Emily Mary Winkey

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Emily Mary Winkey


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

Orange County Town Council - Gordonsville


Incumbent

No


Links


EDUCATION

Piedmont & Kansas City, Missouri, Charlottesville, Associate, 1980

WORK & MILITARY

NA

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Gordonsville, Town Council, Four Terms

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

NA

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Choose not to answer

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Agree


ECONOMY

It is the responsibility of county government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.

Choose not to answer

I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.

Disagree

Property taxes should be abolished.

Disagree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Choose not to answer


IMMIGRATION

County officials should have the right to proclaim their county a sanctuary county for illegal aliens.

Agree


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Christian Faith

Children have the right to be protected from sexually explicit materials in publicly funded libraries, including school libraries.

Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree

All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the county website within 24 hours of filing deadline.

Neutral

Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.

Agree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Agree

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) instruction should be required for all county employees.

Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Taxpayers should subsidize green initiatives such as electric vehicle charging stations.

Agree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Equal protection for all people Fair and consistent Her

Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the county or in an area currently proposed for annexation.

Agree

Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the county or in an area currently proposed for annexation.

Homeowner retired Social Security

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2014 General Election 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Neutral


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Background check and restricted weapons


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Neutral


LOCAL

I support annual financial audits of every county department by an independent, third party auditor.

Agree

Please list up to three issues or projects that you think need the most attention.

Taxes minimum wage funding to localities

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