Campaign Website: 
https://jennifermcclellan.com/

Campaign POC: TBD

Official Phone Number:
(804) 698-7509

Official Email: 
district09@senate.virginia.gov

Vetting Panel Selected: Pending

Structured Interview Completed: Pending

Biography: Born in Petersburg on December 28, 1972. Senator Jennifer McClellan has dedicated her life to serving the people of Virginia and to ensuring that all Virginians have their voices heard in government. Sen. McClellan has served greater Richmond in the General Assembly for 17 years. She has earned a reputation as a strong legislative champion for Virginians, passing landmark laws to protect voting rights, safeguard abortion access, tackle climate change, rebuild crumbling schools, expand Obamacare in Virginia, protect workers rights, and reform Virginia’s criminal justice system.

Now, Senator McClellan is running for Congress to continue delivering for the people of Virginia, and to make sure their voices are heard in Washington, D.C. McClellan recognizes the tremendous legacy of Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, from Rep. John Mercer Langston to Rep. Donald McEachin. She is committed to continuing that legacy of service, and to breaking barriers as Virginia’s first Black woman member of Congress.

As a daughter of community leaders and educators raised in the segregated South during the Depression, Senator Jennifer McClellan was raised with a strong sense of servant leadership and a calling to strengthen her community. Sen. McClellan was born in Petersburg to parents who served the community: Her father worked as a professor at Virginia State University and her mother worked as a counselor at VSU.

Her family’s experience and her study of history taught her that government can either be a force for progressive change to solve problems or a force of oppression that benefits a select few. At a young age, McClellan dedicated herself to ensuring government was that force of positive change for all.

Sen. McClellan has channeled those values into her commitment for progress, equity, and justice in the Commonwealth. She has implemented those values as a leader in the community, the Democratic Party, and as a legislator.

McClellan was elected to the House of Delegates representing Richmond in 2005. When the late Donald McEachin was elected to Congress in 2016, McClellan was elected to serve McEachin’s former Senate seat. She has served in the Senate since 2017, and serves as Vice Chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.

Sen. McClellan has also been a leader in addressing Virginia’s painful history of racial inequity. As Chair of the Virginia Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, Jenn promotes Dr. King’s legacy and continues his work, particularly racial healing, economic and social justice, and community engagement.

As a community leader at the local, state, and national level, McClellan has served on a wide variety of non-profit and civic organizations’ boards, including the YWCA of Richmond, the Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, the Children’s Museum of Richmond, and the Robert Russa Moton Museum. She is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sen. McClellan lives in Richmond with her husband, David Mills, and their two children, Jackson and Samantha. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Why you? No answer provided. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your priorities?

Revitalizing the Economy

Jenn McClellan comes from a long line of educators, small business owners, domestic workers, and laborers. Jenn’s family experienced the bold economic recovery plans of Reconstruction and the New Deal but through the lens of the economic inequity of Jim Crow. As other workers gained economic benefits, many of Jenn’s relatives were denied basic protections – leaving them struggling to earn enough money to care for their family.

Virginia families and businesses are facing the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and inflation. In Congress, Jenn will fight for economic opportunity for all Virginia communities, ensuring that families can afford what they need and that businesses have the opportunities to grow and thrive. Jenn will advocate for a strong, inclusive, affordable and resilient economy that gives everyone an opportunity for prosperity while meeting the changing demands of technology and the marketplace and protecting workers’ rights. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Equity, Inclusivity and Racial Justice

For 16 legislative sessions, Jenn has walked past the statue of former senator and segregationist Harry Byrd in Richmond’s Capitol Square knowing that she is his worst nightmare: A Black woman, a descendent of enslaved people, and the daughter of parents who endured Jim Crow, working to eradicate the very inequity and oppression that Harry Byrd worked to create and maintain. Jenn has spent her career dismantling the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow that still impacts communities today.

Jenn’s career is one of many “firsts.” In 2010, Jenn became the first member of the House of Delegates to serve the Commonwealth while pregnant. She was asked: “Are you retiring?” while an expecting father also serving office with her was not. This moment served as a reminder of the gender-based bias and inequities that continue to exist in our workplaces and lives. As the Vice Chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and Chair of Virginia’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, Jenn has led efforts to tell the complete and accurate story of Virginia’s past while working to achieve Dr. King’s vision of the “Beloved Community” through her community conversations, legislative, and policy efforts.

Jenn would be the first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia history, and would use the opportunity to lift other Virginians up and ensure that all Virginians have a seat at the table for making policy. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Health Care and Abortion Access

Jenn also knows that access to quality health care is out of reach for too many Virginians. As a legislator, Jenn has fought to expand access to high quality, affordable health care, including preventative, reproductive, and mental health care. She passed the law that created a state exchange under Obamacare. And she passed landmark legislation that repealed unnecessary restrictions on abortion access, and made Virginia the first state in the South to proactively expand abortion access.

As a member of Congress, Jenn will continue to make access to a high-quality, affordable, comprehensive health care system available to everyone – from our newborn Virginians to those 50 and older- while also protecting the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship from undue government interference. Jenn will work to ensure that access to mental health and reproductive health resources are part of a comprehensive health care system. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Justice Reform

While serving in the General Assembly, Jenn has seen the impacts of the justice system on her constituents. Virginia’s justice system has disproportionately affected communities of color and individuals with disabilities, criminalized childhood behavior, poverty and mental health conditions, and failed to provide all defendants with fair trials. The justice system has focused more on punishment and incarceration than prevention and rehabilitation and doled out punishments that are disproportionate to crimes. That’s why Jenn is committed to transforming justice throughout the Commonwealth to create a generational cycle of restoration and re-entry rather than one of inequity. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Transportation

As a member of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority Board and Senate Transportation Committee, Jenn has been a leader on key transportation decisions in both the Richmond area and across the Commonwealth. She understands that Virginia must make significant investments in transportation infrastructure, including improving roads and bridges, investing in public transportation, and providing infrastructure for a transition to electric vehicles.

In Congress, Jenn will support a multimodal transportation system that provides for the most efficient, accessible travel options for people and products while also protecting and preserving the environment. She will advocate for public transportation funding and to provide electrification infrastructure that reduces emissions from Virginia’s transportation sector. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Climate Action and Environmental Justice

As the mother of two young kids, Jenn has been a leader in Virginia’s effort to address climate change today and for generations to come. Jenn wants to leave an inhabitable planet for her children, and all of our children, to inherit. Jenn’s faith also teaches her that we must be stewards of this planet. Jenn recognizes that climate change is an environmental issue, an economic issue, a health issue and a racial justice issue that we must take action to address.

Jenn understands how Black and Brown communities are disproportionately impacted by historic environmental policy, climate change and pollution. That’s why any plan to address climate change and preserve our natural resources must include environmental justice.

Jenn knows we are at a critical point in the fight against climate change. In Congress, she will build on the tremendous environmental legacy of Rep. McEachin, ensuring that all Virginia communities can benefit from historic climate investments in the Inflation Reduction Act. She will work to ensure that federal climate funding puts environmental justice front-and-center, and that it supports Virginia’s progress under the Virginia Clean Economy Act. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Gun Violence

Jenn has seen the devastating impact of gun violence across the Commonwealth. As the mom of two school-age kids, Jenn supports enacting comprehensive gun reform to protect our families and make our communities safer. All of Virginia’s 1,000 annual gun deaths are preventable. As a member of Congress, Jenn will work to close loopholes and protect Virginians from gun violence. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Voting Rights

In 1901, Jennifer McClellan’s great-grandfather, Henry Davidson, went to his local registrar’s office in Alabama to register to vote. He was subjected to a difficult literacy test and then was told to find three white men to vouch for his character. Over forty years later, Jenn’s own father had to pay a poll tax to vote.

Jenn knows voting is the most precious right and fundamental act in our democracy. Yet throughout our country’s history, powerful forces have worked to silence voices and deny the franchise to many. In Congress, she will be a champion for voting rights, and will support legislation that guarantees easier access to the ballot. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Serving Virginia’s Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel

Virginia is a Commonwealth rich in military history, which proudly houses some of our nation’s key military facilities. Jenn believes it is essential to protect and support those Virginians who have defended our freedom by serving in our military. One in 12 Virginians is a veteran and the Commonwealth has the greatest number of veterans in the workforce per capita. But many veterans experience difficulties readjusting to civilian life. Jenn knows many military families face the same problems that affect all Virginians including food insecurity, difficulty finding affordable and reliable childcare, and financial hardship. Military families also deal with unique challenges including constant stress that comes from deployments, separation, and the emotional and physical toll that accompanies military service. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Education and Child Care

Jenn’s mom was the 12th of 14 children and the first member of her family to go beyond the 8th grade and graduate college. She went on to become an early childhood educator and college counselor. Jenn’s dad was a third-generation educator. Jenn’s parents taught her that a good education is the key to economic opportunity, thriving communities, and a healthy democracy. As a graduate of Chesterfield Public Schools and the mother of children in Richmond Public Schools, Jenn has a long record of fighting to increase education investment and improve our schools to build Virginia’s future.

The path to success in school and life begins at birth and is shaped before kindergarten- 90 percent of a child’s brain develops before age 5. The foundation for an equitable and high-quality education starts with infant care and early childhood education.

As a working mother of two young kids, Jenn also knows how hard it is to find affordable, quality child care. As a legislator, Jenn has seen firsthand the child care crisis in Virginia. Even before the pandemic, Virginia was ranked 41st in the country in child care affordability, putting a major strain on Virginia families and our economy. The pandemic has worsened the child care crisis. More than 40% of Virginia’s child care facilities closed, and it has sent a ripple effect through Virginia’s economy – including women dropping out of the workforce at record rates. The crisis has disproportionately impacted women and Black and Brown communities in Virginia.

In Congress, Jenn will support major federal investments to improve access to child care, including supporting bills similar to Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Patty Murray’s 2022 proposal on child care funding. She will also make funding K-12 education and supporting Virginia’s educators and parents a top priority. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Endorsements:

Richmond City Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-3rd CD)xf
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th CD)
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th CD)
U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-10th CD)
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-7th CD)
U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-2nd CD)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
Incoming House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA)
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-FL)
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Chair of Elect Democratic Women PAC
U.S. Rep Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
U.S. Rep Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Attorney General Eric Holder
Congressional Black Caucus PAC
The Collective PAC
Krimson Political Action Council
Women of Color Coalition
Higher Heights PAC
EMILY’s List
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Elect Democratic Women PAC
Vote Mama PAC
Care in Action PAC
National Women’s Political Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
NewDem Action Fund
End Citizens United // Let America Vote
DMFI PAC
Brady PAC
AIPAC PAC
J Street PAC
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
REPRO Rising PAC
Rural GroundGame
RVA Magazine and GayRVA
Virginia African Diaspora Committee
Senator Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
Senator Mamie Locke (D-Hampton)
Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield)
Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William County, Manassas)
Delegate Lamont Bagby, Chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (D-Henrico)
Delegate Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)
Delegate Jeffrey Bourne (D-Richmond)
Delegate Dawn Adams (D-Richmond)
Delegate Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond)
Delegate Betsy Carr (D-Richmond)
House Democratic Caucus Chair Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria)
Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax)
Delegate Marcia Price (D-Newport News)
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-Prince William)
Delegate Candi King (D-Prince William)
Delegate Briana Sewell (D-Prince William)
Delegate Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax)
Delegate Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun)
Delegate Kathy Tran (D-Fairfax)
Delegate Angelia Williams Graves (D-Norfolk)
Delegate Jackie Glass (D-Norfolk)
Delegate Nadarius Clark (D-Portsmouth)
Delegate Michelle Maldonado (D-Manassas)
Delegate Jeion Ward (D-Hampton)
Fmr. Delegate Hala Ayala (D-Prince William)
Fmr. Delegate Roslyn Tyler (D-Emporia)
Fmr. Delegate, Virginia Secretary of Administration and Vice Mayor of Richmond Viola Baskerville (D-Richmond)
Fmr. Delegate Jean Cunningham (D-Henrico)
Fmr. Delegate Debra Rodman (D-Henrico)
Fmr. Delegate Jay Jones (D-Norfolk)
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney
Richmond City Council President Cynthia Newbille
Richmond City Council Member Mike Jones
Richmond City Council Member Katherine Jordan
Richmond City Council Member Ann-Frances Lambert
Richmond City Council Member Andreas Addison
Richmond City School Board Member Kenya Gibson
Richmond City School Board Member Liz Doerr
Richmond City School Board Member Shonda Harris-Muhammed
Richmond City School Board Member Cheryl Burke
Richmond City School Board Member Stephanie Rizzi
Richmond City of Clerk of the Circuit Court Edward F. Jewett
Henrico County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Frank Thornton
Henrico County Board of Supervisors Member Tyrone Nelson
Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor
Henrico County Sheriff Alisa Gregory
Henrico County School Board Chair Rev. Dr. Roscoe Cooper
Henrico County School Board Member Alicia Atkins
Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District Board member Nicole Anderson Ellis
Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors member Mark Miller
Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors member Jim Holland
Chesterfield County School Board Member Dot Heffron
Chesterfield County Commissioner of the Revenue Jenefer Hughes
Hopewell City Vice Mayor Johnny Partin
Hopewell City Council Member Jasmine Gore
Rev. Dr. Dwight Jones, Former Richmond City Mayor and Senior Pastor of First Baptist South Richmond
Fmr. Richmond City Council Member Chris Hilbert
Fmr. Member of Charles City County Board of Supervisors Sherri Bowman
Civil Rights Leader Clarence Dunnaville (Chesterfield)
Fmr. Attorney General of Virginia Steve Rosenthal
Fmr. Secretary of Defense and Veterans Affairs Carlos Hopkins
Former Deputy Secretary of Education Kathy Burcher
Former Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Traci Deshazor
Fmr. Chief Deputy Attorneys General of Virginia Claire Gastañaga, Cynthia Hudson and Erin Ashwell
Fmr. Deputy Attorneys General of Virginia Victoria Pearson, Sam Towell and Stephen Cobb
Former Acting Solicitor General of Virginia Trevor Cox
Former Deputy Counsel to the Governor Jessica Killen
Former Deputy Solicitor General of Virginia Matt McGuire
Former Chief of Staff (to Govs. Kaine and Warner) Bill Leighty
Former Deputy General Counsel to the Democratic Party of Virginia Latoya Asia
Robert Grey (former President of the American Bar Association and Richmond community leader)
Dr. James J. Fedderman, President of the Virginia Education Association
Gold Star Father Khizr Khan (Charlottesville)
Rev. Emanuel Harris, Co-Chair, Black Coalition of Change (Richmond)
Tram Nguyen (community leader, Richmond)
Tara Gibson (reproductive health advocate, Richmond)
Paulette McElwain (reproductive health advocate, Richmond)
Kenda Sutton-El, (maternal health advocate, Richmond)
Kati Hornung (gender equality advocate and small business owner, Richmond)
A. Ramon Moore (school counselor and former President of the Richmond Education Association)
Debra Gardner (candidate for delegate, Chesterfield)
Reginald Carter (community leader, Richmond)
Richard Pearson (small business owner, Emporia)
Willie Hilliard (community leader, Richmond)
Annie Mahdee (president, Gilpin Court Tenant Council, Richmond)
Leah Walker (public education DEI specialist, Richmond)
Evette Roots (community advocate, Richmond)
Tavarris Spinks (community leader and former candidate for city council, Richmond)
Joseph Papa (community advocate, Richmond)
Hanh Deniston (union member and firefighter, Colonial Heights)
Wilbert and Thomasine Lawrence (retired public school teachers, Henrico)
Malena Llanos (community advocate, Richmond)
Helen Hardiman (housing advocate, Richmond)
Dr. Yvonne Smith-Jones (education leader, Charles City County)
Rupa Murthy (community advocate, Richmond)
Brandi Harris (teacher, Richmond)
Brenda Jones Cotman (community leader, Charles City County)
Anupama Agarwal (business owner, Richmond)
Shemicia “Mimi” Bowen (community leader and co-founder of Virginia Black Restaurant Experience, Richmond)
Valerie Braxton-Williams (Richmond), former chief of staff to Sen. Henry Marsh
Dave Wilkinson (Richmond), former Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation under President Obama
Gwen McMillan (community leader, Brunswick)
Allan-Charles Chipman, (community leader, Richmond)
Debra Brown, (community leader, Emporia)
Elijah Lee, (youth activist, Chesterfield)
Eric Lin (community advocate, Chesterfield)
Amy Melnick-Scharf (community leader, Richmond)
Richard Samet (community leader, Richmond)
Ephraim Seidman (community leader, Richmond)
Robert Slotnick (community leader, Richmond)
Don Glazer (community leader, Richmond)
Bruce & Tomomi Rubin (community leader, Richmond)
Lisa Halberstadt (community leader, Richmond)
Jerry Samford (community leader, Richmond)
Harrison Roday (community leader, Richmond)
Pastor F. Todd Gray of Fifth Street Baptist Church
Pastor Dexter Cannon of Grayland Baptist Church
Pastor Larry Miles of Fresh Anointing Cathedral
Pastor Jerome C.Ross of Providence Park Baptist Church
Pastor Alonza Lawrence of Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church
Pastor Pierce Williams of First Union Baptist Church
Pastor Yvonne Bibbs of Sixth Baptist Church
Pastor Lance Watson of St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Pastor Dwight Jones of First Baptist South Richmond
President Lester Frye of Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond and Vicinity
Rev. Pierre Green of Fifth Street Baptist Church
Pastor Rodney Waller of First African Baptist Church
Pastor Theodore Tyler of Northside Crusaders Baptist Church
Pastor Emmanuel Harris of Jerusalem Baptist Church – Manakin
Pastor Barry Winston of St. Mark Church of God in Christ
Pastor Patricia Gould-Champ of Faith Community Baptist Church
Pastor Diane Mosby of Anointed New Life Baptist Church
Pastor Anthony Chandler of Cedar St. Baptist Church
Pastor Reuben Boyd of 3rd St. Bethel AME Church
Rev. Gary McCollum

Education: No education mentioned on website except that she is a graduate of Chesterfield Public School System. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Relevant Employment History: Career educator is the only professional experience mentioned on website. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Military Experience / Branch / Years of Service / Rank / Type of Discharge: No information available on website. 

Past Offices Held and Tenure: McClellan was elected to the House of Delegates representing Richmond in 2005. When the late Donald McEachin was elected to Congress in 2016, McClellan was elected to serve McEachin’s former Senate seat. She has served in the Senate since 2017, and serves as Vice Chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Community Service: See above. 

Leadership Experience: See above.

Personal Strengths: See above.  

What is the most important thing Virginians need to know about you? See above.

How would your friends and family describe you? No answer provided on website. 

What are your thoughts on the Constitution as the Law of the Land? No mention of the Constitution in published information. Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on religious liberty? No mention of the religious liberty in published information however professes faith. However, demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on the preservation of our history? No mention of the preservation of history  in published information. Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thought on government transparency? No mention of government transparency in published information. Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on national defense? No mention of national defense on website. Professes knowledge and support of some veterans issues on website. See above priorities. However, has demonstrated values contrary to broader national defense values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

From Website – Virginia is a Commonwealth rich in military history, which proudly houses some of our nation’s key military facilities. Jenn believes it is essential to protect and support those Virginians who have defended our freedom by serving in our military. One in 12 Virginians is a veteran and the Commonwealth has the greatest number of veterans in the workforce per capita. But many veterans experience difficulties readjusting to civilian life. Jenn knows many military families face the same problems that affect all Virginians including food insecurity, difficulty finding affordable and reliable childcare, and financial hardship. Military families also deal with unique challenges including constant stress that comes from deployments, separation, and the emotional and physical toll that accompanies military service. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Supported legislation that formed the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) program that assists veterans with employment and post-service job training opportunities. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Supported legislation that created the Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) program, the first in the nation to specifically assist military medical personnel with medical employment opportunities following their service. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Supported implementation of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, which expanded voting rights for active duty service people. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Supported legislation that created Women Veterans Week. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on the free enterprise system? No mention of free enterprise on website. Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on the protection of the unborn? Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on the role the family plays in America? No mention of the family in published information. Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity, as opposed to equal outcomes? Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

What are your thoughts on the 2nd Amendment? Demonstrated values contrary to values and beliefs of Chasing Freedom – Virginia. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

From website – Jenn has seen the devastating impact of gun violence across the Commonwealth. As the mom of two school-age kids, Jenn supports enacting comprehensive gun reform to protect our families and make our communities safer. All of Virginia’s 1,000 annual gun deaths are preventable. As a member of Congress, Jenn will work to close loopholes and protect Virginians from gun violence. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

As a legislator, Jenn took on the NRA and fought for common-sense solutions to reduce gun violence. Jenn led the fight in the Senate to pass a bill in 2020 that requires the reporting of lost or stolen firearms, patroning bills on lost or stolen firearms since 2012. She cosponsored new laws to reinstate Virginia’s “one-gun-a-month rule” and to implement universal background checks. Jenn has also cosponsored legislation that allowed localities to prohibit guns in certain public spaces. McClellan led on a Senate bill that would establish a Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention to work across public safety and public health sectors to collect data and publish reports on violence caused by firearms, including suicide. (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Additional sources of information on this candidate:

Website – https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S104 (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.mcclellan.7374 (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTY6ZmxDOoEPxT9jzETutaQ (Source: https://jennifermcclellan.com/)