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Laura Delhomme
Laura Delhomme was a 2013 Libertarian candidate for District 47 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Delhomme earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Southern University in 2007.
Campaign themes
2013
Delhomme’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Cut Taxes and Spending
Excerpt: "I believe that our state government should be limited to protecting our rights. It should not act as our provider, supplying us with health care, education, and other benefits. Recently, the Legislature and Governor passed a massive tax increase on Virginians. It was passed with the support of Republicans, Democrats, and Republican Governor Bob McDonnell. I oppose what they did."
- End the War on Drugs
Excerpt: "Selling and using drugs may be personally unwise, but those activities don't violate anyone's rights. By establishing drug prohibition, our government has taken a modest problem and turned it into a huge problem. Now we have to deal with drug gangs and black markets, and taxpayers have to pay to keep thousands of people in jail."
- Efficient transportation
Excerpt: "Government involvement in transportation drives up costs, reduces choice, creates congestion, and provides opportunities for corruption. In a free market, quality would improve, and competition would bring down prices. Customers and suppliers would determine how much of a particular transportation mode was offered, such as roads, trains, buses, taxis, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian access."
Elections
2013
Delhomme ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 95. She was defeated by incumbent Patrick Hope (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patrick Hope Incumbent |
76.4% | 20,308 | |
| Libertarian | Laura Delhomme | 22.9% | 6,077 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.8% | 207 | |
| Total Votes | 26,592 | |||
Endorsements
Laura Delhomme speaks to the Libertarian Party of Virginia |
2013
In 2013, Delhomme’s endorsements included the following:
- Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party nominee for President in 2012[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Laura + Delhomme + Virginia + House"
External links
- Campaign website
- Candidate Facebook page
- Candidate Twitter feed
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Laura Delhomme, "Issues," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Candidate for Virginia House of Delegates Laura Delhomme Endorsed by Gary Johnson," May 2, 2013
