ACLU of Va
Lobbyists Employed
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Amezquita, Hope
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-644-8080
Registered: 5/6/2015
Matters: All legislative and executive matters, including agency and regulatory issues, impacting voting rights.
Job title: Staff Attorney and Legislative Counsel
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Deady, Gail Marie
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-644-8080
Registered: 5/6/2015
Matters: The ACLU of VA lobbies the General Assembly and the Executive Branch to support laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that ensure women’s rights, including reproductive freedom.
Job title: The Secular Society Women's Rights Legal Fellow
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Farrar, William Robert Jr
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-523-2156
Registered: 12/14/2015
Matters: The ACLU of VA lobbies the General Assembly and the Executive Branch to support laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that seek to reform Virginia’s criminal and juvenile justice systems, dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, ensure open and transparent government, ensure access to government benefits without discrimination, remove laws and policies that grant entities the right to deny services to individuals based on religious or moral belief, and ensure proper oversight and accountability vis-à-vis the government’s use of surveillance and other technology.
Job title: Director of Public Policy and Communications
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Gastañaga, Claire Guthrie
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-523-2146
Registered: 5/6/2015
Matters: The ACLU of VA lobbies the General Assembly and the Executive Branch to support laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that seek to reform Virginia’s criminal and juvenile justice systems; dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline; ensure open and transparent government; ensure access to government benefits without discrimination; remove laws and policies that grant entities the right to deny services to individuals based on religious or moral belief; ensure women’s rights, including reproductive freedom; ensure voting rights; protect immigrants’ rights; and ensure proper oversight and accountability vis-à-vis the government’s use of surveillance and other technology.
Job title: Executive Director
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Knaack, Frank
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-644-8080
Registered: 5/6/2015
Matters: The ACLU of VA lobbies the General Assembly and the Executive Branch to support laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that seek to reform Virginia’s criminal and juvenile justice systems, dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, ensure open and transparent government, ensure access to government benefits without discrimination, remove laws and policies that grant entities the right to deny services to individuals based on religious or moral belief, and ensure proper oversight and accountability vis-à-vis the government’s use of surveillance and other technology.
Job title: Director, Public Policy and Communications
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Poggenklass, Robert James
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-523-2153
Registered: 5/6/2015
Matters: The ACLU of VA lobbies the General Assembly and the Executive Branch to support laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that seek to reform Virginia’s criminal and juvenile justice systems; dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline; ensure open and transparent government; and ensure proper oversight and accountability vis-à-vis the government’s use of surveillance and other technology.
Job title: Tony Dunn Legal Fellow
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Schmidt, Charlie
(Details)701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-402-0767
Registered: 12/22/2015
Matters: Reform Virginia's Criminal Justice and Juvenile justice system, ensure open and transparent government, ensure access to government benefits without discrimination, remove laws and policies that grant entities the right to deny services to individuals based on religious or moral beliefs, ensure proper oversight and accountability regarding government's use of surveillance and other technologies.
Job title: Public Policy Associate
HB694
State funding; ratio of full-time equivalent instruction to students with limited English.
Chief Patron:
Kaye Kory
Status: Killed
HB695
Aliens, certain; issuance of licenses, permits, and special identification cards.
Chief Patron:
Kaye Kory
Status: Killed
HB737
Unmanned aircraft system; use for capturing photographic or video images, penalty.
Chief Patron:
Bobby Orrock
Status: Killed
HB791
Act for Religious Freedom; reaffirms religious rights.
Chief Patron:
Les Adams
Status: Enacted
HB809
Firearms; selling, bartering, etc., to persons not lawfully present in United States, penalty.
Chief Patron:
Scott Lingamfelter
Status: In Senate
HB815
7 Close Floor VotesExecution; if lethal injection is not available, electrocution shall be used.
Chief Patron:
Jackson Miller
Status: Enacted
HB839
State Library Board; retention of surveillance videos.
Chief Patron:
Jennifer McClellan
Status: In House
HB852
Refugees, certain; assisting federal government with resettling.
Chief Patron:
Tim Hugo
Status: Consolidated
HB853
Traffic lights; use of photo-monitoring systems.
Chief Patron:
Ben Cline
Status: Killed
HB875
Real-time location data; disclosure in emergencies.
Chief Patron:
Tim Hugo
Status: Enacted
HB878
Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs.
Chief Patron:
Tim Hugo
Status: Killed
HB987
Issuance of licenses, permits, and special identification cards to certain aliens.
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez
Status: Killed
HB998
Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras.
Chief Patron:
Mark Levine
Status: Killed
HB1006
Marriage; persons other than ministers who may celebrate rites.
Chief Patron:
Mark Levine
Status: Killed
HB1039
Sanctuary policies; prohibited.
Chief Patron:
Brenda Pogge
Status: Killed
Principal contact for ACLU of Va:
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Claire Guthrie Gastañaga
701 E Franklin St
Ste 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
804-523-2146
Information on this page comes from public documents on file with the office of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.