<p></p><p>Having worked on multiple political campaigns across Virginia, I’ve seen firsthand how state policy shapes our daily lives. But my commitment to this work doesn't just come from political experience; it comes from my lived experience. Growing up in foster care before finding my home right here in Arlington taught me early on what it means to need strong community safety nets and leaders who truly show up.</p><p></p><p>That’s why I’m running for Delegate on three core issues:</p><p></p><p>A vote for me is a vote for a neighbor who understands the real pressures facing our district, who knows how to organize for real change, and who will never stop fighting for our shared future. We need a Delegate who brings both ground-level campaign experience and authentic lived perspective to Richmond. Together, let’s build an Arlington that works for all of us.</p><p></p>

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<h4 style="text-align: center;">I’m Breanna Tatel, and I’m running for Delegate in Virginia’s 1st District because Arlington deserves a leader who will fight for an affordable, transparent, and generational future where no neighbor is left behind.</h4><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 27%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/a2989a51-e92d-43cb-a2de-2ed70e1d1e9e/b9ff2173-c4a4-4e11-8a3d-1f0aae889be6/b9ff2173-c4a4-4e11-8a3d-1f0aae889be6.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=489%2C75%2C1511%2C1925&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="27" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><h5>Arlington is where I grew up, and it’s the place I will always call home. It’s a community defined by its energy, its neighbors, and its promise, but for too many people, that promise is slipping out of reach.<br></h5><h5>Right now, young adults, working families, and long-time residents are being priced out of the very neighborhoods that raised them. I know this crisis firsthand: without family support, living in the community where I grew up would be nearly impossible. I’m running for the House of Delegates to face the housing crisis head-on, reform our government, and ensure Arlington remains an affordable, vibrant home for everyone.</h5><p></p><span class="image image-framed image-right image-tilt-right" style="width: 32%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/a2989a51-e92d-43cb-a2de-2ed70e1d1e9e/1089f57b-9f9d-4cc4-b40d-c0d04acc60f9/1089f57b-9f9d-4cc4-b40d-c0d04acc60f9.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1600%2C1200&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="32" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><h5><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">My commitment to public service isn't theoretical. It’s personal. I spent the first half of my life in the foster care system before being adopted by Jennifer Tatel, my mother. That experience taught me early on what it means to need a safety net, how critical family stability is, and why we must fight for children who don't always have a voice.</span></h5><h5></h5><span class="image image-framed image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 25%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/a2989a51-e92d-43cb-a2de-2ed70e1d1e9e/9ced42c0-4d72-4c17-8472-d53327f23994/9ced42c0-4d72-4c17-8472-d53327f23994.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=1141%2C318%2C2182%2C2669&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="25" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><h5>I grew up here in Arlington, graduated from Yorktown High School, and went on to study education at the University of Virginia. Along the way, I’ve dedicated my life to grassroots advocacy and organizing.</h5><ul><li><p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>Standing up for youth safety:</strong></span> Led student walkouts against violence and advocated for survivors with SafeBAE.</p></li><li><p><strong>Expanding voter access:</strong> Served as President of <em>Hoos Vote</em>, a non-partisan initiative dedicated to getting young people educated and registered to vote.</p></li><li><p><strong>Empowering young girls:</strong> Mentored the next generation as a coach and volunteer for <em>Girls on the Run</em> (after growing up on the team myself!).</p></li></ul><p></p><span class="image image-framed image-right image-tilt-right" style="width: 25%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/a2989a51-e92d-43cb-a2de-2ed70e1d1e9e/91d07f27-3b23-4760-b051-0bb213ed9ac6/9d7e1f75-7c0e-4744-92d7-3ace9dd122a2.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=926%2C0%2C3009%2C3027&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="25" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p></p><h5><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Whether playing soccer, coaching, or walking my two-year-old Samoyed, Atlas, through our neighborhoods, my heart is completely anchored in this community.</span></h5><p></p><p></p><p></p>

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<h4 style="text-align: center;">A Personal Note from Breanna: I’ve Walked in Your Shoes</h4><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">"Healthcare isn't just a political debate for me; it's personal. Growing up in foster care, I experienced firsthand how difficult it is to access <strong><em>reliable,</em></strong> continuous healthcare. Throughout my university years and into post-grad life, I faced the exact same barriers so many working families face today: navigating confusing insurance systems, delaying care due to costs, and carrying the heavy financial strain of essential medical procedures that required significant out-of-pocket expenses. </span></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">I know what it feels like to worry about whether you can afford the care you need. I’ve faced these challenges head-on, and I know how deeply the burden of medical debt impacts families. That experience is why I’m running to lower healthcare costs in Richmond: because no one in Arlington should ever have to choose between their financial stability and their health."</span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Key Legislative Priorities</strong></h2><p>Breanna will push five targeted legislative initiatives tailored specifically to the needs of Arlington and Northern Virginia:</p><h4><strong>1. The Behavioral Health Workforce &amp; Accessibility Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Expanding Care, Cutting Red Tape, Lowering Costs."</em></p><p>Over 3.2 million Virginians live in areas without enough mental health professionals. Because complex licensing rules and low insurance reimbursement rates keep many therapists out of network, families are forced to pay high out-of-pocket session fees for mental healthcare.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Expands Virginia’s participation in multi-state licensing compacts (like the Counseling Compact and PSYPACT), creates student loan repayment grants for clinicians committing to three years in public-sector or rural school roles, and mandates insurance reimbursement for supervised pre-licensed clinicians.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It instantly expands the pool of available mental health providers across Virginia, reduces wait times, and lowers out-of-pocket costs by bringing more therapists directly into insurance networks.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>2. </strong>The Foster Youth Trauma Therapy &amp; Seamless Access Act</h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Uninterrupted Healing and Specialized Care for Virginia's Foster Children."</em></p><p><strong>Policy Gap &amp; National Context:</strong> Under federal law (the ACA) and Virginia Medicaid, youth aging out of foster care retain Medicaid coverage up to age 26. However, children currently in care experience severe administrative churn. Every time a child changes foster homes across county or city lines (moving between Arlington, Fairfax, or Alexandria), local social service systems stall their therapy prior-authorizations. Furthermore, commercial health plans rarely cover trauma-informed specialized care, and current state laws do not guarantee immediate access to specialized outpatient trauma therapists without months of bureaucratic review.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Establishes a <strong>"Continuous Therapy Guarantee"</strong> ensuring that when a child in foster care shifts placements across Virginia localities, their existing therapy authorizations and assigned mental health providers transfer instantly without re-screening.</p></li><li><p>Creates an <strong>Immediate Trauma Therapy Fund</strong> under Virginia Medicaid that automatically pre-approves up to 24 sessions of specialized, trauma-informed outpatient therapy (such as EMDR or TF-CBT) upon entry into foster care.</p></li><li><p>Extends state-funded Medicaid reimbursement rates for specialized child and adolescent trauma therapists to 150% of standard rates, incentivizing private trauma specialists across Northern Virginia to accept foster youth as patients.</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It eliminates red tape that cuts vulnerable children off from their trusted therapists during placement transitions, guarantees immediate mental health support during trauma, and expands the pool of high-quality trauma specialists willing to treat foster youth.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>3. </strong>The Urban Safety-Net &amp; Hospital Fee Protection Act</h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, </em>"Protecting Community Clinics and Banning Surprise Hospital Fees."</p><p>Low-income, immigrant, and working-class families, concentrated heavily along Columbia Pike and South Arlington, rely on vital safety-net providers like the Arlington Free Clinic and Neighborhood Health at Sequoia Plaza. When routine care isn't available locally, crowded emergency rooms drive up costs for everyone, while hospitals tack on unexpected fees.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Increases direct state operating grants for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) like Neighborhood Health to expand evening and weekend hours; prohibits Northern Virginia hospital networks from charging surprise "facility fees" for basic outpatient care or lab visits at off-campus clinics; and partners with Arlington Public Schools (APS) to set up school-based health hubs.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It keeps non-emergency visits out of expensive hospital ERs, lowers start-up costs for community care, and eliminates predatory facility fees on routine medical bills.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>4. The Maternal Health Equity &amp; Postpartum Care Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, </em>"Ending Deductible Traps and Safeguarding Birthing Families."</p><p>Families in Arlington on employer-sponsored high-deductible plans frequently face $2,500 to $4,000+ in out-of-pocket costs for standard prenatal care and delivery. Furthermore, stark racial disparities persist across Northern Virginia, where Black and Latina birthing parents experience disproportionately higher rates of pregnancy complications.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Bans state-regulated health insurers from splitting pregnancy care across two calendar year deductibles; expands Medicaid and commercial insurance coverage for community doula support while granting birth workers essential status at hospitals like VHC Health and Inova; and mandates $0 co-pay coverage for 12 months of postpartum mental healthcare, lactation support, and pelvic floor therapy.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It stops insurance companies from double-charging families for a single pregnancy, expands access to trusted birth workers, and eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for vital postpartum care.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>5. The Healthcare Price Transparency &amp; Data Modernization Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Clear Prices, Seamless Care, Zero Hidden Fees."</em></p><p>In Arlington, health records rarely sync across regional health systems, leaving patients trapped in the middle. When providers can’t share basic medical history, local families are routinely subjected to, and forced to pay twice for, costly, redundant bloodwork and diagnostic scans. Meanwhile, opaque billing practices make it nearly impossible for consumers to compare healthcare prices upfront.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Mandates that all practices and pharmacies connect seamlessly to Virginia's Health Information Exchange (VHI) network, modernizes state public health data tracking, and establishes a public consumer portal on Virginia’s All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) to publish clear cash prices and insurance rates for common procedures.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It stops patients from paying twice for repeated lab work and imaging, empowers consumers to price-shop for common care before receiving it, and helps the state target public health crises before they result in expensive hospitalizations.</p></li></ul><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lowering Out-of-Pocket Costs for Families</strong></h2><p>Breanna's comprehensive approach to healthcare affordability focuses on removing hidden financial burdens:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Eliminating Surprise Medical Bills:</strong> Ensuring that patients are protected from unexpected out-of-network fees and hidden facility surcharges during routine visits.</p></li><li><p><strong>Affordable Prescription Drugs:</strong> Capping out-of-pocket prescription costs for life-saving medications like insulin and asthma inhalers for state-regulated plans.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Stand With Us</strong></h3><p>All Virginians deserve affordable, top-tier healthcare without the fear of financial ruin. Breanna is ready to stand up to corporate health system monopolies, cut through red tape, and lower costs for families across our Commonwealth.</p>

<p>No family should have to choose between putting food on the table and paying for life-saving medical care. Having navigated healthcare access barriers in foster care, during her university years, and as an adult facing high out-of-pocket costs for complex medical procedures, Breanna knows the financial burden of our healthcare system firsthand. She’s faced these struggles head-on, and now she’s ready to fight for Arlington families. Tap below to read Breanna’s plan to lower healthcare costs, end hidden hospital fees, and make quality care affordable for everyone.<br></p>

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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Fight to Build a Sustainable, Circular Bioeconomy</strong></h3><p>Virginia took a monumental step forward with the 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), setting mandatory goals for solar, wind, and energy storage. However, decarbonizing our electric grid is only half the battle. Virginia currently lacks a comprehensive strategy for the industrial bioeconomy, failing to capture the potential of biomanufacturing, bio-based building materials, and non-fossil industrial feedstocks.</p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Why This Matters to Arlington</strong></h4><p>While rural regions generate organic agricultural and forestry residuals, urban centers like Arlington are major consumers of construction, paving, and municipal materials. Arlington has set ambitious climate action goals, including community-wide carbon neutrality. However, without state-level support to incentivize low-embodied carbon materials and sustainable biomanufacturing, Arlington’s public infrastructure projects, from schools to county facility upgrades, remain reliant on carbon-intensive concrete, steel, and petroleum-based products.</p><p>Breanna’s plan connects Arlington’s green purchasing power directly with innovative Virginia producers, driving sustainable economic growth across the Commonwealth while reducing the carbon footprint of our local infrastructure.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Key Legislative Priorities</strong></h2><p>Breanna will champion two pioneering policy proposals to position Virginia as a national leader in biomanufacturing and sustainable materials:</p><h4><strong>1. The Virginia Bio-Vault &amp; Regional Carbon Stacking Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Turning Waste into Sustainable Infrastructure."</em><br></p><p>Virginia focuses heavily on clean power generation, but lacks a targeted strategy for sustainable biomanufacturing and low-carbon industrial building materials. Meanwhile, urban centers like Arlington spend millions on public infrastructure built with carbon-intensive concrete and petroleum-based products, while tons of agricultural and forestry waste are left to rot in rural counties.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Establishes a state-backed public-private partnership that pays agricultural producers and forestry owners to harvest organic waste (such as logging residues and agricultural biomass) and sequester it directly into long-lived bio-manufactured materials, such as cross-laminated timber, structural bio-composites, and bio-asphalt, used in Virginia public infrastructure projects. It introduces a novel <strong>Dual-Yield Credit System</strong>, rewarding producers for capturing waste biomass and offering manufacturers a <strong>Permanent Biogenic Storage Premium</strong> based on the certified carbon locked into public construction.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It stops agricultural waste from decomposing into greenhouse gases and creates a direct supply line of low-carbon building materials for Arlington's public school and transit construction projects. This connects Northern Virginia’s infrastructure spending with rural green jobs, permanently locking away carbon in our roads, bridges, and public buildings.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>2. The Virginia Bio-Franchise Act</strong></h3><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Decentralized Clean Technology for Community Economic Growth."</em></p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Creates a streamlined regulatory framework and seed-funding grant pool for modular, decentralized "community bio-refineries" owned as worker or agricultural cooperatives. By establishing a "Plug-and-Play Bio-Enterprise License," it enables local co-ops to process raw organic waste directly on-site into high-value bioplastics, organic fertilizers, and bio-based chemicals.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Standard clean-tech policies favor massive, centralized fossil-chemical industrial plants. This legislation keeps wealth within Virginia communities, accelerates the transition away from single-use petroleum plastics, and ensures Arlington businesses and local government have access to regionally produced, environmentally friendly bioproducts.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Stand With Us</strong></h3><p>Building a truly sustainable future requires bold solutions that go beyond the electric grid. Breanna is ready to lead in Richmond by bridging our urban sustainability goals with rural clean technology innovation.</p>

<p>Breanna’s stance is clear: grid decarbonization isn't enough. She is championing pioneering legislation to bridge rural biomanufacturing with urban procurement, ensuring Arlington leads Northern Virginia in purchasing green, bio-based materials for public projects. Read the full issue page to see where we stand and how we’re fighting back.</p>

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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Fight to Defend Our Basic Human Rights</strong></h3><p>With abortion bans and restrictions advancing across the country following the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, the urgency of protecting reproductive freedom in Virginia has never been greater. Healthcare decisions belong between patients, families, and their doctors, not politicians.</p><p>While extreme agendas threaten access to basic care, Breanna is committed to taking decisive, proactive action. It isn’t enough to just hold the line; Virginia must actively close gaps in healthcare access, protect patient privacy, and support the medical providers who care for our communities.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Key Legislative Priorities</strong></h2><p>Breanna will champion three crucial bills designed to safeguard privacy, expand access to care, and improve maternal health outcomes across the Commonwealth:</p><h4><strong>1. The Maternal Data Privacy Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Your Health, Your Data: Keeping Private Life Private."</em></p><p>In the digital age, reproductive healthcare extends to our phones and digital footprints. Out-of-state prosecutors and corporate data brokers should never be allowed to track or weaponize sensitive personal health information.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Prohibits tech companies, health-tracking apps, and pharmacy data brokers from selling, transferring, or responding to out-of-state subpoenas regarding personal reproductive health data.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It stops location tracking near reproductive health clinics and shields personal period- and fertility-tracking app data, ensuring your digital life stays private and safe from legal overreach.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>2. The Contraceptive Equity &amp; Rapid Access Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For,  "Contraception When You Need It, Where You Are."</em></p><p>Contraception is fundamental healthcare, but administrative hurdles and out-of-pocket costs still prevent many Virginians from getting the supplies they need.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Authorizes credentialed pharmacy technicians to dispense over-the-counter and standard oral/patch contraceptives under established safety protocols. It also mandates that private insurance and Medicaid cover up to a <strong>12-month supply</strong> upfront with <strong>$0 co-pay</strong>.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It eliminates monthly pharmacy runs and unnecessary cost barriers, ensuring that birth control is accessible, affordable, and readily available in every community.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>3. The Doula &amp; Maternal Support Infrastructure Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For,  "Dignity in Delivery: Community Care for Every Parent."</em></p><p>Every parent deserves safe, compassionate, and dignified care before, during, and after childbirth. High maternal mortality rates, particularly in rural and underserved urban areas, require systemic solutions.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Establishes a state grant program to fund community-based doula training in high-mortality regions, raises Medicaid reimbursement rates to sustainable levels, and guarantees birthing patients the right to have certified birth workers present in hospital settings.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> By expanding the maternal healthcare workforce and integrating trusted community advocates into labor rooms, we can directly reduce maternal mortality and improve outcomes for families.</p></li></ul><h2><strong>Protecting Providers and Family-Building</strong></h2><p>Beyond these core bills, Breanna's comprehensive approach to healthcare includes:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Protecting Healthcare Providers:</strong> Doctors, nurses, and specialists should never face criminal prosecution or jail time simply for doing their jobs and providing compassionate, evidence-based care.</p></li><li><p><strong>Safeguarding Fertility Services:</strong> Breanna stands firmly against attacks on IVF and other fertility treatments. She will fight to ensure that family-building services remain legally protected, affordable, and fully covered by health plans.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Stand With Us</strong></h3><p>Protecting our freedoms takes all of us. Breanna is ready to lead the charge in Richmond to make sure Virginia remains a beacon of reproductive freedom, privacy, and healthcare equity.</p>

<p>Donald Trump’s Project 2025 poses a direct threat to reproductive freedom, aiming to restrict abortion access nationwide, undermine contraception, and imperil IVF. We can’t let this extremist agenda take hold. Read the full issue page to see where we stand and how we’re fighting back.</p>

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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Fight to Defend Our Homes</strong></h3><p style="text-align: center;">Out-of-state speculation, sky-high rents, and sudden property tax spikes are pricing out the very people who make our community run, from teachers and county workers to long-time seniors and young adults. Because Virginia is a <strong>Dillon Rule</strong> state, Arlington cannot enact stronger local housing protections without explicit authority from Richmond. Breanna plans to pass state-enabling legislation so Arlington has the tools to hold luxury developers accountable, protect our tree canopy, and build housing families can actually afford.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Key Legislative Priorities</span></h2><p style="text-align: center;">Breanna will champion crucial legislation designed to hold speculative developers accountable, protect the local environment and tree canopy, and keep our housing market accessible for every generation:</p><h4>1. The Neighborhood Anti-Displacement &amp; Transparency Act</h4><p>Breanna Fights For, "No displacement without a plan: Holding developers accountable to community stability."</p><p>When speculative developers tear down modest homes to build luxury multi-million-dollar structures or rapidly redevelop multi-family buildings, property values and taxes spike across the entire neighborhood. Current Virginia law allows developers to build and raise prices without considering how it prices out long-time residents, seniors on fixed incomes, and working families.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Grants Arlington the state authority to require developers seeking major rezonings or large-scale buildouts to submit an Anti-Displacement Plan before approval. It establishes a standard notice system for standard rent adjustments (inflation + 3%), requiring landlords filing higher increases to submit a Legal &amp; Cost Justification proving actual capital improvements. It also gives local jurisdictions power to cap how quickly property taxes can rise for long-term homeowners following waves of luxury development.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It protects existing neighbors without stopping new housing creation, forcing speculative developers to account for community impact while keeping rent hikes grounded in real property improvements.</p></li></ul><h4>2. The Neighborhood Stability &amp; Canopy Equity Act</h4><p>Breanna Fights For, "Taxing speculation to subsidize stability and protect our environment."</p><p>Out-of-state investors routinely clear-cut mature trees in working-class neighborhoods to build mega-mansions, driving up land costs and creating urban heat islands. At the same time, rigid environmental rules burden non-profit affordable housing developers with the exact same costs as luxury builders.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Imposes a <strong>40% Tree Canopy Mandate</strong> on single-family home builds exceeding 3,500 sq. ft., triggering a <strong>Canopy Disruption Fee</strong> into the local Affordable Housing Trust Fund if lot clear-cutting occurs. It introduces an out-of-state speculator surcharge on non-resident buyers driving up prices, cuts tree replacement burdens by 50% for Missing Middle and affordable housing near transit, and gives non-profits a 60-month window to purchase tax-delinquent properties for affordable housing conversions before private developers can bid.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It uses environmental policy to curb land speculation, preserve our urban tree canopy, and lower construction costs for affordable builders near transit hubs.</p></li></ul><h4>3. The Generational Anchors &amp; Public Land Housing Act</h4><p>Breanna Fights For, "Keeping our kids in the communities where they grew up."</p><p>High housing costs force young adults to leave the hometowns where they grew up, while high childcare expenses make starting a family nearly impossible in high-cost counties like Arlington. Meanwhile, the high price of land makes traditional affordable housing development expensive and slow.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Co-locates affordable housing units on underutilized public properties, such as library sites, parking lots, and surplus municipal land, removing land costs from the development equation. It grants square-footage bonuses to residential developers who include ground-floor childcare centers with capped-cost slots for local families, and simplifies local zoning for multi-generational homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It shifts housing policy toward human outcomes: lowering childcare costs, cutting affordable housing construction expenses, and ensuring young adults aren't priced out of Arlington.</p></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Supporting Public Servants and Local Workforce Renewal</span></h3><p>Beyond housing creation and developer accountability, Breanna's comprehensive approach to community stability includes:</p><ul><li><p><strong>The Public Sector Phased Retirement Program:</strong> Allowing public sector employees (teachers, county planners, municipal staff) within 10 years of retirement age to voluntarily step down into part-time, remote, or advisory roles while keeping pension accruals active.</p></li><li><p><strong>Workforce Mobility Pipelines:</strong> Unlocking salary capacity as senior staff shift into part-time work, freeing up dedicated state funding to hire local young workers into full-time government roles with modern, flexible hybrid schedules.</p></li></ul><h3>Stand With Us</h3><p>Virginia's Dillon Rule means Arlington cannot solve our housing and community challenges without bold leadership in Richmond. Breanna is ready to lead the charge in Richmond to make sure Virginia grants local communities the tools, tax fairness, and flexibility required to keep Arlington affordable, green, and vibrant for generations to come.</p>

<p>Arlington should be a community where working families, young adults, and seniors can actually afford to build a life and stay. Having lived here for most of her life, Breanna's seen firsthand how skyrocketing costs threaten our future and force out the people who make this county great. Breanna's ready to fight for real, local solutions that keep Arlington home for everyone. Tap below to read Breanna’s plan to make housing affordable, protect renters, and keep families in our community.<br></p>

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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">The Fight to Protect Our Community &amp; Put People Over Politics</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;">A representative's highest duty is serving the people who elected them. Too often, government feels distant, bureaucratic, and hard to navigate when working families need real help. At the same time, gun violence continues to devastate communities across the country, making neighborhood safety and violence prevention urgent priorities for every family in Northern Virginia.</p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Why This Matters to Arlington</strong></h4><p>In Arlington, constituent service means more than answering emails; it means actively advocating for residents navigating state agencies, housing issues, transit access, and local safety concerns. Furthermore, while Northern Virginia benefits from strong state gun safety laws, tackling gun violence requires proactive investment in local violence intervention programs, youth support systems, and community-led safety initiatives before crises happen.</p><p>Breanna is committed to building a transparent, hyper-responsive delegate office that puts resident needs first while fighting for evidence-based community safety solutions in Richmond.</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Key Legislative Priorities</strong></span></h3><h4><strong>1. The Office of the Constituent Advocate &amp; Transparency Goals</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Constituent Needs To Always Come First."</em></p><p>Working families and local residents often struggle to get timely responses from state agencies when dealing with unemployment claims, professional licensing delays, housing disputes, or transit barriers, with no direct pipeline to legislative support.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Establishes a dedicated, bilingual constituent services program within the District 1 Delegate Office, guaranteeing rapid-response casework support, weekly open office hours across Arlington neighborhoods, and real-time legislative tracking tools for local residents.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It ensures every Arlington resident has a direct, accessible advocate in state government to resolve everyday issues, making Richmond transparent and accountable to the people it serves.</p></li></ul><h4><strong>2. Community Violence Intervention &amp; Prevention Act</strong></h4><p><em>Breanna Fights For, "Stopping Violence Before It Starts."</em></p><p>Traditional law enforcement alone cannot address the root causes of gun violence. Without sustained funding for community-led intervention, hospital-based violence prevention, and mental health crisis response, local neighborhoods remain vulnerable to preventable cycles of violence.</p><ul><li><p><strong>What it does:</strong> Creates a state grant program funding evidence-based Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs, hospital-based violence intervention initiatives, and youth mentorship networks across Northern Virginia. It mandates coordination between local health departments, community organizations, and crisis response teams.</p></li><li><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> It invests directly in proactive, community-centered safety programs that reduce gun violence, support survivors, and keep Arlington neighborhoods safe without relying solely on punitive measures.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Stand With Us</strong></h3><p>Effective governance starts with listening to constituents and keeping our neighborhoods safe. Breanna is ready to bring an accessible, responsive, and safety-focused approach to Richmond.</p>

<p>Keep Arlington families safe by preventing community violence while ensuring responsive, accessible state government that puts constituent needs first. Tap below to read Breanna’s plan to protect our neighborhoods and Arlingtonians' needs first. <br></p>

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