Issue Position: Public Safety

Issue Position

We enjoy one of the lowest crime rates of any major metropolitan area in the nation. Let's keep it that way! I am proud to support those who protect us every day -- our police, firefighters, and emergency personnel. In 2010 I was named the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters "Legislator of the Year."

I have patroned or co-patron several successful efforts to strengthen Virginia's public safety laws. Some of these efforts included:

*Strengthening the ability of our law enforcement agencies to combat child exploitation and human trafficking (HB 1200 and HB 2061)
*Protecting our children from sex offenders by requiring offenders to register their email addresses and/or screen names (HB 2749) and by creating mandatory-minimum sentences for the production and distribution of child pornography (HB 2755).
*Making the practice of texting and driving a primary offense and increasing penalties (HB 1883).

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