Families Forward

Lobbying Client  
Vendor
May 2024 - Apr 2025 May 2023 - Apr 2024 May 2022 - Apr 2023 May 2021 - Apr 2022 May 2020 - Apr 2021 May 2019 - Apr 2020 May 2018 - Apr 2019

Lobbyists Employed

  • Aparicio, Laurel
    (Details)

    8100 Three Chopt Road
    Suite 212
    Richmond, VA 23229

    804-359-6166

    Registered: 8/30/2018
    Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
    Job title: Director of Early Impact Virginia
  • Spain, Christopher
    (Details)

    8100 Three Chopt Road
    Suite 212
    Richmond, VA 23229

    804-359-6166

    Registered: 8/30/2018
    Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
    Job title: Director of Prevention and Public Policy
  • Specter-Dunaway, Lisa
    (Details)

    8100 Three Chopt Road
    Suite 212
    Richmond, VA 23229

    804-359-6166

    Registered: 8/30/2018
    Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
    Job title: CEO

Lobbyists Retained

  • Grossman, Richard K
    Firm: Vectre Corp
    (Details)

    707 E Main St
    Ste 1800
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-644-6600

    Registered: 8/30/2018
    Firm: Vectre Corp
    Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
  • Smith, C Douglas D
    (Details)

    1827 Brandywine Dr
    Charlottesville, VA 22901

    804-370-6689

    Registered: 1/5/2019
    Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
2019 Regular Session; 2019 Special Session I
All Issues Children Parent Rights State Budget

HB1700

49 Close Floor Votes

Budget Bill.
Chief Patron: Chris Jones
Status: Enacted

HB2542

Parental or legal custodial powers; delegation of powers, child-placing agency.
Chief Patron: Kathy Byron
Status: Enacted

SB1100

Budget Bill.
Chief Patrons: Emmett Hanger, Tommy Norment
Status: Killed

Entertainment Expenses $0
Gift Expenses $0
Communication Expenses $0
Personal Expenses $280
Employed
Lisa Specter-Dunaway
$2,000
Laurel Aparicio
$500
Christopher Spain
$0
Retained
Vectre Corp
$1,866
C Douglas D Smith
$386
Honoraria Expenses $0
Total Expenses $5,032
Matters: All matters related to early childhood home visiting, positive parenting, the promotion of strong families and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Principal contact for Families Forward:

  • Chavis Harris
    4101 Washington Avenue
    Building 500-1
    Newport News, VA 23607

    757-688-1420

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