October 24th, 2025.

• Be a U.S. citizen

• At least 18 years old

• Your social security number

• Be a resident within the state you are registering to vote in (UVA students can use their school address – dorms, off-grounds housing, etc. – if they would like to vote in Charlottesville)

You can do so at this link for any state.

• If you are voting in Charlottesville, you can find your polling site by following this link and inputting your UVA address.

• If you are planning on voting elsewhere, this link has state-specific resources regarding polling place look-up.

• Yes! Early voting started on September 19th in Charlottesville. You can vote at the local registrar's office, 120 7th Street NE City Hall Annex, Room 142.

• Early voting will end November 1st.

Yes! Virginia residents can register online with a Virginia driver’s license at this link.

Request an absentee ballot! You can do so at this link.

Yes! You can register using your UVA address, whether that is on- or off-grounds housing.

No, you may not. Only people who own a Virginia driver’s license can register to vote online.. However, you can register using a paper form at numerous voter registration events on Grounds or at a polling site during early voting or on Election Day! Contact Legislative Affairs @ studco-legislative-affairs@virginia.edu ASAP to request a paper form.

Yes! This link will take you to state-specific information regarding online registration.

Please note that voting in-person in your home state (or a locality that is not Charlottesville) will require you to A.) travel home on Election Day; or B.) travel home to vote early in-person (if your state offers this). How do I request an absentee ballot to vote in my home state?

You can find state-specific information about absentee and early voting at this link.

• Past: Attended VA public schools as a child 

  • Graduated from J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County

  • Received Bachelor’s Degree from University of Virginia 

• Mother of three school-aged daughters in VA public schools, dedicated to improving VA education system and increasing affordability

• 2004-2006: Worked as a federal law enforcement officer in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service 

  • Dealt with federal narcotics and money laundering cases 

  • Regularly worked with local police departments across VA, MD, and D.C. 

  • Investigated child predators and arrested narcotics traffickers 

  • Served search and arrest warrants, often as the only woman on the arrest team

• 2006-2014: Worked with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  • Mission: to protect and serve the United States of America 

  • Service performed undercover “to understand the threats facing the United States of America, prevent terrorist attacks, counter the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and track transnational criminal organizations.” 

• 2016: First Democrat elected to serve VA’s Seventh District in US House in more than 50 years; first woman to ever represent the district 

• 2022: Washington Post Editorial Board said that Abigail “sponsored no-nonsense bipartisan legislation” after she “led bipartisan efforts that were signed into law to prevent fentanyl overdoses, protect Virginia’s natural resources, and support Virginia’s Veterans.”

  • Referred to her as “ever independent minded” 

  • “The Center for Effective Law Making ranked her as the most effective member of Congress – in either chamber – on agricultural issues”

1. Strengthening Virginia’s Public Schools Plan

   1. K-12

      1. Address low literacy and math rates; Virginia Literacy Act and investments in high-quality math curriculum, math training for K-12 teachers, and math specialists

      2. Address teacher shortage 

      3. Strengthen VA’s safe storage laws to prevent gun violence 

   2. Higher Education:

      1. Increase affordability and accessibility for VA students

      2. Support HBCUs and Universities 

      3. Protect VA’s post-secondary level institutions from political influence 

   3. Early Childhood Care and Education

      1. Greater access to Child Care Subsidy Program 

      2. Increase physical supply of childcare by cutting red tape and addressing zoning hurdles 

      3. Increase access to healthcare for infants 

2. Affordable Virginia Plan 

   1. Healthcare

      1. Improve access to affordable medication; improve hospital price transparency 

      2. Implementation of Virginia-run PDM for Medicaid pharmacy benefit 

      3. Crack down on scams that are fraudulently enrolling Virginians in unnecessary coverage

   2. Housing

      1. Ensure all localities may create an affordable housing program to increase the tools at their disposal

      2. Provide incentives for new construction; increase supply, drop prices

      3. Interagency Council on Homelessness and Housing to drive down evictions and homelessness 

   3. Energy:

      1. Increase local generation; make VA more independent 

      2. Maximize use of energy efficiency measures like home weatherization 

      3. Address regulatory issues to speed up new energy projects and drive down costs 

3. Defending Reproductive Freedom 

   1. Will defend right to contraception, to IVF, and the right to choose 

   2. While in Congress: Voted to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law, protect contraception access, and defend the right of Americans to travel across state lines to seek reproductive care

   3. Will pursue policies that will make VA leader in combatting maternal morality 

• Native of Kingston, Jamaica; immigrated to U.S. at age six in 1970

  • Grew up in the Bronx, NYC

  • Ambitions and values largely formulated on family history/background

  • Earned associate degree of arts from Tidewater Community College 

  • Bachelor of arts in English with minor in economics from Old Dominion University 

  • Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Regent University 

• Mother of three children

• 1983-1986: Served in U.S. Marine Corps 

• 2002-2004: Elected to majority Black House of Delegates District, a first for Republican in VA since 1865

• 2011-2014: Member of VA State Board of Education 

• 2014-2015: VP of VA State Board of Education 

• 2021: Elected First Female Lieutenant Governor of VA 

1. Give Every Child a Quality Education 

   1. Will empower parents to choose the best school for their children so every student has access to a quality education 

   2. Will “prioritize parents’ rights and basic reading and math skills over ideological grandstanding” 

   3. Intends on making VA’s education system the envy of the country

2. Reduce Cost of Living

   1. Wants to ensure VA is a place where all families can afford to live, raise their families, work, and build a future 

   2. “Will scour government books to cut wasteful government spending and job-killing regulations because taxpayers know how to spend their money and run their businesses better than government”

3. Protect Women

   1. Extensive record for opposing reproductive rights

   2. Will work to prevent biological males from competing with biological females 

   3. “Fully supports the Trump Administration’s action to restore fairness and safety to women’s sports” 

   4. Will enforce federal laws and support state laws that protect women-only spaces and allow women to succeed