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William Hawkins
William Hawkins (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 70. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 2, 2021.
Hawkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
William Hawkins served in the United States Army from 2008 to 2018. He pursued his undergraduate education at Norfolk State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and ECPI University.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 70
Incumbent Delores McQuinn defeated David Vaught in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 70 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Delores McQuinn (D) | 71.5 | 21,764 |
 | David Vaught (Independent)  | 27.7 | 8,435 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 230 | ||
| Total votes: 30,429 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Hawkins (L)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Delores McQuinn advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 70.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Hawkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hawkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Before starting his LLC, William was the first Scoutreach Executive for the Heart of Virginia Council with the Boy Scouts of America. He started and ran three scouting units in underserved communities in Richmond’s east end, bringing Scouting to youth and families who, otherwise, wouldn’t be able to afford or have transportation to the program. He currently volunteers as Assistant Scoutmaster for three Scout Troops, serves as Committee Member for two Scout Packs and serves as an Assistant District Commissioner for Richmond and as Associate Advisor of Scouting’s National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow.
William is a 10 year Veteran of the United States Army. He earned the rank of Sergeant and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.
He is currently an active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where he serves as Assistant Scoutmaster for historic Boy Scout Troop 478, a member of the Security Ministry and a member of the Young Adult Choir. He is a Lifetime Member of the National Eagle Scout Association, member of the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels and member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity.- I believe in the power of the people. I believe in people living their lives, any way they choose, so long as they don’t force their beliefs on, or harm another person. The people should feel empowered; however, our current government has so many unconstitutional laws and red tape, the people become more and more powerless while the government gains more and more power.
- The two-party system is how we got to where we are. The wars, the division between people, high taxation, debt and poverty. It's time for real change and only the people have the power to change it.
- We shouldn't feel powerless to the establishment parties. The people need a voice that isn't partisan to the Democrats or the Republicans but to the people. The people need a voice that will be transparent and constantly pushing to handle the problems we need to fix.
We must limit our overall interaction with the legal system overall by decriminalizing and legalizing crimes where there is no victim.
We can create business owners by eliminating zoning laws and red tape that harms home businesses and places additional burdens on small business owners. This includes eliminating the taxes associated with owning a business
When you choose to take away any amount of power from anyone, it makes it easier for government officials to do this for you and others in the future.
We must avoid passing laws on the basis of emotion. When we do this, there are always groups that are disproportionally impacted in negative ways.
I want to be the person who takes the issues of the people directly to the government with an economic solution that does not involve more government but allows for the people to have the freedom to operate as they so choose.
As a Libertarian, my goal is to introduce legislation with tri-partisan support. This takes building strong relationships and explaining why something needs to be done from a different perspective as well as how it will benefit the people.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 2, 2021
