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
SB306
Marriage license; authorization for marriage officiant.
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin
Status: Killed
SB376
Search warrants; person subject to arrest or who is unlawfully restrained.
Chief Patron:
Jill Vogel
Status: Consolidated
SB390
Temporary visitor's driver's licenses; DMV may issue.
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell
Status: Killed
SB435
Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin
Status: Killed
SB438
Higher educational institutions; social media accounts.
Chief Patron:
George Barker
Status: Enacted
SB584
Unmanned aircraft systems; civil cause of action created, criminal violations.
Chief Patron:
Donald McEachin
Status: Killed
SB599
Virginia Electronic Communications Privacy Act; established, report.
Chief Patron:
Chap Petersen
Status: In Senate
SB705
Close Floor VoteSanctuary cities; liability for certain injuries and damages caused by an illegal alien.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: Killed
SB729
Unmanned aircraft system; use during commission of a crime, penalty.
Chief Patron:
Richard Stuart
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.