After the results of the last few elections, Virginia has received national attention for becoming one of the more moderate states in the country. That is especially true in Northern Virginia. Nonetheless, there are some lawmakers in the General Assembly who simply do not seem to recognize this pattern and continue to promote an ultra-conservative, right-wing agenda.
Unfortunately for the residents of the 40th House of Delegates district, Delegate Tim Hugo was one of the delegates who decided to vote against the wishes of many of his constituents by supporting the EXTREME right of the Republican Party. On Monday, Hugo voted in support of HB 2797 which stated “That life begins at the moment of fertilization and the right to enjoyment of life guaranteed by Article 1, § 1 of the Constitution of Virginia is vested in each born and preborn human being from the moment of fertilization.”
There are intelligent people throughout the Commonwealth who are opposed to abortion and their opinions should be taken into consideration whenever abortion is debated. This measure, however, was so extreme that it went well beyond simply banning abortion as a method of birth control. For instance, the bill would have resulted in abortions being illegal even if the life or health of the mother was at risk or the mother was raped. Furthermore, the wording of this bill would have also made some types of birth control illegal.
Thankfully, the majority of Virginia’s lawmakers — including some lawmakers who do not approve of abortion — realized that this bill was not representative of the views held by Virginians. Therefore, the bill was not passed by the House of Delegates.
So, one might ask, why is a bill that did not pass the House of Delegates worth mentioning? The answer is quite simple — it illustrates how Tim Hugo is willing to support an ultra-conservative agenda that is so far out of the norm that even some anti-choice Republicans shy away from it. When that is combined with the fact that Virginia has now become a moderate state, it goes to show why Tim Hugo should not be re-elected next November.
Morris Meyer For Delegate 
I can see why Hugo might want to say that he is simply keeping his campaign promises, but even that would be a lie. Tim’s website states that “he is wary of any procedure that would terminate an unborn child unless doing so was medically necessary in order to save the mother’s life.” Since he voted in support of this bill he obviously doesn’t truly believe in protecting the mother’s life — only that of an unborn fetus. His views are WAYYYYYY to extreme for the General Assembly and I strongly hope that either Morris Meyer or Rex Simmons beats him in November.