John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA · VA · S

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Posts18
Engagement639
Voting-record position0.028
CoverageJun 19, 2020 to Jun 1, 2023
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Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.

Most distinctive Civil Rights 3.6 pp below the party median

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Voice fingerprint. 1 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −3.6 pp to +3.6 pp. Most distinctive topic: Civil Rights, 3.6 pp below the party median.

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  1. Civil Rights Under-indexed −3.6 pp

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Complete topic-share comparison with the party median
TopicLegislator shareParty medianDifferenceDirectionPosts
Civil Rights3.8%7.5%−3.6 ppUnder-indexed18
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John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

RT @GovernorVA: Happy Tuesday! Wear your mask.

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

RT @GovernorVA: The world has lost a giant in John Lewis. His moral courage, his lifelong fight for justice, and his decades of public serv&

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

RT @CreighDeeds: RIP, Bernard Cohen, lawyer who won victory for interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, dies at 86 https://t.co/JeVDQk4&

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

RT @WDBJ7: Masks required when out in a public setting, food establishments must close by midnight, etc. Suspects who violate the ordinance&

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

Without justice, you cannot have peace, and that is so, so true, so lets make sure we have a just society. NAACP and local leaders address ongoing racism https://t.co/8BM96xaAS3

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

On the other hand, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the 2001 redistricting plan after the lower court ruled it was discriminatory against minorities.

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

In fact, in Virginia the federal courts recently overturned Virginias redistricting plan in 2018 for the U.S. House of Representatives and in 2019 for the House of Delegates on the grounds that they were racially discriminatory.

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

RT @lukepriddyva: Happy Pride Month! <U+0001F3F3><U+FE0F><U+200D><U+0001F308><U+0001F3F3><U+FE0F><U+200D><U+26A7><U+FE0F><U+26A7><U+FE0F> Live loud. Live proud. Live unapologetically as your true authentic self. I display my<U+2026>

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

To make sure everybody gets the right to vote. https://t.co/DWYoFlKcVi via @FacebookWatch

Civil Rights

John Edwards

@SenEdwardsVA

Democratic VA Senate

A lot of lawyers would say, well I graduated from law school why do I have to do this', well its a requirement. But I do think they can listen to what people are saying. https://t.co/l5baLlsAmT

Civil Rights