Virginia’s Newly Elected Delegates Bring Women’s Issues to the Forefront

Virginia’s newly elected women delegates are now leading the charge in making their voices heard in government.

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After President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, women around the country came together to push back against regressive policies from his administration. Virginia’s newly elected women delegates are now leading the charge in making their voices heard in government.

Jasmine Hardy is the video editor for Art and Editorial at the Center for American Progress. Andrew Satter is the director of Video at the Center. Shilpa Phadke is the vice president of the Women’s Initiative at the Center. Vanessa Gonzales is the associate director of Work and Family Advocacy at the Center. Jerry Parshall is a manager of State and Local Government Affairs at the Center.

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