See where the candidates for State Senate stand
Keeping the newly-redistricted Senate District 33 Democratic is key to holding–and expanding–our razor-thin Democratic majority in the state Senate. With the Governor’s mansion and House of Delegates currently in Republican control, our four-seat Senate majority is critically holding the line against the Virginia GOP’s attempts to ban reproductive health care access, slash voting rights, and make Governor Youngkin’s extremist agenda a reality.
Voting in the Democratic Primary on June 20th is essential to stopping MAGA values in Virginia and passing a bold, progressive agenda that lifts up working families.
It is important we elect a Democratic State Senator who puts us first, not big corporations. See where the Democratic candidates for Senate District 33 have received campaign support:
 JENNIFER CARROLL FOY |  HALA AYALA | |
| When Jennifer learned that water in her district was being contaminated with lead and arsenic by a big utility company, she sprang into action. Jennifer spearheaded landmark bipartisan legislation forcing the company to clean up more than 28 million tons of coal ash, ensuring clean water for our communities. Virginia League of Conservation Voters, 1/24/2019; HB 443, 2020; HB 2786, 2019 | ENVIRONMENT | When Ayala ran for office, she promised her constituents she would reject campaign cash from a big corporate polluter responsible for illegally dumping toxic coal ash in Virginia’s water. But once she was in office, she broke her promise and took $250,000 from that same corporation, including $25,000 for this state Senate campaign. Virginia Mercury 6/3/21; Virginia Department of Elections, 2021, 2023; |
| Jennifer is endorsed by eleven labor unions and she will always fight for a level playing field for all workers to get ahead. As Delegate, Jennifer passed groundbreaking legislation instituting a livable wage for workers on all large state-funded construction projects, fought to raise the minimum wage, and passed a bill that cracked down on companies that don’t pay their workers. JenniferCarrollFoy.com/endorsements; HB 833, 2020; HB 395, 2020; HB 123, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | As Delegate, Ayala voted against labor unions and workers in support of a Republican-backed “right to work” law that makes it harder for workers to improve their wages, benefits, and standard of living. HB 1755, 2021; Virginia Mercury, 2/3/21 |
| As a wife and mother, nothing is more important to Jennifer than our families’ health and safety. As Delegate, she advocated for a paid family and medical leave, led the call for comprehensive paid leave for frontline workers, and sponsored legislation to track and treat opioid use in youth. HB 2120, 2019; Delegate Carroll Foy Letter, 3/2020; HB 1429, 2018 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Even after repeated warnings from the American Cancer Society about youth addiction to e-cigarettes, Ayala took thousands of dollars from Juul. Virginia Department of Elections, 2021; American Cancer Society, 9/17/19 |
| While in office, Jennifer was rated the most effective Democrat from her class. Working families need a State Senator who can deliver. VPAP Legislators’ Batting Averages, 2018 | EFFECTIVENESS | When in office, Ayala was rated dead last in effectiveness, passing zero bills. VPAP Legislators’ Batting Averages, 2019 |