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Alex Askew is our new representative for Virginia's 85th District!
https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-85/elections/

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Rocky Holcomb

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Alex:
https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/candidates/candidate-profile-alex-askew-85th-district/
https://ballotpedia.org/Alex_Askew
https://races.dlcc.org/races/alex-askew/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/askew757
www.alexaskew.com
https://www.vpap.org/candidates/250404-alex-askew/
Rocky:
https://www.rockyholcomb.com
https://ballotpedia.org/Rocky_Holcomb
https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/candidates/candidate-profile-n-d-rocky-holcomb-85th-district/
https://www.vpap.org/candidates/98014-rocky-holcomb/

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Demographic of District 85 concerning Age and Sex

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Demographic of District 85 concerning Age and Sex

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Demographic of District 85 concerning Race and Ethnicity 

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Demographic of District 85 concerning Race and Ethnicity 

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Alex Askew

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Must:
-Be a VA resident
-Be a United States citizen
-Be 18 years old or older
-If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored.
-All polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
-Virginia does not allow early voting and/or no-excuse absentee voting

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Top 3 priorities:
- Improving education by reforming Virginia SOL testing, rewarding teachers for their achievements, and making sure the tax dollars reach the classrooms.
- He wants to create jobs and grow our economy by reducing regulations so businesses can focus on job creation, keep taxes low, create a pro-business climate to expand job growth, and  work in a bi-partisan manner to balance the budget.
- Fighting for middle income families by pushing for a tuition freeze at our colleges and universities, reducing the cost of soaring healthcare, and giving law enforcement training needed to protect our families and communities.

Rocky is incumbent and he represented the 85th District House of Delegates from 2017-2018 as the first full law enforcement member to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly.

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Top 3 Priorities
-Education: Must be strengthened our public education system with proper resources. In addition, he strongly believes that teachers should be paid more than the national average
-Healthcare: Provide affordable and quality healthcare and to protect Medicaid expansion.
-Environment: Alex wants Virginia to never worry about breathing polluted air. He wants to make sure legislation is passed to guarantee that coastlines are permanently protected from potential polluters.

Info
-It is his first time running after being a referee at young basketball game before going to college.
-His mother was a VB teacher
-Formally served as a legislative aide for the VA House of Delegates.
-He believes he should be elected because he grew up in VB and knows the necessities of the citizens overall.
-More ideological way of thinking.

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Ads
-Alex:  www.alexaskew.com
-Rocky: www.facebook.com/rocky.holcomb

Outside Contributors
-VA Legislative Black Caurus
-Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political Educational Fund
-VA League of Conservation Voters
Endorsements
-Barack Obama
-A.G. Eric Holder
-Senator Mark Warner
3 major debated issues
-Healthcare:
Askew= affordable and with good quality
Holcomb= Wants to keep it affordable and have coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions.
-Education
Askew=Teachers should be paid more
Holcomb= Wants tax dollars to go towards increasing teachers' salary and the resources available to students in the classroom.
-Environment
Askew=Protect coastlines from pollution
Holcomb=

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We believe that the Democrat representative, Alex Askew, will be our winner. As of 1983, Virginia has categorized itself for being a Republican state. Recently, Cheryl Turpin, Democrat representative, was elected in 2017. On that specific year, Rocky Holcomb was elected but was defeated in a bid for re-election. Alex Askew has several points that he is passionate about. For example, he believes that education must be strengthened our public education system with proper resources. In addition, he strongly believes that teachers should be paid more than the national average. Healthcare is very essential to Alex as well. He is passionate to provide affordable and quality healthcare and to protect Medicaid expansion. As of the environment, Alex wants Virginia to never worry about breathing polluted air. He wants to make sure legislation is passed to guarantee that coastlines are permanently protected from potential polluters.