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Makayla Venable
Makayla Venable (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 36. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source] The Democratic primary for this office on June 17, 2025, was canceled.
Venable completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Makayla Venable was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. She earned a high school diploma from Staunton High School and attended Arizona State University. Her career experience includes working as a healthcare professional and factory worker. Venable has been affiliated with the NAACP and Blue Ridge Young Democrats.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36
Incumbent Ellen Campbell and Makayla Venable are running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Makayla Venable advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 36.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ellen Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 36.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Makayla Venable completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Venable's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As a product of public education. I support fully funding our public schools, knowing that our children will get the top education they deserve. Fully funding public schools impacts the quality of education, and the resources available to our students and shapes the development of our future generations. Children, no matter their backgrounds deserve the best in education.
- I first got my start working in an assisted living facility helping take care of our elderly community. I then advanced my career and became a Phlebotomist at UVA Hospital. Working in the hospital opened my eyes to some of the problems in our healthcare system. People are barely able to afford medical care, and their medications, or becoming frequent admits just to have a place to stay. Being in the rooms with these people and their lived experiences gave me a deeper insight, exposure, and a heart to not only learn more but to also systematically find a solution to these problems. For example, a crisis management center and crisis management trained professionals to help in the event of a mental health call. To not only help de-escalate the
- As a former healthcare worker turned factory worker, I know there’s no such thing as “unskilled labor.” That’s why I’ll fight for a liveable minimum wage of $15 /hr so that all Virginians are paid what they're owed. While raising the minimum wage is a good start, it's just the beginning of our fight. I will back our blue collar workers further by working to repeal Virginia’s anti-union right-to-work laws and expand the opportunities for Virginians to organize and fight for the rights and benefits they deserve!
Education
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 31, 2025
