Erica Lawler
Erica M. Lawler was a 2015 Independent Green candidate for District 97 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Lawler earned her B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2006 with a double major in French and international studies and a minor in political science. She performed research at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2009-2010 and has worked in university research at the College of William and Mary since 2010. Lawler is a member of the American Dairy Goat Association.[2]
Elections
2015
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] Incumbent Chris Peace was unopposed in the Republican primary. Erica Lawler ran as an Independent Green candidate. Peace defeated Lawler in the general election.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2015
Lawler issued the following statement regarding her bid for office:
| “ | The subject of voter efficacy fascinated me as a political science student during my time at Virginia Tech. Uncontested elections feed into low participation which fuels the perception that the "political machine" operates without input from the people who are the very source of government power. When I saw that the incumbent was running unopposed again, I decided to run for office. Every election should be contested every cycle and no public position should be essentially granted in perpetuity. My experience is in research management which encompasses budgeting, agreement negotiation, cost compliance, and conflict of interest, all of which have an important role in the functions of a member of Virginia's General Assembly. I have 4 priority areas: Procurement Reform, Agriculture, Conservation/Environment, and Transportation. | ” |
| —Erica Lawler, [2] | ||
Personal
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Lawler's husband was enlisted with the US Marine Corps and was deployed three times to Iraq. They have two children, and raise chickens and Alpine dairy Goats.[2]
See also
- Virginia State Legislature
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates Committees
- Virginia state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official general election candidate list," accessed June 24, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on September 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
