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Christopher Holmes
Christopher Holmes (Republican Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 72. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Holmes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christopher Holmes was born in Richmond, Virginia. His career experience includes working as an information technology infrastructure manager.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 72
Incumbent Schuyler VanValkenburg defeated Christopher Holmes in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) | 53.0 | 19,710 |
 | Christopher Holmes (R)  | 46.8 | 17,427 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 37,200 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Schuyler VanValkenburg advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 72.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 72
Christopher Holmes defeated Thomas Gardner in the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 72 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Holmes | 70.4 | 1,078 |
| Thomas Gardner | 29.6 | 454 | ||
| Total votes: 1,532 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Holmes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holmes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I grew up the middle of 9 children in a single parent household. Even though I came from humble beginnings, I learned the value of a strong work ethic and a determination to never give up, even in the face of adversity. I am a proud American and I believe in the ideals of our country. I’m living the American dream because I worked hard, I believe in individual responsibility and opportunity for all, and I know that even when obstacles present themselves, one can overcome them.
- It is absolutely critical that our children receive a good education in order to be prepared for a 21st century workforce. The pandemic has been a major interruption in all aspects of our lives but none more important than the disruption of the education of our children. We are now faced with a major loss of core skills that our children must have to make appropriate progress. School divisions must provide additional instruction to remediate the loss of skills. Baseline testing needs to be done to assess education loss without spending inordinate amounts of time away from core instruction . We must assess technical programs, programs for our accelerated and special needs students to be certain we are meeting every student's needs.
- Crime is at a 20 year high in Virginia. The "defund the police" mantra has taken its toll on our law enforcement professionals and their ability to do their jobs and protect our communities. We are faced with poor morale, early retirement and low numbers of entry level law enforcement applicants. We must fully fund these professionals, ensure that they have the tools, training and technology to do their jobs and most importantly the authority to make on the spot decisions without fear of losing their jobs and their livelihood
- Virginia continues to be a state in decline relative to our neighboring states. The cost of living in Virginia continues to escalate and over-taxation has resulted in businesses moving away. Our small business communities are struggling to survive because of bad policies, both Federal and state. We now face severe labor shortages, not due to a lack of workers but because of an overbearing government that has thrown money at problems instead of reducing regulations and bolstering opportunities for startup businesses that support entrepreneurs and long term businesses. We must reduce taxes, reduce burdensome regulations and make sure that capital is available to credit worthy individuals to build businesses that can thrive.
Public Safety is also one of our most important core functions of government. We, as a civil society, must depend on our legislature and our public law enforcement agencies to make policy that puts the safety of our citizens first while ensuring that our law enforcement professionals are well-equipped and well trained with the technology necessary to enable them to do their jobs. Public safety must be seen as a shared responsibility between elected officials, community members, stakeholders and law enforcement. I have pledged to have an open-door policy with every concerned citizen and our law enforcement professionals on the important issues of public safety.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 72 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 4, 2021
