Sounds simple, right? Saying those words were anything but simple, and it finally came down to this: do I want to be part of the solution for our communities and get in the fight, or do I want to sit on the sidelines and let someone else make decisions about my future? Hell No.
About a week ago, I sent an email to my family and friends letting them know that I decided to get off the bench and jump in to the fray of politics and last Saturday I officially announced that I would be seeking the Democratic nomination for Virginia House of Delegates in HD-28.
I’m a lot of things, but I’ve never been a politician. I’m a small business owner, Iraq War veteran, mom, wife of nearly 22 years, longtime Fredericksburg, VA resident, and have spent over two decades making our communities stronger and more prosperous.
Now, I want to take that fight to Richmond. I’m running for Virginia’s 28th House district to improve transportation and infrastructure development across my region, to improve funding for early childhood education, and to ensure that all Virginians have access to the healthcare and education that they deserve.
Most importantly, I want to protect women’s reproductive rights and work to expand Medicaid in Virginia.
It personally disgusts me that our elected officials in the State House have voted several times to deny almost 500,000 Virginian’s access to much needed healthcare. With your help, I can get to Richmond and help change that!!!
The last week has been a whirlwind of activity with my day job, my Navy Reserve Duty and getting through our very busy St. Patricks Day celebration at the restaurant my husband and I own. I wouldn’t have it any other way!!
I’ll be posting updates on issues I care about, how my campaign is going and looking for common sense solutions to the problems we face.
You can follow me on facebook at: @hylandfordelegate
And you can help my new campaign with much needed funding to get us up and running and through the Caucus. If you would like to contribute, please go to this link:
https://secure.actblue/contribute/page/hylandfordelegate
Great to “meet” you and LET’S KEEP FIGHTING!!!!
Karen