ENDORSEMENTS | Joy Powers For VA

Endorsed by Leaders Who Believe in Southwest Virginia

Southwest Virginia deserves a representative who fights for people — not politics. Joy Powers knows the values that define this region: hard work, resilience, community, and looking out for one another. From raising a family to understanding the challenges facing small businesses, farms, and working people, Joy brings lived experience and a commitment to practical solutions.

"I’m endorsing Joy Powers for Congress because she cares about the things that really matter to my family and my neighbors: protecting our rural hospitals and health care, improving markets for farmers, and strengthening local businesses and job opportunities so our kids don’t have to leave the region to make good lives. I’ve called our current representation in Washington about these things until I’m just about blue in the face, but nobody’s listening. It’s time for a change.

“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.

Proud to have the endorsement of my friend, Tom Perriello! Tom Perriello is a Virginia native, former Congressman, and diplomat who represented Virginia's Fifth District in Congress after flipping one of the state's most conservative seats in 2008. He cast the deciding vote to pass the Affordable Care Act and held more than 100 town halls because he believed you cannot represent people without listening to them first.

"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.

She is rooted here, she is prepared, and she understands that constituent service is the heart of the job.

I'm honored to have Neal's endorsement, as a seasoned local leader. Local elected officials are the backbone of policy that moves communities forward and ensures people are taken care of.

“Joy Powers knows what matters most to women - our economic security, protecting our healthcare, and ensuring equality. By electing her to Congress from Virginia’s Ninth District, we will protect what matters most to women” said Kim Villanueva, chair of NOW PAC (National Organization for Women.)