Compare and Contrast: Dr. Crisler vs Runion

DR. JENA CRISLER • Vote for Virginia’s Next Voice of the People

Jena is for a Virginia where every voice matters: she is running to bring real solutions grounded in our Valley’s realities—healthcare, strong schools, equal rights and integrity—not just political slogans. She is:

✅ For expanding, not shrinking, access to healthcare: As a physician, Jena will fight to protect and grow Medicaid, lower costs, and bring telehealth and rural clinics to underserved areas.

✅ For supporting local farming: she believes farmers should not be economically impacted by unnecessary political games, such as punitive tariffs causing costs to increase and exports to plummet.

✅ For investing in our children’s future: Jena will back higher teacher pay, more equitable funding to rural districts, and innovative programs, including:

Breakfast and lunch for all students

Before and after school care

Pre-K programs

Statewide full scholarships for future teachers

✅ For protecting women’s rights: she believes women must make their own medical decisions without political interference.

✅ For integrity in campaign donations: Dr. Crisler built her campaign on donations from people, not corporations that expect something in return.

✅ For common decency, where issues are debated on the facts, not hysterical fiction: Dr. Crisler brings people together to discuss the facts, the science and the real solutions.

❌ In contrast, her opponent - Chris Runion - has voted against expanded healthcare coverage, voted to restrict healthcare protections, and his party is actively gutting Medicaid - the insurance program designed to help the very old, the very young, and the vulnerable.

❌ He allows trade policies that hurt our farmers to go unchecked.

❌ He has not initiated any efforts to improve education in rural schools.

❌ He supported restrictive policies that limit reproductive freedom and voted against protections for pregnant women from being fired.

❌ He has taken large corporate contributions and deferred to party power brokers.

❌He divides our community with votes that blindly support flawed policies from Washington.

Check it out yourself at https://wwwVotesmart.org or https://www.vpap.org

Don’t vote for the party line by default.

Make your voice count.

Vote Dr. Jena Crisler for the Virginia House of Delegates, District 35