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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Virginia House and Senate
(Click for external website)
Virginia state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- Jen Kiggans - U.S. House of Representatives, CD-2, since 2023
Member of the Virginia Senate, 7th district, 2020-2022
- Jennifer McClellan - U.S. House of Representatives, CD-4, since 2023
Member of the Virginia Senate, 9th district, 2017 - 2023
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 71st district, 2006-2017
- VA-D Mark Herring candidate for Governor 2021
State Attorney General, 2014-2022
State Senator 2006-2013
- VA-R Kirk Cox - Candidate for Governor 2021
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, 2010-2019
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 66th district, since 1990
- VA-D Jennifer Carroll Foy - Candidate for Governor 2021
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 2nd district, 2018-2020
- VA-D Jennifer McClellan - Candidate for Governor 2021
Member of the Virginia Senate, 9th district, since 2017
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 71st district, 2006-2016
- VA-R Amanda Chase, 2020 candidate for Governor
Member of the Virginia Senate, 11th district, since 2016
- VA-R Ben Cline - Elected 2018 to U.S.House (R-VA-6)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 24th district (2002-2018)
- VA-R Nick Freitas, 2018 candidate for Senate
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 30th district, since 2016
- VA-R Bob McDonnell Governor 2010-2013
State Attorney General, 2006-2009
State Rep. 1992-2005
- VA-R Ken Cuccinelli Governor candidate 2013
State Attorney General, 2010-2013
State Senator 2002-2009
DHS Deputy Secretary 2019-2021
- VA-D Creigh Deeds - 2009 Democratic nominee for Governor
Member of the Virginia State Senate, District 25, since 2001
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 18th district, 1992-2001
- VA-R Tom Garrett - Elected 2016 to U.S. House, VA-5, 2017-2018
Member of the Virginia State Senate, District 22, 2012-2016
Commonwealth Attorney of Louisa County, 2008-2012
- VA-D Donald McEachin - Elected 2016 to U.S. House, VA-4
Member of the Virginia Senate, District 9, 2008 - 2016
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1996 - 2001 and 2006 to 2008.
- VA-R - Scott Taylor - - 2020 candidate for U.S. House VA-2 district
Former member of U.S. House, VA-2 district, 2017-2018
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, District 85, 2014-2016
- VA-D Ralph Northam - 2017 Candidate for Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 6th district, 2008 – 2014
- VA-R Rob Wittman - 2016 candidate for Senate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district, since 2007
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 99th district, 2006 – 2007
- VA-R Mark Earley - candidate for Governor 2001
State Senator 1988-1997
State Attorney General, 1998-2001
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Jennifer McClellan: Don't require sonogram before getting an abortion.
ACLU: Fetal rights don't override a woman's privacy right.
Amanda Chase: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.
Ben Cline: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.
Donald McEachin: Repeal sonogram requirement to get an abortion.
Frank Wagner: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.
Heritage Foundation: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.
Jennifer Wexton: Women's access to reproductive and contraceptive services.
Nick Freitas: Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions.
Ralph Northam: Repeal sonogram requirement to get an abortion.
Tom Garrett: Require sonogram before getting an abortion.
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Civil Rights
Jennifer McClellan: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.
Jennifer McClellan: Voted NO on religious freedom to avoid same-sex marriage.
Ben Cline: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.
Ben Cline: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.
Carol Miller: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.
Creigh Deeds: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.
Donald McEachin: Voted NO on religious freedom to avoid same-sex marriage.
Donald McEachin: Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Donald McEachin: Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.
Frank Wagner: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.
Frank Wagner: Don't ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Scott Taylor: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.
Scott Taylor: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.
Terry McAuliffe: Don't pretend anti-gay discrimination is 'religious freedom'.
Terry McAuliffe: Veto requiring photo ID for absentee ballots.
Tom Garrett: Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage.
Tom Garrett: Don't ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Tom Garrett: Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID.
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Crime
Jennifer McClellan: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.
Jennifer McClellan: No secret purchases of lethal injection drugs.
Jennifer McClellan: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
ACLU: Oppose expanding death penalty in Virginia.
Amanda Chase: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
Ben Cline: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
Ben Cline: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.
Bob McDonnell: Allow use of drones for law enforcement.
Carol Miller: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
Creigh Deeds: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.
Creigh Deeds: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
Donald McEachin: No secret purchases of lethal injection drugs.
Donald McEachin: Oppose death penalty for accessories of capital murder.
Frank Wagner: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
Jennifer Carroll Foy: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
Nick Freitas: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
Nick Freitas: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
Ralph Northam: Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers.
Rob Wittman: Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder.
Scott Taylor: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
Terry McAuliffe: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs, not electrocution.
Tim Kaine: Vetoed death penalty for accessories of capital murder.
Tom Garrett: Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty.
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Drugs
Ben Cline: Medicinal marijuana is better alternative to opioids.
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Education
Jennifer McClellan: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.
Ben Cline: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Carol Miller: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Donald McEachin: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.
Donald McEachin: No constitutional amendment for charter schools.
Frank Wagner: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Frank Wagner: Constitutional amendment for charter schools.
Jennifer Wexton: Every child deserves a world-class public education.
Kirk Cox: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Scott Taylor: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Terry McAuliffe: Keep students free from coercive religious messaging.
Tom Garrett: Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer.
Tom Garrett: Constitutional amendment for charter schools.
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Government Reform
Jennifer McClellan: No photo ID for voting.
Jen Kiggans: Disallow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Amanda Chase: Disallow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Ben Cline: Require photo ID for voting.
Bob McDonnell: Require photo ID for voting.
Carol Miller: Require photo ID for voting.
Creigh Deeds: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Donald McEachin: Allow absentee voting for voter convenience.
Donald McEachin: No photo ID for voting.
Frank Wagner: Disallow absentee voting except for a valid reason.
Frank Wagner: Require photo ID for voting.
Jennifer McClellan: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Kirk Cox: Require photo ID for voting.
Lee Carter: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Nick Freitas: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Ralph Northam: Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections.
Tom Garrett: Disallow absentee voting except for a valid reason.
Tom Garrett: Require photo ID for voting.
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Gun Control
Jennifer McClellan: Don't allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Jennifer McClellan: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.
Ben Cline: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Ben Cline: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.
Creigh Deeds: Postpone ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Creigh Deeds: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Creigh Deeds: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.
Donald McEachin: No concealed carry without a permit.
Donald McEachin: Don't allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Donald McEachin: Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity.
Frank Wagner: Allow concealed carry without a permit.
Jennifer Wexton: Ban bump stocks; close the gun show loophole.
Ralph Northam: No concealed carry without a permit.
Ralph Northam: Ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Rob Wittman: Allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Scott Taylor: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.
Terry McAuliffe: Veto restrictions on sharing handgun info with Maryland.
Tim Kaine: Vetoed allowing locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles.
Tom Garrett: Allow concealed carry without a permit.
Tom Garrett: Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity.
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Health Care
Jennifer McClellan: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
Amanda Chase: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
Creigh Deeds: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
Jennifer Carroll Foy: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
Jennifer Wexton: Expanded Medicaid to 300,000 Virginians in the coverage gap.
Nick Freitas: Don't remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
Ralph Northam: Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism.
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Homeland Security
Ben Cline: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.
Donald McEachin: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.
Kirk Cox: Ban most use of drones by state and local agencies.
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Immigration
Jennifer McClellan: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Jen Kiggans: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
ACLU: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Amanda Chase: Favored requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Amanda Chase: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Creigh Deeds: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Creigh Deeds: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Donald McEachin: Let sanctuary cities limit federal immigration enforcement.
Frank Wagner: Hold sanctuary cities liable for crimes by illegal aliens.
Jennifer Carroll Foy: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Jennifer McClellan: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Lee Carter: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Nick Freitas: Favored requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Nick Freitas: Allow questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Ralph Northam: Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws.
Ralph Northam: Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses.
Tom Garrett: Hold sanctuary cities liable for crimes by illegal aliens.
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Jobs
Jennifer McClellan: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
Jen Kiggans: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.
Amanda Chase: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.
Ben Cline: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
Creigh Deeds: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
Creigh Deeds: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.
Donald McEachin: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.
Donald McEachin: Allow requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
Frank Wagner: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.
Jennifer McClellan: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.
Jennifer Wexton: Ensure women doing the same job as men receive equal pay.
Lee Carter: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.
Nick Freitas: Allow paying as tipped employees though banned from tips.
Ralph Northam: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.
Ralph Northam: Prohibit paying as tipped employees if banned from tips.
Scott Taylor: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
Terry McAuliffe: Vetoed ban of prevailing wage on public works projects.
Tom Garrett: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 per hour.
Tom Garrett: Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects.
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Technology
Amanda Chase: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.
Ben Cline: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.
Nick Freitas: Supported Transportation Lockbox: restrict diverting funding.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Virginia House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- HB1: BlueVirginia.US, "Virginia House Democrats Usher in Sweeping Expansions to Voting Rights," June 10, 2020
- HB56: 32BJ SEIU, "Victory! New Virginia Law Gives Airport Employees a Raise," April 22, 2020
- HB262: University of Richmond Capital News Service, "Senate approves bill to stop police from asking about citizenship status," by Jocelyn Grzeszczak, Feb. 20, 2020
- HB 227: ACLU press release, "What's Wrong With Fetal Rights," 02/11/20
- VA HB 227: Heritage Foundation press release, "The Necessity of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act." February 21, 2019
- WTVR 6-News Richmond, "Punishment could stiffen for people who kill police officers in Virginia: 'That's justice'," by Laura French, Feb 18, 2019
- WTVR 6-News Richmond, "Bill seeks insurance coverage for more Virginians with autism," Jan 15, 2019
- ACLU-Virginia 2019 Legislative Report on SB 1156 (Sanctuary policies)
- League of Women Voters on Virginia voting records, (Jennifer Wexton), 9/9/2018
- HJ 41: Ballotpedia.org summary: Virginia bill HJ 41, 2/8/2018
- News-Virginian on House VA-6 race voting record, on medicinal marijuana, (Ben Cline), 2/4/2018
- Ballotpedia.org on Virginia HB-2012, on use of drones, (Cline, McDonnell & McEachin), 1/1/2018
- Virginia SB41, on same-sex marriage, 3/9/2016
- Virginia SJ6, on charter schools, (McEachin, Wagner & Garrett), 2/15/2016
- Virginia HB815, on lethal injection drugs for death penalty, 2/10/2016
- Virginia SB705, on sanctuary cities, 2/9/2016
- Virginia SB48, on concealed carry, 2/1/2016
- Virginia SB106, on absentee voting, (McEachin, Wagner & Garrett), 2/1/2016
- Virginia SJ1, Equal Rights Amendment, 1/26/2016
- HB1318: American Civil Liberties Union press release, "ACLU of Virginia Commends Vote to Sustain Governor's Veto of HB 1318," April 15, 2015
- HB2395: Progress Virginia, "Who Does Delegate Ramadan Work For?" by Larry Meadows, Feb 18, 2015
- SB948: Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, "Virginia Senate Limits Out-of-State Police Access to Hidden Gun Permits," by Lyndsey Raynor, January 26, 2015
- Virginia SB 617, on sonogram before abortion, (Donald McEachin), 2/11/2014
- Virginia SB590, on minimum wage, 2/11/2014
- Virginia SB236, on voluntary school prayer, 1/21/2014
- Virginia SB1256, on photo ID for voting, 2/20/2013
- Virginia HB 462, on sonogram before abortion, (Ben Cline), 2/14/2012
- Virginia SB 1288: ACLU press release, "Legislators Reject Governor's Attempt to Block Other Death Penalty Expansion Bills", April 4, 2007
- Virginia HB 1106: National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) press release, "Virginia Legislative Update!," Feb. 10, 2006
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