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Marcia "Cia" Price
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
85th District: Parts of Newport News
"Be the change. Do the work."
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updated 1/12/25
News
Constitutional amendments to be considered during legislative session
Democrats are pushing three constitutional amendment proposals that have already advanced out of committee in the House of Delegates. The House Privileges and Elections Committee met in November to advance the proposals, which can now be heard on the full House floor as soon as this week. “This meeting was an important next step considering the moment in history we find ourselves in,” said committee Chair Marcia Price, D-Newport News, at the time.
Virginia Commisson to End Hunger nearing end of first year
It’s been almost one year since legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates introduced legislation to start the Virginia Commission to End Hunger. The legislation passed and the group has been meeting since August with the goal of developing a concrete plan to end hunger throughout the state. The commission had its final meeting of the year earlier this month, and Del. Marcia Price of the 85th District says the year came with many lessons.
Bill to address food insecurity on Virginia’s college campuses likely headed to 2025 session
But the commission meeting still felt a storm approaching. With President-elect Donald Trump threatening to take a wrecking ball to many federal programs, co-chair delegate Cia Price said the commission’s work may become more important than ever. “I’m not quite as hopeful about what could be happening at the federal level," Price told Radio IQ. "But I think that makes us have to do our job even more on the state level.” Two other efforts, one study and one workgroup and both designed to address Virginia’s hungry, were also recommended
Virginia Democratic Women Leaders Warn Of Cao’s Dangerous Anti-Choice Agenda
- Delegate Cia Price: “We know that Tim Kaine is the only candidate for United States Senator on the Virginia ballot who will stand up for reproductive freedom. His opponent is a threat to reproductive freedom all across the Commonwealth. Hung Cao, like many Republicans, has pledged their support to the most extreme and dangerous agendas, including support for a national abortion ban and ambiguity on his stance on IVF and contraception, and he continues to say dangerously and inflammatory statements like comparing abortion to the Holocaust. But instead of incendiary rhetoric, people need leaders who will protect their access to reproductive health care.”
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Gun reform bills up for debate in Virginia General Assembly
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia’s Democratically-controlled legislature hopes to pass dozens of gun reform bills to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk, but they’re facing pushback. Democratic State Senator Adam Ebbin and other members of the General Assembly’s Gun Violence Prevention Caucus met early Thursday to highlight what they feel is most important. “We’re here today because Virginia is facing an epidemic of gun violence,” Ebbin said. “And unconscionably, in Virginia, guns are the leading cause of death among children and teens.”
“Enforcement has its place, but we must invest heavily in prevention and intervention to save lives,” Delegate Cia Price (D-95th District) said. “March For Our Lives” founder and Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg was also there, urging Virginia’s parents to raise their voices. “Show up today so that your kids are alive tomorrow,” Hogg said. “These bills are one step in the right direction, but they’re just that. They are one step. The first of many to come. We’re going to have to deal with this issue for a long time, unfortunately, but we cannot stop until no child, no matter what community they’re in, has to fear gun violence.”
Bills on the table include those that require guns to be stored securely in homes where children are present, having school districts send out reminders about safe gun storage, enhanced background checks and a ban on assault rifles.
