Commonwealth Institute For Fiscal Analysis

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Lobbyists Employed

  • Borja, Hannah Melissa
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary St
    Apt 200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    540-222-6755

    Registered: 7/11/2022
    Matters: State budget, collective bargaining, wages, worker power, and labor policy. Includes issues at the state and local level.
    Job title: Worker Power Policy Analyst
  • Davis, Megan M
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary St
    #200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-221-2187

    Registered: 8/24/2022
    Matters: State budget and tax policy
    Job title: Tax & Budget Policy Analyst
  • Goren, Laura M
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary St
    STE 202
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-396-2051

    Registered: 1/2/2023
    Matters: K12 education funding and other tax and budget policy issues.
    Job title: Director of Research and Education Policy
  • Hernandez, Phil
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary Street
    Richmond, VA 23219

    757-339-1767

    Registered: 11/3/2022
    Matters: Issues related to making a more family friendly economy, including tax credits for families with children, providing additional funding for public schools and increasing teacher pay.
    Job title: Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy
  • Kenneth, Ashley C
    (Details)

    1329 E. Cary Street
    Suite 200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-396-2051

    Registered: 6/24/2022
    Matters: Policies related to the state budget including the budget bill, tax and revenue legislation, decriminalization of poverty, economic opportunity policies, education, health care and immigration.
    Job title: President and CEO
  • Lowrie, Emily Sarah
    (Details)

    1329 East Cary St
    #200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    909-643-4280

    Registered: 6/22/2022
    Matters: State BudgetDecriminalization of PovertyCourt Fines and FeesExpungement
    Job title: Senior Policy Analyst
  • Mejia, Manfredo Jr
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary St
    #200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-396-2051

    Registered: 6/27/2022
    Matters: State budget, healthcare, paid leave, and immigrant rights policy
    Job title: Deputy Director of Policy
  • Velasquez, Rodrigo
    (Details)

    1329 E Cary St
    #200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-396-2051

    Registered: 6/28/2022
    Matters: Tax policy and state budget
    Job title: Revenue Campaign Manager
2023 Regular Session; 2023 Special Session I
All Issues Charter Schools/School Choice Children Civil Procedure Criminal Justice Health Insurance Higher Ed Hospitals Immigration Income Tax Juvenile Justice K-12 Marine Resources Misc. Courts Misc. State Taxes/Fees Poverty Public Employees Regulations State Budget Tax Credits/Exemptions Teacher Licensure/Contracts Traffic Law Wages/Employment Workforce Readiness

HB1371

Education Savings Account Program established; Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits.
Chief Patron: Phillip Scott
Status: Killed

HB1396

Education Savings Account Program; established, Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits.
Chief Patron: Marie March
Status: Killed

HB1400

8 Close Floor Votes

Budget Bill.
Chief Patron: Barry Knight
Status: Enacted

HB1508

Virginia Education Success Account Program; established, report.
Chief Patron: Glenn Davis
Status: Killed

HB1653

Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit.
Chief Patron: Cia Price
Status: Killed

HB1669

Minimum wage; payment to employees younger than the age of 18.
Chief Patron: Danny Marshall
Status: Killed

HB1821

Close Floor Vote

Education improvement scholarships; expands tax credit program.
Chief Patron: John Avoli
Status: Killed

HB1823

College and Career Readiness for English Language Learners Grant Program and Fund; established.
Chief Patron: John Avoli
Status: Killed

HB1824

Teachers; employment, English as a Second Language Incentive Reward Program and Fund.
Chief Patron: John Avoli
Status: Killed

HB1988

Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron: Elizabeth Guzman
Status: Killed

HB2035

Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish, report.
Chief Patron: Briana Sewell
Status: Killed

HB2044

Criminal and traffic cases; fines and costs assessed against juveniles, report.
Chief Patron: Irene Shin
Status: Killed

HB2111

Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors.
Chief Patron: Jeff Bourne
Status: Killed

HB2203

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection.
Chief Patron: Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Killed

HB2205

Children; refundable tax credit for individuals whose household includes a child younger than 18.
Chief Patron: Kathy Tran
Status: Killed

Entertainment Expenses $0
Gift Expenses $0
Communication Expenses $18,230
Personal Expenses $177
Employed
Laura M Goren
$6,983
Manfredo Mejia, Jr
$2,777
Megan M Davis
$1,356
Phil Hernandez
$1,295
Rodrigo Velasquez
$1,273
Ashley C Kenneth
$598
Emily Sarah Lowrie
$519
Hannah Melissa Borja
$427
Honoraria Expenses $0
6/22/2022: Lobbyist registration fee
$100
6/28/2022: Lobbyist registration
$100
7/6/2022: Lobbyist Registration
$100
7/6/2022: Lobbying registration fee
$100
7/14/2022: Lobbyist Registration Fee
$100
8/24/2022: lobbyist registration fee
$100
11/3/2022: Lobbyist Registration
$100
1/2/2023: lobbyist registration
$100
Total Expenses $34,435
Matters: State BudgetDecriminalization of PovertyCourt Fines and FeesExpungement

Principal contact for Commonwealth Institute For Fiscal Analysis:

  • Phil Hernandez
    1329 E Cary Street
    Suite 200
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-396-2051

Information on this page comes from public documents on file with the office of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.