Women's Voter Guide

As a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he co-sponsored HR 2491, a bill that ended medically unnecessary requirements for abortion.(1) In 2021, he also backed a bill that expanded health insurance coverage for abortions.(2) Jones is endorsed by REPRORising Virginia PAC and Roe Your Vote Virginia.(3)

In 2022, he actively pushed to overturn Roe v. Wade.(1) Once that succeeded, Miyares didn’t stop—in 2023, he helped pass state restrictions that made abortion and reproductive healthcare harder to access in Virginia.(2) Miyares is endorsed by National Right to Life.(3)

Jones has a limited record on tech issues but according to his campaign platform, he supports advancements in artificial intelligence and blockchain to supercharge economic growth in the state.[1]

Miyares joined 43 state AGs in calling on tech companies to protect children from harmful AI chatbots.(1) Miyares also joined a 25-state amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to ensure that Big Tech companies adhere to state consumer protection laws. (2)

In the House of Delegates, he sponsored legislation that banned businesses from using discriminatory hiring practices against LGBTQ+ people and blocked Virginia health insurance companies from denying coverage based on someone’s gender identity.[1]

He also voted to strengthen workplace protections for pregnant people. And he voted yes on Virginia ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would codify equal rights for women and men.

He joined other state attorneys general to pressure Costco into ending its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, policies(1)—an attack that the Virginia NAACP publicly condemned.(2) He challenged the Commerce Department’s guidance on addressing racial disparities and attacked Fairfax County Public Schools’ equity-based admissions policy, calling efforts to create equal outcomes in schools “forced.” (3) (4)

Earlier this year, when Governor Youngkin tried to suppress voting rights, Jones didn’t stand by—he fought back, representing the NAACP in court to defend voting access.(1) As a member of the House of Delegates, he also voted to install more ballot drop boxes across the state and restore voting rights for people on parole.

He voted against installing more ballot drop boxes across the state and blocked the restoration of voting rights for people on parole.(1) Now he’s facing a lawsuit for allegedly purging legitimate voters from the voting rolls.(2)

As a former AFGE union member, he’s lived the reality of fighting for fair wages and worker protections.(1)(2) In the House of Delegates, he helped expand paid family leave, enhance teacher pay and raise the state minimum wage–all policies that improve the lives of working women and families.(3)

He’s earned endorsements from UNITE HERE, Ironworkers District Council, LIUNA, SEIU Virginia State Council, and AFGE—unions that represent real workers fighting for real economic security.(3)

When he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Miyares voted against policies to expand paid family leave. He also blocked a bill that would have required Virginia businesses to provide paid quarantine leave at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.(1) In 2023, Miyares publicly opposed a Biden administration regulation that would have given farm workers the right to unionize.(2)

Here’s who backs Miyares: Real estate, automotive, and retail sales industries.(3)