Kandy Hilliard
Kandy A. Hilliard was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 28 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
| “ | Expanding Opportunities
Virginians should have no limit on how far we can go and what we can achieve. No one wants to live in a place where success is only for a select few. We all want to be able to tell our children and grandchildren that they too can dream big and do great things — and know that their possibilities are limitless. Opportunity means education. Let’s start by ensuring we have safe, high quality early childhood education so children are well prepared to succeed in school and in life. All child care programs need to be places where children are safe and learning. In Virginia, 54 children have died in unsafe child care since 2004. This is tragic neglect and it must change! Working families deserve better from our state government. Let’s send our kids to the best schools in the world. Virginia continues to underfund our schools, which makes it harder for us to maintain and attract the best teachers, causes classrooms sizes to grow, and makes it harder to compete in the global marketplace. Virginia is well below the national average for teacher pay despite being one of the wealthiest states in America. Many of our classrooms are overcrowded, which makes it harder for students to learn. We are in a global economy and our children need to be able to compete on a world-scale. Colleges are pipelines of opportunity. Let’s embrace the concept of free community college and make it happen in Virginia. Let’s make affordable college a reality to every Virginia high school student, but also for their parents who are looking to renew, revamp and re-imagine their careers. Opportunities for lifelong learning need to be available for everyone. Busting Traffic Gridlock Traffic gridlock deprives people of time with their families, time for themselves, and opportunities for better jobs. There is nothing more frustrating than being stuck on a road, inching along, knowing that you are missing your child’s sports game, dance recital, teacher conference or dinner with the family. People spend 20 hours or more a week just getting to a job. Sitting in traffic is like having another job that’s unpaid. In that way it’s a hidden tax and the cost keeps climbing higher year-after-year. There seems to be no one in Richmond who is taking this seriously, who is providing leadership to solve this problem that is bringing pain and aggravation to everyone’s life here. We need to look for new and more efficient ways to get people to where they need to go. Paying money to a foreign company for HOT lanes is not solving our long term challenges with traffic. Surface road improvements, buses, regional bus services, expanded rails, sidewalks, trails and bike lanes should be part of the solution, or at least part of the discussion. When I-95 becomes clogged many of our local roads shut down from the spillover traffic. This seems to be a regular occurrence. Transportation has not been a priority and the people of the 28th District are suffering because of it. Getting around our community should not be impossible — even when there is a problem on I-95. Making Health Care Affordable People are paying too much for health care. Something’s not right when people are cashing out their savings and mortgaging their homes just to pay health care bills. We need to do better. First, let’s create a health care marketplace as many other states have done — so private insurance companies can compete for your business. Second, let’s stop the practice of passing the cost of unpaid care to other consumers. When people who don’t have health insurance get sick and end up in the hospital, people who have insurance end up paying more in higher premiums. That’s too costly and inefficient. If we made sure people got basic health care instead of costly sick care, we could keep health care costs down and people would be healthier. Isn’t that a better way? Growing a Green Economy The 28th District is home to two national scenic rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay, a unique ancient forest with rare species of plants, and a treasure of important historical sites. Preserving these treasures is vitally important, not only for the environment, but also for our economy. Environmental preservation, finding new, efficient and sustainable ways to do things is the way of the future. Going “green” can be a major job creator as we look for opportunities to save money and resources while saving our environment. I will work to ensure that Virginia leads the way to encourage and grow these green business opportunities.[2][3] |
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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.[4] Kandy Hilliard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Bill Howell defeated Susan Stimpson in the Republican primary. Howell defeated Hilliard in the general election.[5][6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 28 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bill Howell Incumbent |
60.5% | 8,060 | |
| Democratic | Kandy Hilliard | 39.5% | 5,272 | |
| Total Votes | 13,332 | |||
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 28 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Bill Howell Incumbent |
62.1% | 4,751 |
| Susan Stimpson | 37.9% | 2,901 |
| Total Votes | 7,652 | |
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See also
- Virginia State Legislature
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates Committees
- Virginia state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Kandy Hilliard on Facebook
- Kandy Hilliard on Twitter
- Kandy Hilliard on Instagram
- Virginia House of Delegates
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official general election candidate list," accessed June 24, 2015
- ↑ Friends of Kandy Hilliard, "Issues," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
