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Kimberly Tucker

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Kimberly Tucker
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Kimberly Tucker was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 81 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Tucker's professional experience includes working as a teacher and an assistant principal. She has survived cancer.[1]

Elections

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.[2] Incumbent Barry Knight (R) defeated Kimberly Tucker (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 81 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 81 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Barry Knight Incumbent 59.05% 13,162
     Democratic Kimberly Tucker 40.95% 9,127
Total Votes 22,289
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Kimberly Tucker defeated Nancy Carothers in the Virginia House of Delegates District 81 Democratic primary.[4]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 81 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Tucker 68.54% 2,309
Nancy Carothers 31.46% 1,060
Total Votes 3,369

Republican primary election

Incumbent Barry Knight ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 81 Republican primary.[5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 81 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Barry Knight Incumbent


Campaign themes

2017

Ballotpedia candidate survey

Tucker participated in a survey created by Ballotpedia. The survey was designed to let our readers know more about the candidates and feel confident that they are voting for the best person to represent them. The survey questions appear bolded, and Tucker's responses follow below.

Who are your constituents?
“ I'm running for the House of Delegates seat in Virginia's 81st District. While I'll be representing voters in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, I think my real constituents are all those families in Virginia who work hard every day, play by the rules, and just want their fair shot at The American Dream. Today, those families are hamstrung by a system that favors special interests and corporate influence. Virginia need a different approach, a government that's focused on the needs and concerns of its citizens: healthcare, education, and our environment. Dominion and its corporate contemporaries will do just fine with one less advocate in Richmond. I'm going to provide a voice for those Virginians who really need one but don't have one today.[6] ”
—Kimberly Anne Tucker
What is your general philosophy when it comes to economics, jobs, and growth? Do you have any more specific ideas related to these concepts?
“ The economy and its ability to create jobs are dependent on a number of factors but I'd like to address three of the most important: First, an inability to secure healthcare is well understood to be an impediment to business creation and the ability of startup businesses to attract the best employees. Therefore, some form of universal healthcare is an essential component of a larger plan to unleash American entrepreneurial activity at a level we've never seen before. Second, it is demand not investment that drives the economy. A functional social safety net and a living wage for everyone will drive the demand that makes businesses healthy and that drives job creation. Finally, there is nothing that makes an area more attractive to expanding companies and industries than a well-educated workforce. If we want to attract jobs to the area, we need to make sure that we have the strongest, highest quality public school system possible.[6] ”
—Kimberly Anne Tucker
Do you have an opinion on the role of campaign finance in legislative politics?
“ Let me start with two guiding principles that were both once widely accepted: (1) Spending money is not the same thing as free speech, and (2) corporations are not people. Citizens United was a radical, disruptive decision by the Supreme Court and it must be overturned if our democracy is to have a hope of surviving. Common sense limits on the ability of individuals to finance candidates would be a fine place to start reform as would a ban on corporate political activity. Politics is for people. All the people, not just the few.[6] ”
—Kimberly Anne Tucker
How do you view the current state of prescription opioid use in America?
“ I believe that drug abuse at the level of individual users and/or addicts ought to be treated as a public health issue rather than a matter for the criminal justice system. Countries like Portugal have achieved impressive results with this approach. The costs of our current approach — both financial and societal — are unacceptable. We can achieve far better results for a fraction of the cost that our current failed policies incur.[6] ”
—Kimberly Anne Tucker
What are your views on how Virginia draws lines for congressional and state legislative districts? If you could make changes to the system, what would they be?
“ Democracy means that voters choose their elected officials, not that elected officials choose their voters. That being the case, I strongly support non-partisan redistricting for our state. There are a variety of approaches to this that can work from non-partisan redistricting commissions to algorithmically driven systems that deliver computer-generated results. The specific methodology is less important than the unwavering commitment on the part of the legislature to creating districts that are not designed to confer partisan advantage or to disadvantage particular groups.[6] ”
—Kimberly Anne Tucker
Candidate website

Tucker’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“ Ensure quality affordable healthcare for every Virginian
Healthcare is complex but a very simple fact is that many of the decisions affecting your ability to get quality affordable healthcare are made in Richmond, not in Washington, D.C. Here in Virginia, it’s unacceptable that our legislature isn’t committed to providing healthcare for everyone in the state. It’s not only the right thing to do but it’s also the responsible thing to do. We cannot afford to withhold coverage from 400,000 Virginians. This campaign is committed to making sure that every Virginian is protected under an umbrella of quality, affordable coverage.

Keep public money in our public schools
There is no version of The American Dream that doesn’t include a quality education. Every child in Virginia deserves the best possible education, not one that depends on where he or she lives. Improving the quality of our schools is the most important investment that we can ever make. That’s why we will not let for-profit companies undermine our public schools by siphoning off your money into a risky charter school experiment that is expensive, unproven, and held to lower standards than public schools.

Fund programs for people with disabilities
The novelist Pearl S. Buck once said, “The test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.” If we want to talk about making America great then let’s make sure we’re talking about protecting the health, welfare, and dignity of those who are disabled. When we provide them with support, people with disabilities can succeed. The case for investing in individuals with disabilities and their families is not simply that it’s humane (though it clearly is the compassionate thing to do). It’s also that a smart investment in support for people with disabilities can yield a huge return. When we provide them with the support and programs they need, we allow them to become productive members of the workforce and the community.

Protect our environment, especially Chesapeake Bay
In 2017, man-made climate change is no longer controversial. All of our armed services as well as NASA and an overwhelming majority of scientists are clear about what’s happening. The reality we’re confronting every day is no longer deniable or avoidable. The great opportunity of the next decade will be aligning our policies and industries with the needs of our planet. Here in Virginia, let’s begin with a bipartisan effort to protect the Chesapeake Bay. Now is the time to create 21st century jobs that will restore our local environment and let our children enjoy the cleanest Chesapeake Bay possible.

Provide our military families the support they deserve
Kimberly Anne is a military wife and mother. She understands the challenges that military families face and will fight to make sure that Virginia’s commitment to our our military families here on the peninsula is the strongest in the nation. Virginia and Washington need to be partners in an effort to make sure that every military family has the resources it needs to thrive. We must do no less.[6] 		”
—Kimberly Tucker, [7]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kimberly Anne Tucker for Delegate, "Home," accessed August 30, 2017
  2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Kimberly Anne Tucker for Delegate, "Issues," accessed May 15, 2017


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