I’m deeply honored to have the endorsement of Barbara Kingsolver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, farmer, and one of Appalachia’s clearest, strongest voices.

Barbara understands this place. She understands rural people, working families, and the kind of leadership this district deserves.

“Joy is the ideal candidate for this moment in the Ninth. She has long-standing roots in farming and business for generations. Along with being a fabulous person with a great story to tell, Joy embodies what it means to be a rural Virginian fighting for her home.”

I am confident by Joy’s roots and resume she will work to preserve our common values, chief among them is the restoration of transparency and trust from Washington to the county courthouse. No elected official of government should be able to hide behind secret deals and agreements that involve the public's trust." 

Joy is a sunrise-to-sunset fighter for our rural communities. I am excited to keep fighting alongside her to get paychecks up and protect rural healthcare for working families across the Commonwealth!

"I've spent years writing about the people of Southwest Virginia, the workers, the families, the communities that Washington has treated as a talking point instead of a responsibility. Joy Powers isn't here to talk about the hills and hollers of Southwest Virginia. She grew up in them, farmed them, & is running to fight for them. For the first time in a long time, CD-9 has a candidate who understands that real representation means showing up before the cameras do. I'm proud to endorse Joy."

"I am proud to endorse a person who understands our district and has real policy ideas to help everyone be successful."

 “I am proud to endorse Joy Powers for Congress in Virginia’s Ninth District. Joy knows that economic development in the Ninth cannot be built on slogans. It requires listening to local communities, understanding policy, fighting for federal resources, and making sure rural Virginia has the infrastructure to compete and thrive.

Proud to endorse Joy Powers!

The Smith family has farmed Smithfield in Russell County for eight generations. Nearly 250 years, same family, same land. When people who’ve kept a farm going that long stand with you, it means they know the difference between somebody who talks about rural Virginia and somebody who knows it.

Our movement is growing bigger and bigger every day, and I'm honored to have Taysha's support!

Honored to have Mayor Sutphin's endorsement, and I hope you'll join him in supporting our campaign!

I am so proud to have the endorsement of the National Women's Political Caucus!

Grateful for the endorsement of the United Mine Workers of America.  These families powered this country and built this region.  They have earned a representative who fights for their pensions, their healthcare, and their future.  I am honored to have their trust and will not let them down.

The Rural Caucus proudly endorses VA-9 Congressional nominee, Joy Powers for Congress!

As a SWVA native, growing up in Bedford County, Joy is the epitome of what rural is. Whether she is tending her farm, standing up for her community, taking care of her family or fighting the fight for all of us, Joy does it with her rural neighbors in mind. That’s the fight we need in Washington for all of us!

Proud to have the endorsement of the United Auto Workers. I stand with workers. Always. The right to organize, good union jobs, and the dignity of doing honest work are worth fighting for, and I’ll fight for them in Washington. Honored to have the UAW behind this campaign.