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Stuart wins 28th District Senate Seat (3)

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Running for 28th District Senate

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Incumbent, running for re-election

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"... A Democrat, writer and human rights attorney..." (7) "If elected, Rashid would become Virginia’s first-ever Muslim state senator..." and the first Democratic Senator in 40 years. (1)

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"...Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, expanding healthcare access for Virginians, and improving worker protections and unionization rates... restoring voting rights for former felons, passing the Equal Rights Amendment and implementing gun reform measures to address gun violence in the Commonwealth... ratifying the ERA..." (1)

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Stuart and Rashid meet for 28th District debate

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Campaign Money: Corporate or from the people?

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Campaign Money: Corporate or from the people?

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(4) 65% of Rashid's campaign money comes from donors and small businesses with contributions of $100 or less

A majority of Stuart's money comes from endorsements from large businesses like Dominion Energy, Verizon, and Capital One with only 2% coming from small donors

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A Republican. Served the 28th District State Senate assumed office in 2008. Has been uncontested for 11 years. (4) Attorney at law (8) Serves as the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources Committee (1)

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(1) Berti, Daniel. “Rashid Aims to Flip Va. Senate Seat Long Held by the GOP.” Rashid Aims to Flip Va. Senate Seat Long Held by the GOP, Prince William Times, 6 Sept. 2019, www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/rashid-aims-to-flip-va-senate-seat-long-held-by/article_4d27ff2c-b87f-11e9-9334-8f1aa8619e9f.html.

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"Democrats lead Republicans in the generic ballot for the Virginia Senate (36%-31%)..." according to a Roanoke College Poll made 8/26/2019. (2)

If the election for your district’s state senator was held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate, the Republican candidate, or someone else?
36% Democrat
31% Republican
8% Someone else
25% Unsure/Refused

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Stuart- instead of taking away guns there should be a hot line for people to call if they suspect someone of committing gun violence that will send psychiatrists and investigators
Rebuttal from Rashid-  this is making mental health seem like the key factor to violence and uses statistics that a lot of violent crimes are caused by sane people
Rashid- believes in tighter background checks for purchasing and using guns
Rebuttal from Stuart- people who intend to cause gun crimes wouldn't intend on getting a background check and will get the gun through illegal means instead and it will complicate the process for law-abiding gun owners

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(2) “Roanoke College Poll: Democrats Lead in General Assembly Race.” Roanoke College Poll: Democrats Lead in General Assembly Race, Roanoke College, 26 Aug. 2019, www.roanoke.edu/about/news/rc_poll_politics_aug_2019.

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Stuart- wants to put a bill on Dominion Energy that makes it necessary for them to clean up any environmental effects
Cons: Stuart is sponsored by Dominion Energy and big companies can avoid laws
Rashid- wants to increase the use of sustainable energy sources
Cons: this change will be expensive and it will be hard to make such a transition so quickly

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"...Improving transportation in the region, education–including college affordability, better schools and better teacher pay–and controlling growth in the region by calling on private home and commercial builders to pay across-the-board impact fees to fund government services versus proffers for new construction." (7)

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(3) "2019 November General Election Results"  Virginia Department of Elections,
November 5, 2019
https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/Member%20Senate%20of%20Virginia%20(028).html

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(4) The Virginia Public Access Project, November 5, 2019, https://www.vpap.org/offices/state-senate-28/elections/.

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(5) Greenwell, Randall. “Maps: Results from Virginia's General Assembly Races.” Pilotonline.com, The Virginian-Pilot, 6 Nov. 2019, www.pilotonline.com/government/elections/vp-nw-live-election-results-map-1105-20191106-daykobizbzcn7mg67gqllf5ysy-story.html.

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Voters prefer Democrats; 59% are less likely to vote for a pro-Trump candidate

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Voters prefer Democrats; 59% are less likely to vote for a pro-Trump candidate

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Democrats have a significant advantage over Republicans on voter enthusiasm, 62% to 49%. Further, 84% of Democrats say they will "definitely vote," compared with 74% of Republicans and 75% of Independents. (6)

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(6) 2019 Virginia Legislative Election Survey, Christopher Newport University: Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy, https://cnu.edu/wasoncenter/surveys/2019-10-07-va-leg-1/

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(7) Baron, James Scott. “VIDEO: Stuart, Rashid Debate for Senate Seat.” VIDEO: Stuart, Rashid Debate for Senate Seat, Fredericksburg.com, 6 Sept. 2019, www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/video-stuart-rashid-debate-for-senate-seat/article_ea4cc58c-9646-5714-b2d1-6545e63e6f36.html.

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(8) Washington Post-Schar Poll, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/5/2019, https://www.richmond.com/virginia-guns-db-a--e-b---e/pdf_a4a40b5d-92f2-5925-ad95-b47da5078679.html

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(8) Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator, Ballotpedia, https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Stuart,_Virginia_Senator

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Gun policy is the top issue for Virginia voters

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Gun policy is the top issue for Virginia voters

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Stuart- "...Obamacare has fueled an increase in costs. 'We need to find a way to drive the cost of health care down for everyone so they can afford it,' he said." (7)
Rashid- "... Stuart opposed expanding Medicaid coverage, while the Democrats have been working hard to expand coverage to more people." (7)

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Stuart and Rashid meet for 28th District debate

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Donations from corporations and businesses such as Dominion Energy, Va Bankers Assn, Verizon, Va Auto Dealers, etc. (31 pages long of "top donors" on vpap.org)

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