Terry Hurst (Virginia)

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Terry Hurst
Image of Terry Hurst

Libertarian Party

Education

Associate

Tidewater Community College

Bachelor's

Old Dominion University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Birthplace
Wisconsin
Profession
Data management
Contact

Personal website

Terry Hurst was a 2017 Libertarian candidate for District 89 of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Hurst was born in Wisconsin. He served in the United States Navy. He received his associate degree in social science from Tidewater Community College and his bachelor's degree in psychology from Old Dominion University. His professional experience includes working in data management and analytics/[1]

Campaign themes

2017

Ballotpedia candidate survey

Hurst 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 Hurst's responses follow below.

What kind of legacy would you like to leave?
“ There was room in the greater political conversation that was receptive to a pragmatic approach to reducing government while still taking care of our priorities.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
In regard to economic and business regulations such as the minimum wage and professional licensing, what role do you think the state should play?
“ The state should steer clear of policies that pick winners and loser, avoiding crony laws that keep upstarts from competing, and laws that hinder the economic climate for small businesses and families.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
How should the state legislature view areas with natural resources (such as coastlines) when developing economic policy?
“ Coastlines and aquatic commons areas should be viewed as a protection of the property rights of all of the states citizens. This means supporting measures that protect these features from the activities that only benefit a few financially, and risk harming or negatively impacting many.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
What would your approach be to issues related to crime and incarceration?
“ There are too many laws that create criminals where there was no victim. As such, we should decriminalize victimless crimes, free those incarcerated for such and fully restore their rights.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
What one reform or policy change is most important to you?
“ Abolishing the death penalty, with its 4% wrongful conviction rate and additional $1M price tag per conviction.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
How do you view the current state of transportation and infrastructure in Virginia? What role, if any, should the state have in those two areas?
“ Currently, we have no apparatus for prioritizing flood mitigation or bridge repair projects, as they are not included in the Smart Scale system. With billions of dollars in needed projects, we must have a credible and accurate way to score them to ensure we aren't wasting limited dollars. I will propose legislation ordering Virginia's Modeling and Simulation Center to coordinate with state agencies and localities to create a unified framework for rating flood mitigation proposals like we now use Smart Scale for evaluating road improvements.[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
What are your views on how Virginia draws lines for congressional and state legislative districts? If you could make changes to the system, what would they be?
“ Gerrymandering is an unethical process allowing legislators to pick their voters, rather than the other way around. I would support removing redistricting from legislators in favor of a commission of judges bound by strict guidelines that include outermost boundary priority moving inward, and contiguousness without zero voter areas (alleyways etc.).[2] ”
—Terry Hurst
Candidate website

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

“

Personal Freedom

  • Abolish the Death Penalty - The tragedy of wrongful conviction (4%) coupled with extremely low return on investment (added expense from guaranteed extra representation and lengthy appeals) warrants life in prison instead.
  • Ending the Drug War - I believe Virginia is ready to join the ranks of 26 other states that have legalized cannabis in some way. Legalize, free the convicted with restored rights, and create a successful economy sector.
  • Return to Community Policing - We need to stop the militarization of police and return to a community policing system focusing on working with the community.
  • Stopping abusive toll collection practices - Private companies like Elizabeth River Crossings should not be allowed to use the DMV to violate a citizen's due process during toll collection
  • Rights Restoration - Automatic restoration of civil rights for all non-violent felons
  • Fighting for Food Freedom - Improving Virginia’s cottage food laws to expand the number of items allowed to be produced and sold in unregulated kitchens

Economic Opportunity

  • Creating a Better Business Climate - I will seek out unduly regulated industries and state sponsored monopolies like Dominion Power to bring about common sense changes that will stimulate new businesses and create more jobs. I support simplifying and standardizing the permitting process for solar farms, easing the permitting regulations on Virginia’s growing craft beer and spirits industry, and ending Virginia's prohibition on casino gambling.
  • Reforming Virginia’s Professional Licensure System - I will bring together business owners and stakeholders to review Virginia’s antiquated professional licensing system
  • Training Our Future Workforce - I will fight to stop and restore the cuts to Virginia's Public Universities by cutting elsewhere in the budget while working to update our primary and secondary educational systems to provide more pathways for vocational training and more pipelines for students to transition into skilled trade jobs if they don’t attend college.

Quality of Life

  • Adapting to Flooding and Sea Level Rise - I will ensure government is not an obstacle to free market solutions and academic research to address sea level rise and recurring flooding. We need to maximize our waters so they are an asset to our citizens and not a burden.
  • Building a Transportation System for the Future - Uber and Lyft have done more to increase transit options in Norfolk than light rail ever has. We need to reorient our transportation priorities to free market solutions appropriate to the 21st Century.
  • Protecting and Healing Our Waterways - We need to repair the damage done to our waterways from decades of industrial abuse so that our children can once again safely swim and fish in the Lafayette and Elizabeth Rivers

[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] Jerrauld Jones (D) defeated Terry Hurst (Libertarian) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 89 general election.[5]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 89 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jerrauld Jones 84.89% 16,541
     Libertarian Terry Hurst 15.11% 2,944
Total Votes 19,485
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Jerrauld Jones defeated Joe Dillard in the Virginia House of Delegates District 89 Democratic primary.[6]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 89 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jerrauld Jones 66.19% 5,242
Joe Dillard 33.81% 2,678
Total Votes 7,920

Republican primary election

No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. [7]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 89 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ terryhurst.com, "About Terry," accessed August 31, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ terryhurst.com, "Issues," accessed August 31, 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


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