes Association. Bentley says that he will bring the qualities of energy, integrity, and objectivity to the school board. Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges and advocates for the correct teaching of history in schools. His campaign is centered on post graduation pathways, teacher retention, and improving infrastructure.
Kim Bentley is aware of the teacher concerns in Virginia Beach and promises to address them. Bentley prioritizes hiring and retaining qualified teachers, advocating for them on his social media platforms. A supporter of unions, Bentely speaks for change to the material conditions of Virginia Beach City Public School’s faculty and staff, helping them with their collective bargaining efforts to get teachers the support and compensation they deserve.
Bentley makes local academics a priority for his campaign. As a Black American, Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges that seek to limit what children can learn, believing that children can’t get a quality education by avoiding the truth of our complex history. Bentley is also in support of post graduation pathways, expressing the need to support “whether [students] decide to enroll, employ, enlist, or explore, we need to ensure that students are prepared for success after they graduate, whatever path they choose.”
Improving school infrastructure is an additional issue in the campaign. Bentley believes that addressing the problems that come with aging school buildings is just as important as building new school facilities to create spaces where students can thrive. Bentley’s social media pages showcase his advocacy for improving the condition of the schools. He says that in order to ensure consistency of quality education throughout the city, we must implement improvements to the school infrastructure.
Lastly, Kim Bentley supports ensuring Virginia Beach school systems are at the forefront of technology. With a twenty year history of working in tech, Kim wishes to streamline parent communications through thoughtful and efficient technology use.
Kim Bentley is running against Kathleen Brown.
Independent Kathleen Brown is a wife, mother of four, and a Virginia Beach resident for the last thirteen years. With an associate’s degree from Tidewater Community College and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Liberty University, Brown worked as a figure skating coach for the past twenty-six years. Brown promises to thoroughly and openly consider all public input before voting on any policy changes. She is an advocate for “parental rights” which is code for book banning, transphobia in schools, and a lack of social emotional learning in the classroom.
Due to Kim Bentley’s emphasis on academics, teacher compensation, prioritization of technology implementation in schools, and improving school infrastructure, he is the most progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2024-08-22
Kim Antonio Bentley has earned the endorsement of our education partners at The Virginia Voter Guide, which we have included below. You can also learn more about him on their website here.
Kim Antonio Bentley (I) is a single father and president of Green Run Homes Association. Bentley says that he will bring the qualities of energy, integrity, and objectivity to the school board. Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges and advocates for the correct teaching of history in schools. His campaign is centered on post graduation pathways, teacher retention, and improving infrastructure.
Kim Bentley is aware of the teacher concerns in Virginia Beach and promises to address them. Bentley prioritizes hiring and retaining qualified teachers, advocating for them on his social media platforms. A supporter of unions, Bentely speaks for change to the material conditions of Virginia Beach City Public School’s faculty and staff, helping them with their collective bargaining efforts to get teachers the support and compensation they deserve.
Bentley makes local academics a priority for his campaign. As a Black American, Bentley is concerned about recent curriculum challenges that seek to limit what children can learn, believing that children can’t get a quality education by avoiding the truth of our complex history. Bentley is also in support of post graduation pathways, expressing the need to support “whether [students] decide to enroll, employ, enlist, or explore, we need to ensure that students are prepared for success after they graduate, whatever path they choose.”
Improving school infrastructure is an additional issue in the campaign. Bentley believes that addressing the problems that come with aging school buildings is just as important as building new school facilities to create spaces where students can thrive. Bentley’s social media pages showcase his advocacy for improving the condition of the schools. He says that in order to ensure consistency of quality education throughout the city, we must implement improvements to the school infrastructure.
Lastly, Kim Bentley supports ensuring Virginia Beach school systems are at the forefront of technology. With a twenty year history of working in tech, Kim wishes to streamline parent communications through thoughtful and efficient technology use.
Kim Bentley is running against Kathleen Brown.
Independent Kathleen Brown is a wife, mother of four, and a Virginia Beach resident for the last thirteen years. With an associate’s degree from Tidewater Community College and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Liberty University, Brown worked as a figure skating coach for the past twenty-six years. Brown promises to thoroughly and openly consider all public input before voting on any policy changes. She is an advocate for “parental rights” which is code for book banning, transphobia in schools, and a lack of social emotional learning in the classroom.
Due to Kim Bentley’s emphasis on academics, teacher compensation, prioritization of technology implementation in schools, and improving school infrastructure, he is the most progressive choice in this race.
Last updated: 2024-08-22