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Andrew Payton

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Andrew Payton
Candidate for VA State House District 34
DEM CHALLENGER
Biography
Andrew Payton is a Learning Designer and educator with over fifteen years of experience, a climate activist, and a first-time Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates District 34, living in Harrisonburg with his wife and two children.
Top Priorities
  • Improving affordability and lowering costs for housing, healthcare, and prescription drugs.
  • Raising wages, defending workers' rights, and repealing anti-union 'right to work' laws.
  • Fully funding public education, including competitive pay for teachers and supporting universal pre-K.
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