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Mavis Taintor
Mavis Taintor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 33. Taintor lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Taintor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Taintor was a 2017 Democratic candidate for the same seat.
Biography
Taintor earned her B.A from Cornell University, her MBA from New York University, and her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Taintor's career experience includes running a family farm in Western Loudoun, and working as a teacher at the pre-K, high school, and university level. She also worked for Citibank, founded an asset management company, and worked on the Joint Commission on Productivity for the United States Senate.[1][2]
Elections
2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 33
Incumbent Dave LaRock defeated Mavis Taintor in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 33 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave LaRock (R) | 56.8 | 17,671 |
 | Mavis Taintor (D)  | 43.1 | 13,433 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 31,138 | |||
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Endorsements
To see a list of endorsements for Mavis Taintor, click here.
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.[3] Incumbent Dave LaRock (R) defeated Tia Walbridge (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 33 general election.[4]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 33 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dave LaRock Incumbent |
54.84% | 16,723 | |
| Democratic | Tia Walbridge | 45.16% | 13,770 | |
| Total Votes | 30,493 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Tia Walbridge defeated Mavis Taintor in the Virginia House of Delegates District 33 Democratic primary.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tia Walbridge |
52.30% | 2,697 |
| Mavis Taintor | 47.70% | 2,460 |
| Total Votes | 5,157 | |
Incumbent Dave LaRock ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 33 Republican primary.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 33 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Dave LaRock Incumbent | ||
Endorsements
In 2017, Taintor’s endorsements included the following:
- Purcellville Vice-Mayor Karen Jimmerson[7]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mavis Taintor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taintor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm not a career politician. I don't play by their rules. I will be a bipartisan voice of reason who will set partisan politics aside and fight for all Virginians. When I'm delegate, I won't just be representing one "side": I'll be working for all of us in the 33rd District.
My agenda: I will defend and increase the Medicaid expansion so that all Virginians can have access to affordable healthcare; use the existing money that's been provided for broadband expansion to bring broadband to the 33rd District; and provide a real living wage to our teachers, so that we can continue to attract the quality professionals our kids need to help them succeed in a rapidly changing world. Meanwhile, I'll stop giving corporate welfare to already wealthy corporations, and keep them from taking advantage of our tax laws to avoid paying their fair share to the people of our Commonwealth, who, after all, make all their success possible.
- Increase teacher pay/school funding
- Bring broadband to rural Virginia
- Increase funding for addiction/mental health services
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2017
Taintor’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Economic Success in Virginia |
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| —Mavis Taintor, [9] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Virginia Legislature website
- Official campaign website
- Mavis Taintor on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Mavistaintor.com, "About," accessed May 10, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 25, 2019
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Mavistaintor.com, "Purcellville Vice-Mayor Karen Jimmerson Endorses Mavis Taintor for Delegate for the 33rd District," April 19, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mavistaintor.com, "Issues," accessed May 10, 2017
