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Steve Aycock

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Steve Aycock
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Education

High school

Russellville High School

Bachelor's

Samford University

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Midwestern Seminary

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Steve Aycock was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 88 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Aycock was born in Russellville, Alabama, and attended Russellville High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Samford University and his ministerial training at Midwestern Seminary. His professional experience includes serving as a minister.[1]

Campaign themes

2017

Ballotpedia candidate survey

Aycock 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 Aycock's responses follow below.

Who are your constituents?
“ The people of tge 88th District[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
What is the primary job of a state legislator in your view?
“ To make life better for tge residents of tge 88th[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
How will you build relationships with members of the broader community? Which groups, organizations, stakeholders will you specifically target?
“ I will have frequent town hall meetings and an open door to residenrs[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
As a publicly elected leader, who would you emulate? Who do you look up to? Why? What characteristics/values are most important for a legislator?
“ Honesty, fairness, commitment to tge residenrs[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
What is one book you would suggest for someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
“ God's Politics[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
What is your general philosophy when it comes to economics, jobs, and growth? Do you have any more specific ideas related to these concepts?
“ We need broadband in rural areas, telecommuting tax credits, and funding for agricultural and stormeater runoff.[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
What kind of legacy would you like to leave?
“ Make life in Virginia better[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
What do you think about the relationship between religion and laws that regulate discrimination in employment or public accommodations?
“ Businesses should not be able to discriminate.[2] ”
—Steve R Aycock
Candidate website

Aycock’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]

“

Transportation

  • Increase funding for transit systems such as the Virginia Railway Express and encourage carpooling.
  • Let the residents of the Fredericksburg area decide on a local funding source to leverage increased federal and state dollars
  • Continue to increase bike and walking trails and local transit.
  • Collaborate with business, education and communications companies to make high-speed internet available in the entire area.

Environment

Virginia should have a commitment to safe and clean soil, water, and air. To achieve this, we should:

  • Shift energy production to renewable resources such as solar and wind power and away from fossil fuels.
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • Excavate and remove coal ash from sites near rivers to lined, secure sites.
  • Support watershed implementation plans that protect our rivers and streams by assisting homeowners, cities and farmers to reduce urban runoff, agricultural runoff, and storm water runoff.
  • Fully fund the Land Preservation Tax credit.

Education

Virginia should have a world class education that prepares students to have successful, productive lives. To achieve this we should:

  • Make early childhood a priority, in light of decades of research demonstrating how high quality, early learning programs impact lifelong success and return $7 for every $1 spent by society supporting these programs.
  • Oppose for-profit charter schools, disguised as providing options for parents, while using our public dollars to make a profit and destabilizing public schools in the process.
  • Invest in public school excellence by recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and ensuring they have the tools, resources and support they need and ongoing professional development to succeed in the classroom and provide our children with an excellent education.
  • Re-adjust the Virginia state school funding formula so that it reflects equity for all districts and reflects the “real cost” of appropriately operating schools and properly educating our children.
  • Continue to reform the SOL program to shift emphasis from testing to education.
  • Strengthen our investment in vocational, technical, and trade education and training.
  • End the school-to-prison pipeline where students are put into the criminal justice system for problems that could be dealt with at the school level.

Voter rights

  • Establish a independent, fair redistricting process to end gerrymandering.
  • Enable early voting for anyone wishing to vote early.
  • Remove barriers for citizens to register people to vote.
  • Resist efforts to make it more difficult for people to vote.

[2]

”

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.[4] Incumbent Mark Cole (R) defeated Steve Aycock (D), Amanda Blalock (Independent), and Gerald Anderson (Green) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 general election.[5]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Cole Incumbent 52.78% 14,022
     Democratic Steve Aycock 37.33% 9,918
     Independent Amanda Blalock 8.93% 2,373
     Green Gerald Anderson 0.96% 255
Total Votes 26,568
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Steve Aycock ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 Democratic primary.[6]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Aycock

Republican primary election

Incumbent Mark Cole ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 Republican primary.[7]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Cole Incumbent

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, Aycock’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[8]


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ aycockforva.com, "About Steve," accessed August 30, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ aycockforva.com, "Issues," accessed August 30, 2017
  4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  6. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  7. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  8. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017


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