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Every Delegate seat is important. There are 100 in total.  However, politics is a predictable science, and 90 of the seats should be held by incumbents and their respective parties.  However, about 10 of the seats are up for grabs, and HD97 in Virginia Beach is most likely the most competitive seat in all of Virginia. The winner of HD97 will most likely determine if Republicans or Democrats hold the House of Delegates. Why is it important for Republicans to flip the House?  Despite Virginia demanding a more moderate tone from politicians, Virginia Democrats have continued to cater to the far-left progressive policies that make our communities safe.   Let me give you 3 bills for example: 1.      Second Look (SB427 - 2024) – Democrats have advanced a bill to allow violent offenders serving long prison sentences to have a petition option for early release as short as 15 years into their sentence. This passed the Senate and passed the House Courts of Justice committee but fortunately got sidetracked in appropriations.  When victims came in opposition – Democrats cut their microphones and silenced them. Watch this video:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=809122547894785 2.      Violent Offenders on Bail (SB1266 – 2021) – When Democrats had full control in 2021 – they passed a law that allowed violent offenders easier access to bail. Each year Republicans have tried to reinstate reasonable rules to keep violent offenders behind bars and keep our communities safer and every year Democrats have blocked these efforts.  One of the most egregious examples occurred in Loudoun County where a Husband was on bail with a GPS ankle monitor for assaulting his wife and then went to her home and killed her with a hammer. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/loudoun-county-man-sentenced-to-42-years-for-killing-estranged-wife-with-hammer/3750910/ 3.      Immigration Status of Criminals (HB972 – 2024) – Would have prohibited law enforcement from inquiring as to an incarcerated defendant’s immigration status.  This modeled a California policy where chaos to communities has results in multiple serious felonies my illegal aliens in the United States who already had contact with American law enforcement.   https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571522448678392 One thing is certain – Democrats can never have full control of Virginia state government ever again. Republicans gaining control of the House of Delegates ensures that victim first policies advance, and policies cloaked as “criminal justice reform” meet their demise in Republican controlled committees.  Democrats simply cannot be trusted on the issues of community safety. For these reasons, I am asking for your support. HD97 must win, not just for Virginia Beach but for every citizen in the Commonwealth. I am asking you to log in here and make monthly recurring donation of $50 or more: https://secure.anedot.com/friends-of-tim-anderson/donate   We must win. We cannot lose the House in 2025.  Please start your support to the campaign so that I can employ the best people in the business to do everything we must to win this seat for the good of the Commonwealth.

HB1438 - SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Oyster shell recycling tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable tax credit for taxable years 2023 through 2027 for a taxpayer engaged in the donation of oyster shells for use in oyster restoration projects. The bill specifies that, in order to qualify for the credit, a taxpayer must donate the oyster shells to either the Virginia Marine Resources Commission or a nonprofit entity engaged in oyster restoration activities. A taxpayer who qualifies for the credit created by the bill will be allowed a credit of $4.00 per bushel of oyster shells, not to exceed $1,500 per taxpayer in a taxable year and subject to an aggregate annual cap of $250,000. First - a few things about oysters - Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are native to the Atlantic Coast and Chesapeake Bay regions, where they spawn in salty or brackish water once the ocean temperature reaches about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. A female oyster can produce more than 100 million eggs in one season. Once the female oyster releases eggs into the water, they fuse with more than 2 billion sperm released by a male oyster. Two weeks or so after fusing, the oyster larvae drop to the ocean floor and look for something hard to attach to. Only about a million larvae survive their first few weeks of life, but most do not survive longer than that due to poor water conditions, lack of substrate to attach to and predators like mud crabs and blue crabs. The ones that do survive are able to reproduce during their first year of life. Why recycling oyster shells is important: Recycled oyster shells are the best surface for the baby spat to cling to. Without these old shells — and without high populations of oysters producing new shells — there are just not enough suitable places left for baby oyster spat to attach. Therefore, it is important to recycle oyster shells because they are the best surface for the spat to grow and they help restore oyster reefs. Simply put, oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and throughout the Eastern Shore area have declined significantly in the past and will not be restored on their own. One of the big reasons for this decline is historic overfishing and removal of oyster “reefs” for building material. Recently, diseases like MSX and Dermo have also caused population declines. HB1438 gives restaurants (and other places that have oyster events) a small tax incentive credit to recycle used oyster shells. The small incentive will contribute to a significant increase of oyster shells being reintroduced to the Chesapeake Bay. Each Bushel is 60 pounds (about 250 shells). This tax incentive will put more shells back in the water and very little expense to government revenue. I call this the "Moe's Monday" effect. Moe's sells burritos for about $3 less than normal on Monday's. As a result, lines are always out the door. When we give restaurants incentive, I believe they will respond the same way. Rebuilding oyster reefs is a major component of clean water. Oysters can each filter up to 50 gallons of water a day as well as build reefs that serve as homes to more than a hundred different species of fish, crabs, shrimp and other marine life. These reefs also act as natural breakwaters, absorbing the waves and protecting shorelines from erosion. 1 Million oysters = 50,000,000 gallons of filtered water EACH DAY. A clean Chesapeake Bay benefits all Virginia. I hope to have your support for HB1438. Contribution for facts in this email be found here: https://www.gritandgracestudio.com/blog/ways-to-recycle-oyster-shells https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/08/07/recycle-oyster-shells-make-population-grow-column/901873002/ Sincerely, Delegate Tim Anderson Conservation is a conservative principle

Reduction Fishing Fishermen catch Menhaden by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Photo by Gordon Campbell/AtAltitudeGallery.com Reduction fishing by a foreign owned company of Menhaden Fish is destroying the balance of the Bay. Virginia is the only state on the east coast that allows reduction fishing. President Trump was so concerned he almost banned industrial fishing in the Chesapeake Bay in 2019. https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-administration-may-ban-fish-oil-company-from-fishing-in-chesapeake-bay Ralph Northam asked the federal government to hold Virginia in contempt for over harvesting of the menhaden fish. https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/va-gov-northam-calls-on-feds-to-halt-menhaden-harvest/ I will propose bills to: Impose heavy fines for fish spills Impose mandatory cleanup on companies causing fish spills Ban reduction fishing in the bay Ban political campaign contributions from foreign owned companies. We MUST do what’s right for the Bay now so future generations can enjoy this sacred natural treasure.