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Ross Mittiga III

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Ross Mittiga III
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Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida

Graduate

University of Virginia

Ph.D

University of Virginia

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Ross Mittiga III was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 57 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Mittiga grew up in Florida. He received his B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and has attended the University of Virginia to earn his Ph.D. He worked on Barack Obama's (D) campaign in 2008 and Bernie Sanders' (D) campaign in 2016.[1][2]

Campaign themes

2017

Mittiga’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Climate Change and the Environment
As someone who has dedicated his career to studying the politics and ethics of climate change, no issue is more important to me--or central to this campaign--than the need for robust environmental protection and climate action.

Income Inequality and the Fight for a Living Wage
As of 2014, Virginia ranks 7th highest in the country for per-capita income and 7th highest for median household income. In other words, Virginia is a very wealthy state. Yet, shamefully, we also have one of the highest poverty rates in the country, including a very high child poverty rate. And, as of 2015, we are tied with Mississippi for the 2nd highest proportion of paid workers earning at or below the federal minimum wage. In other words, the wealth in our state is concentrated at the top.

Campaign Finance Reform
In many ways, the campaign finance system is more broken here in Virginia than it is at the federal level—and that’s saying something. In fact, Virginia is one of only six states that has no limits on campaign donations. This means that wealthy individuals and multinational corporations can spend massive sums of money to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens and corrupt the political process. Dominion Energy is a case in point. Over the last 20 years, Dominion has pumped over $14 million into Virginia politics, which is enough to pay the salary of every delegate and senator in the state for eight years, in full. And that’s just Dominion’s contribution! With so much money flowing in, where do you think our politicians’ loyalty lies?

Public Education
One of the most important functions of government is to provide high-quality education for all children, regardless of income. Unfortunately, this is a minority view in the Virginia state legislature, where education is often targeted first for budget cuts. If elected, I will work to change this. We need to increase public investment in our children’s futures, not diminish it.

Reproductive Rights
Women should have the right to choose what happens to their bodies. That’s why I support safe, legal, and inexpensive access to reproductive services. I will vigorously oppose legislation that restricts funding for women’s health providers like Planned Parenthood, bans non-surgical abortion methods, implements unnecessary waiting periods on essential services (including abortion services), or that subjects women to invasive procedures (like forced ultrasounds, fetal burials, or biased counseling sessions). Every woman deserves access to compassionate, honest, and affordable reproductive care, and it’s up to our elected officials to make this happen.[3]

—Ross Mittiga III, [4]

Elections

2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

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.[5] Incumbent David Toscano (D) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 57 general election.[6]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 57 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Toscano Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 25,419
Total Votes 25,419
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Incumbent David Toscano defeated Ross Mittiga III in the Virginia House of Delegates District 57 Democratic primary.[7]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 57 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Toscano Incumbent 66.81% 8,665
Ross Mittiga III 33.19% 4,304
Total Votes 12,969

No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. [8]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 57 Republican Primary, 2017
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