Virginia Special Interest Groups

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State
Issue
 

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Home School Legal Defense Association of Virginia PAC
2012 2011 NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
2010 2009 Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
2007 2005 Virginia Society for Human Life
 

Abortion and Reproductive

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Home School Legal Defense Association of Virginia PAC
 

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2011 Virginia State Farm Bureau Federation
 

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 2005 Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
 

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Hampton Roads Business PAC
N/A 2012 Virginia Association of Realtors
N/A N/A Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association
2012 N/A Virginia Chamber of Commerce
2012 N/A Virginia FREE
2011 2012 Virginia National Federation of Independent Business
 

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Americans United for Seperation of Church and State
N/A 2009 disAbility Votes! PAC
2007 2011 Equality Virginia
N/A 2009 Ethiopian-Americans for Change
N/A 2012 LGBT Democrats of Virginia
 

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A American Conservative Union (Virginia State Legislature)
N/A 2005 Family Values Alliance
N/A 2009 Home School Legal Defense Association of Virginia PAC
2011 N/A The Family Foundation of Virginia
1999 N/A Virginia Christian Coalition
N/A 2012 Virginia Liberty Party
 

Crime

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 The Fraternal Order of Police of Virginia
 

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Home School Legal Defense Association of Virginia PAC
2012 2011 Virginia Education Association
 

Employment and Affirmative Action

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 disAbility Votes! PAC
 

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 2011 Virginia League of Conservation Voters
1999 2011 Virginia Sierra Club
 

Government Operations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Virginia21
 

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 2012 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
2004 2011 Virginia Citizens Defense League
1999 N/A Virginia Gun Owners of America
N/A 2009 Virginia Shooting Sports Association
 

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 The Fraternal Order of Police of Virginia
2010 2010 Virginia AFL-CIO
N/A 2011 Virginia Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
2003 2012 Virginia Professional Fire Fighters
 

Legislative Branch

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia
 

Marriage, Family, and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Home School Legal Defense Association of Virginia PAC
 

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 LGBT Democrats of Virginia
 

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 disAbility Votes! PAC
N/A 2009 Ethiopian-Americans for Change
 

Technology and Communication

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2009 Northern Virginia Technology Council
 

Women

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2000 2012 Virginia National Organization for Women