But the problems that Brown Grove faces are not theirs alone; they are shared. Our history, our rural land and our environment is not just threatened within one set of boundaries—Brown Grove must be preserved and protected because that’s what’s best for all of us in this area.

I was glad you voted two months ago to require staff to use names and genders consistent with students’ gender identities, but I was disappointed when the majority of you voted to disapprove the required-by-law policy to allow students to use the bathroom aligned with their gender identity, which opened our school district up to a lawsuit

Virginia, yes, we need good faith bipartisanship now in the face of Putin’s white Christian nationalist fascism, invasion of Ukraine, and threats against democracy. But first we need good faith bipartisanship in the face of these attacks on democracy and the same fascism right here at home, in the U.S. and in Virginia.

The Local sent questions to both candidates seeking the seat, incumbent Hyland “Buddy” Fowler and Ashland resident and educator Rachel Levy. Both received identical questionnaires and provided diligent and responsive answers to the questions.

Background: Daughter of two civil rights attorneys and longtime member of the Hanover Democratic Committee, leader of the group Together Hanover, and a member of the Hanover NAACP. Jury commissioner for the Ashland District of Hanover. Ph.D. in education. Recognized as one of six Vox Populi (“people not afraid to speak up, and act out, for local causes they believe in”) by Richmond Magazine in 2015

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