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Virginia Steps Up for Kids
Posted Monday, 03 November 2008

Every Child Matters organized a non-partisan day of events to call awareness to children's issues in this election cycle.

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Voter Info

The deadline to register to vote is October 6.  Election Day is November 4. 

Governor
Tim Kaine
(Next Election - 2009)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Bill Bolling

Attorney General
Robert McDonnell

Department of Education

Division of Family Services

State Legislature
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Click Here to Find Your State Senator

U.S. Senate
John Warner (2008)
Jim Webb (2012)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Rob Wittman
District #2 - Thelma Drake
District #3 - Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
District #4 - J. Randy Forbes
District #5 - Virgil H. Goode Jr.
District #6 - Bob Goodlatte
District #7 - Eric Cantor
District #8 - Jim Moran
District #9 - Rick Boucher
District #10 - Frank Wolf
District #11 - Tom Davis

Quick Facts on Children

Kids Flier
Kids Flier

  • There are 1,824,568 children under 18 in Virginia
  • Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 233,841
  • Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 187,000
  • Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 596,000
  • Children Reported Abused (2005) - 27,937
  • 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 21,623 (21.1%)
  • Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 172
  • 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 113,036 (53.8%)
  • % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 26