Katie Sponsler

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Katie Sponsler
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Associate

Community College of the Air Force, 2009

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Years of service

2001 - 2011

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal
Birthplace
Warren, Ohio
Profession
National Park Service Protection Ranger
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Katie Sponsler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 66. She lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Sponsler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Sponsler was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 66 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Katie Sponsler was born in Warren, Ohio. She served in the United States Air Force from 2001 to 2011. Sponsler received associate's degrees in 2008 and 2009 from the Community College of the Air Force. Her professional experience includes serving as a park ranger at Petersburg National Battlefield and being a waitress, cook, and personal trainer.[1][2]

Elections

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 66

Mike Cherry defeated Katie Sponsler in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 66 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Cherry
Mike Cherry (R) Candidate Connection
 
52.3
 
16,833
Image of Katie Sponsler
Katie Sponsler (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
15,254
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
87

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,174
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 66

Katie Sponsler defeated Linnard Harris Sr. in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 66 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katie Sponsler
Katie Sponsler Candidate Connection
 
61.3
 
2,916
Image of Linnard Harris Sr.
Linnard Harris Sr.
 
38.7
 
1,842

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,758
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Cherry advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 66.

Campaign finance

2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[3] Incumbent Kirk Cox (R) defeated Katie Sponsler (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 66 general election.[4]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 66 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kirk Cox Incumbent 63.54% 18,572
     Democratic Katie Sponsler 36.46% 10,656
Total Votes 29,228
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Katie Sponsler ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 66 Democratic primary.[5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Katie Sponsler

Republican primary election

Incumbent Kirk Cox ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 66 Republican primary.[6]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 66 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Kirk Cox Incumbent

2017

In 2017, Sponsler’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[7]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Katie Sponsler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sponsler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a veteran of the US Air Force, a former Park Ranger with the National Park Service and a mother to 2 children on the autism spectrum. I am running to bring a working class voice to the GA.

  • Education should be public, equitable, and fully funded to serve the needs of diverse communities and a wide range of abilities

  • Economic Justice is central in every American family's needs. Without reliable, fair, and safe employment our communities and families can not thrive.
  • Our environment is not just climate change, it is the landfills and factories in our our backyards. We must address the air, water and soil pollution in our district.
Labor, Education, Gun Violence Prevention, Healthcare, Disability and Mental Health Advocacy
Integrity, and compassion. The ability to listen and process the stories and requests of your constituents into effective policy that makes real differences in the lives of those you serve is the most important ability anyone should bring to this office.
I have a knowledge of policy and how it actually impacts those on the ground. This is my reality and has been for most of my life. When I look at policy I know how it impacts many communities because I've lived in them, but I also know what I don't know. I can listen and integrate the stories of others.
That the Commonwealth and the 66th District are a little bit less painful for people on the margins.
The Challenger Explosion in 1986. I was 6 years old, and the significance of watching it in school with our teachers who were very excited to see Christa McAuliffe, was not lost on me as I watched an entire community experience a trauma together for the first time.
The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
It's discussion of the human experience and how that forms us in different ways causing a deep internal look no matter how many times I read it and that is what I think all the best books do.
I believe networks, knowledge, and connections matter but that those can be built through many means. Too much experience often creates a complacency and a withdrawal from the real life experiences of the people within the district they represent.
Relationships are always valuable. Those relationships should be based in values that align and should not override the needs of the people you represent or the values that you represented on the campaign trail, however. Bipartisanship for the sake of bipartisanship or personal relationships that distance you from what you have set out to do should never be acceptable.
After my first run in a district in which the partisan shift was severe and in opposition to my party I was wondering if a run to move the needle had been worth the exhaustion I was feeling . A young couple in one of the reddest part of the district reached out. I had never met them in person, but had knocked on their door a few times, each time leaving a note with my literature. They reached out to tell me that they were queer and had been both kicked out of their homes at the age of 16. They asked me to officiate their wedding in 3 months, saying simply that they had felt that all they had in the world since being shunned by their families was each other, until they started receiving my notes. Knowing that I lived around the corner made them feel like they were seen. The request was too beautiful to be ignored and watching this quirky, wonderful couple celebrate their love and getting to be a part of it, made me certain that not only was running worth it, but that I would never stop advocating for people like them.

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2017

Sponsler’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]

“

Clean Water and Air

  • Katie will support legislation to protect our waterways, make sure that we repair and maintain drinking water infrastructure and ensure that water remains affordable and safe.
  • Air and water pollution impact our health and hurt the economy. Katie will hold polluters accountable. As recently as 2012, four of Virginia’s top 15 zip codes with the highest amount of toxic air emissions were located in the Richmond Metro Area.
  • Virginia is the second largest trash importer in the United States. Is the economic activity this generates enough to offset falling properties values, offensive smells, and ground seepage? Katie will oppose efforts to import more waste and work to make sure existing landfills follow all safety and environmental regulations.
  • Increasing our use of renewable energy and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels it crucial to our economy. Katie will support policies that make Virginia a place where renewable energy companies will want to do business and create jobs.
  • Katie will oppose legislation designed to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) anywhere in Virginia that could negatively affect water quality or agricultural productivity.
  • Katie is dedicated to protecting our public lands from development and corporate exploitation.

Jobs and the Economy

  • Katie will work to attract businesses to the 66th House District by supporting infrastructure improvements including better broadband access for rural areas, promoting regional mass transit cooperation and establishing commuter rail connections serving Richmond, Petersburg and the Tidewater region.
  • Katie will support job training programs for those displaced by automation, globalization and changing markets.

    ​

Veteran Services

  • As a veteran, Katie understands the challenges of transitioning from a military to a civilian life. We can assist veterans with readjustment by creating programs and clinics to supplement services provided by the Veterans Administration.
  • Katie supports programs like Troops to Teachers that help veterans move into civilians jobs and continue to serve their communities.

Education

  • Katie supports full funding for K-12 education in accordance with the state Standards of Quality.
  • Katie supports paying public school teachers a competitive wage in order to keep the best and brightest in our classrooms.
  • Katie will work to limit college tuition increases and to create low-interest college loan programs.
  • Katie will support initiatives that provide tuition-free community college for students pursuing apprenticeships and skilled trade training.

Criminal Justice Reform

  • Katie supports de-escalation and crisis intervention training for all law enforcement officers. Katie believes in Community Policing and will work to help law enforcement officers build relationships with the residents of the communities they serve.
  • Katie will support programs to educate and treat troubled youth offenders that will reduce recidivism and cost the taxpayer less than juvenile detention centers.
  • Katie will support efforts to shift the emphasis from incarceration to rehabilitation, drug treatment and education.
  • Katie will oppose for-profit prisons.
  • Katie supports decriminalization and medical legalization of marijuana.

[9]

”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ sponslerfordelegate.com, "About Katie," accessed August 24, 2017
  2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 5, 2021
  3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  6. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  7. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017
  8. ↑ sponslerfordelegate.com, "Issues," accessed August 24, 2017
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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