Jennifer McClellan

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Virginia - District 4

Current Position: US House Representative VA-4

Running For: House Representative - District 4

Policy Positions

For investing in transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transportation, and electric vehicle infrastructure
For the 2020 transportation bill that secured sustainable revenues for WMATA and VRE
For major federal investments to improve access to child care, including supporting proposals similar to Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Patty Murray's 2022 child care funding proposal
For the Child Care Stabilization and Quality Care Act providing greater financial stability for child care providers
For creating a statewide unified system for early childhood care and education

For raising the minimum wage to $15 and eliminating exemptions for workers over 65, individuals with disabilities, and domestic workers
For expanding collective bargaining to public employees
For paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave for Virginia workers

For expanding healthcare access including Medicaid expansion to over 400,000 Virginians, creating Virginia Health Benefits Exchange under ACA, and supporting mental health services funding

For investing $50 million in hiring more school support staff such as social workers, nurses, and mental health professionals
For increasing Virginia public school funding by $2 billion by fully funding the Virginia Board of Education's recommended Standards of Quality
For higher educator pay and increased support staffing, including 5% teacher raises
For creating the School Construction Fund and Program to provide grants for Virginia K-12 school construction and modernization
For requiring every Virginia elementary school to have a full-time principal with funding for hiring needed principals
For making tuition-free community college available to low- and middle-income students pursuing jobs in high-demand fields
For requiring more transparency from higher education governing boards

For the Virginia Clean Economy Act establishing 100% clean energy standard and creating clean energy jobs
For clean vehicle standards and expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure
For supporting Virginia's Clean Car Standard to reduce vehicle emissions and transition to all-electric vehicle fleet
For increasing electric vehicle charging stations and providing electric vehicle rebates to make EVs more affordable
For creating east-west Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service connecting Hampton Roads, Richmond, and the New River Valley

For the Equal Rights Amendment ratification
For repealing Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
For banning conversion therapy for minors
For abortion rights and reproductive healthcare access; led passage of Reproductive Health Protection Act eliminating mandatory ultrasounds, 24-hour waiting periods, and TRAP laws; made Virginia first Southern state to remove abortion coverage ban from health insurance exchange plans
Against death penalty; cosponsored bill that abolished death penalty in Virginia
For veterans support programs including Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employment program, Military Medics and Corpsmen program, and expanded voting rights for active duty service members
For dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline to address racial disparities in Virginia's education system

For expanding voting rights; passed Virginia's first Voting Rights Act, expanded absentee voting, removed restrictive voter ID requirements, and banned prison gerrymandering

For criminal justice reforms including raising felony larceny threshold, ending mandatory minimums for suspended drivers licenses, and expanding parole eligibility
For comprehensive gun reform including universal background checks, one-gun-a-month rule, and requiring reporting of lost or stolen firearms
For allowing localities to prohibit guns in certain public spaces
For police reform; cosponsored sweeping police reform bill requiring de-escalation before use of force, banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and requiring use of force reporting
For marijuana legalization; introduced amendment to move legalization timeline from 2024 to July 1, 2021, and passed resolution examining marijuana law impacts
For criminal justice reform including reducing criminalization of low-level offenses, increasing felony larceny threshold, repealing Habitual Offender Act, and decriminalizing HIV status
For strengthening background checks for child care providers