Sen. John S. Edwards

Democrat - VA - 21st district

Limited Government Rating

2023: 17.39%

Ratings by Policy Category

50.00%

14.29%

13.33%

25.00%

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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

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

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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 against Limited Government

Protecting Electricity Customers by Returning Power to the SCC to Review Rates and Provide Greater Oversight of Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power.

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Voted for 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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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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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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Harming Social and Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities by Eliminating the Sub-Minimum Wage and Forcing them to Compete at the State's Lofty $12 Minimum Wage.

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

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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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Reducing Unnecessary and Excessive Barriers to Employment by Allowing the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to Recognize Work Licenses from Other States.

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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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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

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

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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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 against 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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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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Expanding Cronyism by Hiking Subsidies and Payouts Under the Historic Building Tax Credit Program.

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Seizing Firearms without Due Process by Further Worsening the State's "Red Flag" Law.

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Hiking Electricity Rates for Appalachian Power Customers through the Creation of a "Shared Solar Program".

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Hiking Employer and Employee Payroll Taxes by Forcing All Workers into a Government-Run Paid Leave Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Insurers Provide Contraceptive Drugs and Devices to Enrollees at No Cost or Co-Pay.

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Voted against Limited Government

Infringing Private Contracting Rights through New Government Mandates Preventing Employers from Seeking Previous Salary History of Prospective Employees.

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Voted against Limited Government

Imposing Nanny-State Regulations on Firearm Storage which Weaken the Ability of Individuals to Defend Themselves Against Assailants.

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Voted against Limited Government

Weakening Second Amendment Rights by Subjecting Firearm Manufactures to Frivolous Litigation Based on the Usage of Their Products by Criminals.

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Voted against Limited Government

Infringing Second Amendment Rights through an Overreaching New Ban on So-Called "Ghost Guns" and Components which Limit the Ability of Hobbyists to Construct their Own Firearms.

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Voted against 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 against Limited Government

Authorizing Localities to Further Infringe Property Rights through Electric Vehicle Charging Mandates as Part of Land use Approval for New Developments.

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Voted against Limited Government

Weakening Property Rights and Further Delaying the Eviction Process by Extending from 5 Days to 14 Days the Amount of Time Before a Landlord May Seek Legal Remedies for Tenant Non-Payment.

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Voted against Limited Government

Advancing a Politicized "Environmental Justice" Agenda by Further Empowering the Clean Energy Advisory Board and Directing More Taxpayer Funds to Solar and Greenhouse Gas Initiatives.

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Voted against Limited Government

Infringing Second Amendment Rights by Banning So-Called "Assault Firearms" and High-Capacity Magazines Manufactured After July 1, 2023.

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Voted against Limited Government

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

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Utility Costs by Further Limiting the Ability of Utility Companies to Disconnect Services for Non-Payment

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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

Advancing a Politicized Electric Vehicle Agenda by Forcing Taxpayers to Provide $25 Million Annually to Select Developers for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

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Voted against Limited Government

Ensuring Compensation for Property Owners who are Victim to Unlawful Actions by Land Use and Zoning Authorities.

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Voted for Limited Government

Threatening Public Safety by Providing Dangerous Criminals Involved with Murder, Rape and Violent Crime a "Second Look" to be Released or Sentences Reduced if they Have Served 15 Years.

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Voted against 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

Reducing Employment Opportunities by Expanding Paid Sick Leave Mandates to Now Also Include Part-Time Healthcare and Grocery Workers.

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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

Growing Government Control over Healthcare through the Creation of a New Board to Impose Price Controls on Prescription Drugs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Property Tax Rates through a Constitutional Amendment Allowing Localities to Dilute the Tax Base by Providing Exemptions to Select Individuals Based on Income or Low Financial Worth.

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Voted against Limited Government

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