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Juanita Matkins
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Juanita Matkins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 56. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Matkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56
Incumbent John McGuire defeated Juanita Matkins in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McGuire (R) | 61.0 | 20,250 |
 | Juanita Matkins (D)  | 38.9 | 12,929 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 33,215 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Juanita Matkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Matkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Voting rights. I've volunteered with an organization that assists with registration and photo IDs. While doing this work I discovered there is a large proportion of Virginians who have lost the right to vote because they have been convicted of a felony. There are only 12 states in the US that still practice this relic of Jim Crow, and Virginia is one of those states. Last year I assisted 24 people in my home county in getting their rights restored and registering them to vote. We need to end this practice in VA and make voting easier.
Eleanor Roosevelt. She worked tirelessly for the rights of all, and ultimately was a key figure and the lead author on the United Nations statement for human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
An elected official should be a problem solver who is responsive to all her constituents, even if the response is a reason why the official will not support something the constituent is advocating for. Holders of public office need the courage to talk with (not only "to") all the people they represent. An elected official, just as is true for a sitting judge, should strive to not only avoid corruption, but also to avoid the appearance of corruption. This means they should not seek nor receive benefit from their office beyond the minimum allocated by statute for accomplishing their job.
I am willing to listen to my constituents' concerns and to research issues extensively in order to make the best decision possible for various issues. My life experience has taught me many personal lessons about healthcare, education, voting rights, criminal justice reform, and other issues that concern the voters of the 56th district. I have managed many large projects as a college professor, the last was a multi-million dollar science education grant that required problem-solving and critical thinking at every step of the way. I'll bring those skills to the House of Delegates.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Don Scott
Majority Leader:Charniele Herring
Minority Leader:Terry Kilgore
Representatives
District 1
Patrick Hope (D)
District 2
Adele McClure (D)
District 3
Alfonso Lopez (D)
District 4
District 5
District 6
R.C. Sullivan (D)
District 7
District 8
Irene Shin (D)
District 9
Karrie Delaney (D)
District 10
Dan Helmer (D)
District 11
David Bulova (D)
District 12
Holly Seibold (D)
District 13
Marcus Simon (D)
District 14
Vivian Watts (D)
District 15
Laura Jane Cohen (D)
District 16
Paul Krizek (D)
District 17
Mark Sickles (D)
District 18
Kathy Tran (D)
District 19
Rozia Henson (D)
District 20
District 21
Joshua Thomas (D)
District 22
Ian Lovejoy (R)
District 23
Candi King (D)
District 24
Luke Torian (D)
District 25
Briana Sewell (D)
District 26
Jas Singh (D)
District 27
Atoosa Reaser (D)
District 28
David Reid (D)
District 29
Marty Martinez (D)
District 30
Geary Higgins (R)
District 31
Delores Oates (R)
District 32
Bill Wiley (R)
District 33
Todd Gilbert (R)
District 34
Tony Wilt (R)
District 35
Chris Runion (R)
District 36
Ellen Campbell (R)
District 37
Terry Austin (R)
District 38
Sam Rasoul (D)
District 39
Will Davis (R)
District 40
Joseph McNamara (R)
District 41
Chris Obenshain (R)
District 42
Jason Ballard (R)
District 43
Will Morefield (R)
District 44
Israel O'Quinn (R)
District 45
Terry Kilgore (R)
District 46
Jed Arnold (R)
District 47
Wren Williams (R)
District 48
Eric Phillips (R)
District 49
Danny Marshall (R)
District 50
Tommy Wright (R)
District 51
Eric Zehr (R)
District 52
Wendell Walker (R)
District 53
Tim Griffin (R)
District 54
Katrina Callsen (D)
District 55
Amy Laufer (D)
District 56
Thomas Garrett (R)
District 57
David Owen (R)
District 58
Rodney Willett (D)
District 59
Buddy Fowler (R)
District 60
Scott Wyatt (R)
District 61
Michael Webert (R)
District 62
Nick Freitas (R)
District 63
Phillip Scott (R)
District 64
Paul Milde (R)
District 65
Joshua Cole (D)
District 66
Bobby Orrock (R)
District 67
Hillary Kent (R)
District 68
Keith Hodges (R)
District 69
Chad Green (R)
District 70
Shelly Simonds (D)
District 71
Amanda Batten (R)
District 72
Lee Ware (R)
District 73
Mark Earley (R)
District 74
Mike Cherry (R)
District 75
Carrie Coyner (R)
District 76
Debra Gardner (D)
District 77
Michael Jones (D)
District 78
Betsy Carr (D)
District 79
Rae Cousins (D)
District 80
District 81
Delores McQuinn (D)
District 82
Kim Taylor (R)
District 83
H. Wachsmann (R)
District 84
Nadarius Clark (D)
District 85
Marcia Price (D)
District 86
Aijalon Cordoza (R)
District 87
Jeion Ward (D)
District 88
Don Scott (D)
District 89
N. Baxter Ennis (R)
District 90
Jay Leftwich (R)
District 91
Cliff Hayes (D)
District 92
Bonita Anthony (D)
District 93
Jackie Glass (D)
District 94
Phil Hernandez (D)
District 95
Alex Askew (D)
District 96
District 97
Michael Feggans (D)
District 98
Barry Knight (R)
District 99
District 100
Robert Bloxom (R)
Democratic Party (51)
Republican Party (49)
