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Steve McBride
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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Graduate

James Madison University

Contact

Personal website

Steve McBride was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

McBride received his bachlor's degree in biology from Metropolitan State University of Denver and his master's degree from James Madison University. He has attended Virginia Tech as a graduate student studying biology.[1][2]

Campaign themes

2017

McBride's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Economic Security
I want to close the skills gap in Virginia. We can do this by making community college and technical school more affordable, or even free.
America’s middle class has eroded over the past 40 years and income polarization has increased. One way we in Virginia can energize our economy is by filling “middle skill” jobs, which require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year degree.
There are almost 200,000 middle skills jobs in Virginia currently sitting unfilled. And nearly 70% of human resource professionals say their business’ performance is negatively impacted by an inability to bring in and keep middle skills workers.
I will work with the General Assembly to close this skills gap. We can do this by making community college and technical school more affordable, even free. We can partner with Virginia businesses to recruit students into programs that are hard to fill, bring a high value to the business and pay a decent wage with future advancement opportunities.

Education
I want Richmond to start paying its fair share to school districts in the valley. Our teachers need the resources necessary to provide our children with a quality education.Our teachers need the resources necessary to provide our children with a quality education. Teachers must be able to focus on teaching their students instead of being forced to teach to the SOL tests.
After 2008, the General Assembly adjusted the formula that determined how much funding went to each school district. That change in the formula placed the responsibility of funding over 10,000 jobs on local governments which disproportionately impacted rural school districts. Kids in Elliston and Newcastle deserve the same opportunities as those in Fairfax and Arlington.
We need to change that formula so our teachers have the resources they need to provide a quality education to our children. And, at the same time we will boost our local economies by refilling positions that were cut due to lack of funding.
We also need to pay public school teachers a competitive wage. Virginia is 30th in teacher salary, and when you cut out the top three wealthiest counties, we are dead last. Teachers are some of the hardest working and most dedicated people in this country. We need to offer wages that attract and keep the best and brightest teachers.

Campaign Finance Reform
I want to get large corporations out of Virginia's elections. Our legislatures should be beholden to our voters not big donors.
I am fed up with big money owning politicians. I think the politicians are tired of being owned by big money. That’s why I am building my campaign on individual contributions and labor support. I am not taking money from corporations now nor will I ever do so. And when I get to Richmond, I will make campaign finance reform a priority.[3]

”
—Steve McBride, [4]

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.[5] Incumbent Greg Habeeb (R) defeated Steve McBride (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 8 general election.[6]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 8 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Habeeb Incumbent 64.01% 18,311
     Democratic Steve McBride 35.99% 10,294
Total Votes 28,605
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Steve McBride defeated Bryan Keele in the Virginia House of Delegates District 8 Democratic primary.[7]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve McBride 63.90% 2,591
Bryan Keele 36.10% 1,464
Total Votes 4,055

Republican primary election

Incumbent Greg Habeeb ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 8 Republican primary.[8]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 8 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Greg Habeeb Incumbent

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, McBride's endorsements included the following:

  • The Political Revolution[9]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Steve McBride for Delegate, "About," accessed May 9, 2017
  2. ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Democrat to challenge Del. Greg Habeeb in 8th District," February 3, 2017
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Steve McBride for Delegate, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2017
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  6. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  7. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  8. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  9. ↑ Political Revolution, "The Political Revolution Endorses Virginia Delegates," accessed May 9, 2017


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