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Rep. Mike A. Cherry

Republican - VA - 66th district

Limited Government Rating

2023: 78.65%

Ratings by Policy Category

80.95%

68.18%

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66.67%

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66.67%

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Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Prohibiting Insurers from Adjusting Rates Based on Tobacco Usage.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Parental Rights by Requiring Graphic Sexual Content in School Libraries and Classrooms be Highlighted to Allow Parents to Restrict their Child's Access.

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Voted for Limited Government

Blocking Wasteful Spending within the Budget - Creation of an Unnecessary New Bureaucracy Surrounding Community Groups and Criminal Justice Reform.

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Voted for Limited Government

Blocking Runaway Spending within the Budget - $270 Million in Unnecessary Spending for "Support Staff" in Schools.

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Voted for Limited Government

Blocking Unnecessary Spending within the Budget - Taxpayer Funded Abortion for Fetal Abnormality Diagnoses.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Excessive Taxation on Cigars by Establishing a 30 Cent Per Stick Tax Cap.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Second Amendment Rights by Prohibiting Localities from Infringing the Ability of an Individual to Carry a Firearm on Public Roadways, Parks, Rec. Centers and other Public Places.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Presentation of a Photo-ID when Casting a Ballot.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Nursing Home Costs by Imposing New Government Mandates on Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Levels.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Government Integrity by Increasing the Ability of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to Investigate Fraud Within the Welfare Program.

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Voted for Limited Government

Worsening Government Central Planning Powers by Allowing Localities to Incentivize "Urban Green Spaces" Through Regulatory Flexibility.

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Voted for Limited Government

Further Enriching Dairy Producers by Forcing Taxpayers to Pay the Fee Producers are Supposed to Pay Under the Crony Federal Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Welfare Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Protecting Property Rights by Extending the Local Land Use Approvals that Were Valid at the Start of the Pandemic.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Due Process by Ensuring State Contractors Have an Opportunity to Appeal an Employee Misclassification Determination Before They Are Debarred from Public Contracts.

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Voted for Limited Government

Infringing Private Contracting Rights through a New Government Mandate Requiring at Least 60 Days' Notice Prior to a Rent Increase for Residential Units.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Consumer Choice by Prohibiting Local Governments from Imposing All-Electric Building Codes and Anti-Natural Gas Ordinances.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding Eligibility and the Size of the State's School Choice Scholarship Program.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Central Planning Powers and Interference in the Private Sector Through a New Bureaucracy Known as the "Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Program".

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Government Accountability by Subjecting all Boards, Councils and Commissions within the Legislative Branch to Expiration or Renewal Three Years After their Creation.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing an Unnecessary Burden to Exercise Second Amendment Rights by Extending the Duration of Concealed Carry Permits from 5 Years to 10 Years.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening School Transparency and Parental Oversight by Requiring the Textbooks and Curriculum Utilized in Classrooms to Be Posted On-line.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Eliminating "Permanent" Absentee Voting and Instead Requiring Absentee Ballots be Requested Each Election.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Campground Owners from Frivolous Litigation by Establishing Liability Protections from Incidents Inherent to Camping that Are Outside of Their Control.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Every School Student is Sent Home with an Application to Obtain Free or Reduced-Price Meals.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Economic Growth by Lowering the State's Effective Business Tax Rate from 6% to 5% and Providing Additional Deductions for Small Businesses.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Government Transparency through the Public Disclosure of Judges who Violate Ethics Rules.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Religious Liberties by Ensuring Places of Worship are Not Subject to Any More Restrictive Government Emergency Order than Any Other Business.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Insurance Premiums by Mandating all Insurance Plans Now Provide Coverage for "Mobile Crisis Response Services" Concerning Mental Health.

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Voted against Limited Government

Combatting Hospital Staffing Shortages by Permitting Surgical Assistants to Begin Practice Immediately Following Graduation from a Training Program Under Certain Conditions.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Cronyism and Enriching Woke Corporations by Providing $56 Million in Corporate Welfare to the Foreign-Owned Lego Company.

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Voted against Limited Government

Increasing Healthcare Access by Expanding Pharmacist Scope of Practice to Include Testing and Treatment of Certain Infections.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Individual Liberties by Permitting Most Switchblade Knives to be Carried Concealed within the State.

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Voted for Limited Government

Combatting Government Overreach by Requiring Localities to Reimburse Property Owners Legal Costs for Successfully Challenging Stop Work Orders.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Economic Growth by Lowering the Top Income Tax Rate from 5.75% to 5.5% and Raising the Standard Deduction to $9,000.

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Voted for Limited Government

Advancing a Politicized Environmental Agenda at the Expense of Taxpayers by Directing $8 Million in Funding for Purchases of Electric and Zero-Emission Public Transportation Busses.

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Voted against Limited Government

Restraining Government by Implementing a Regulatory Budget Program Designed to Reduce Regulations and Regulatory Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Food Banks Receive Information on SNAP Welfare Benefits Including Contracting with the State for Assistance.

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Voted against Limited Government

Expanding Cronyism and Wasteful Spending through the Creation of a "Virginia Power Innovation Fund" to Dole out Grants for Government-Favored Energy Projects.

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Voted against Limited Government

Weakening Property Rights by Imposing a New Mandate on Apartment Complexes Requiring 60 Day Notice if They Wish to Not Renew Multiple Tenant Leases.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Voter Lists be Updated 90 Days Prior to an Election with Change of Address Information from the U.S. Postal Service.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening the Second Amendment Rights of State Agency Employees by Permitting Firearms to be Stored in Locked Motor Vehicles at Most Government Workplaces.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reimbursing Individuals and Businesses for Fines and Fees Imposed on Them as the Result of Overreaching Government Actions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Cronyism by Providing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Corporate Welfare to Amazon and Jeff Bezos through the Extension of the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption.

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Voted against Limited Government

Infringing Private Contracting Rights by Imposing New Government Mandates on the Business Agreements Between Soft Drink Companies and Bottlers.

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Voted against Limited Government

Infringing Property Rights by Permitting Utility Companies to Store Vehicles on Land-Owners Property Without their Consent for an Unreasonable 72 Hour Period.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing the Size and Scope of Government and Indebting Taxpayers by Authorizing Government to Build "Entertainment Arenas" Funded through Sales Tax Revenue.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Electricity Rates and Enriching Utility Companies by Accelerating Off-Shore Wind Construction.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening National Security by Banning TikTok and Other Chinese Government-Owned Applications from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices or Networks.

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Voted for Limited Government

Weakening Automotive Freedom by Imposing an Overreaching Ban on Aftermarket Headlights which Appear as a Blue Light on Vehicles, Motorcycles, Bicycles and Scooters.

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Voted against Limited Government

Expanding Cronyism and Government Central Planning Powers by Creating "Business Improvement Districts" which can Impose Additional Fees on Businesses for Promotion Activities.

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Voted against Limited Government

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