Category: Helmer Happenings

Tuesday was the last day for legislation to pass the House of Delegates to have a chance of becoming law this year. In a final push, we voted on over 160 bills in a single day. The results are historic and include: The Clean Economy Act (HB 1526), which I spoke to on the floor and puts…

What a week it’s been. I ran on a promise to pass meaningful gun violence prevention measures in Virginia and, this week, the House of Delegates did. I was chief-co patron on three of these critical bills including Universal Background Checks, Extreme Risk Protective Orders, and a bill to allow the seizure of weapons from…

I ran for office because I wanted to serve a community, Commonwealth, and Country that I love. Yet the notion of service can be abstract. This past week has been a week in which it has been viscerally concrete. As armed groups descended on the Capitol, a group of students asked my friend Delegate Chris…

My team and I have hit the ground running, and we are ready to serve. Please reach out if you need anything. This was a historic week for our Country and our Commonwealth. The House of Delegates passed HJ 1, the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. We will have one more vote in order to…

On January 8th, I was sworn in as Delegate for the 40th District in Richmond. I’m humbled to have this opportunity to serve our community, Commonwealth, and country again. January 8th was also a historic day for Virginia. Our legislature is the oldest English-speaking representative body in the Western Hemisphere. Its members have included the…