Kathleen Galvin
Kathleen Galvin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 57. Galvin lost in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2019.
Galvin 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 57
Sally Hudson won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 57 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sally Hudson (D)  | 96.1 | 21,365 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.9 | 865 | ||
| Total votes: 22,230 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 57
Sally Hudson defeated Kathleen Galvin in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 57 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Hudson | 65.5 | 6,150 |
| Kathleen Galvin | 34.5 | 3,237 | ||
| Total votes: 9,387 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kathleen Galvin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Galvin's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
After 12 years of public service, I've realied that we need to focus on legisilation that builds a more sustainable, and equitable future for our children, in a more just, safe and healthy Virginia. To create a more sustainable future in Virginia, we must acknowledge that Global Climate Change is the existential challenge of our time, that adheres to no local jurisdictional boundaries. Since 1/3 of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation sector, I will push to expand transportation choice through increased funding that leverages local investments in public transit, walking and cycling, and allows our district to establish and fund a Regional Transit Authority. Since another 1/3 of GHG emissions come from the energy sector, we need to transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy like wind and solar. We also know right now that if we open up the ability of the private sector to build more solar and connect it directly to the grid, we will get more choice and lower costs. Dominion Energy has fought against this, and we could pass legislation tomorrow to make this happen—without deregulating the entire system. As a delegate I will work to increase the alternative energy investment credits currently on the books in Virginia, eliminate net-metering limits for residential and non-residential customers and empower local governments to aggregate their electric loads for the purpose of net metering. Finally, we cannot let big money influence our elected officials. That’s why I will pick up where David Toscano left off and prohibit delegates from receiving campaign contributions from Dominion Energy. To create a more equitable future, we must address the structure and systems that promote inequity immediately, especially in districts like ours that are experiencing accelerating housing costs while wages remain below the national average. As delegate I will work to grant our localities the tools and resources they need to address structural inequity by building and preserving more affordable housing, fully funding our schools, taking poverty into account when allocating state education dollars, and hiring local firms who hire local people for construction projects. These district-specific pieces of legislation should work in concert with state-wide legislation that raises the state’s minimum wage to $15/hour and expands pre-K education. Finally, to build a more just and safe world we must capitalize on the experiences of other states to safely legalize marijuana so as to stop mass incarceration, and stand up to the NRA by passing common sense gun safety laws. To keep our district healthy, I will work to drive down the cost of healthcare insurance through more competition in the market place and empower the “Bureau of Insurance” to roll back insurance rates. I will also push to research the cost and complexity of creating a single payer option via the Joint Legislative Audit Review Committee (JLARC) including creating a public option in the exchanges as first envisioned by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while pursuing legislation to address our immediate nursing and nursing educator shortage, and drive down the cost of prescription drugs, like the Drug Cost Transparency, Anti-Price Gouging and Pharmaceutical Company Reporting laws in California, Vermont, Arizona and others.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
As a school board member and parent, I saw how dramatically our lack of state funding has hindered our education system. I'm passionate about providing our schools with all the resources they need to lift their students higher. As a city school board member and councilor, I saw first-hand how the General Assembly’s budget priorities and strict adherence to “the Dillon Rule” hamstrung local decision-making and stretched local coffers to the breaking point. Because of this, I care a lot about giving localties the tools to make their own decisions on how to address local inequality, such as allowing progressive taxation and local hiring.
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Counties, Cities and Towns, Transportation, and Education.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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