We need some JOY in our community (SWVA) instead of dread.

Joy Powers is the perfect candidate for us in Southwest Virginia.

We need to have a change in our representative who has been in office long enough especially since he is a Trump YES man.  

Morgan Griffith aided in a coup to have the 2020 election results be decided by the Republicans instead of voters in Georgia, Michigan , Pennsylvania  and Wisconsin. He voted on January 6th 2021 after being basically held hostage to omit the electoral votes in Arizona and/or Pennsylvania.   He voted  twice to not impeach Trump.  He has put photo ops in front of real help for our State and 9th District ie. flood, hurricane and data centers.  

Griffith has used his vote to say YES to data centers in our state.  AI is going to reduce work and jobs 20-50% as reported and protested.  Trump has made an "executive order" to change AI to SI due to China becoming one of the AI leaders, it is also a change that will help his bottom dollar, not the constituents that need help with basic living essentials like food, gas and electricity and water.  Griffith is a YES man to data centers and does not seem to care that the people he is paid to represent  are in a health danger due to water and air,  will have bigger utility bills and if they need the hospitals they might find the hospital is closed , all thanks to Griffith.

We have coal mining residents in the 9th District and most are retired, they have had to fight for every penny they have gotten.  Griffith voted against the miners pension twice per his record vote. (H.R. 397 and 935).  

Joy Powers is Pro Union and has been endorsed by UMWA.  She has farming roots, she is a rancher and small business owner and is affiliated with 4H in Bedford County,  She has been endorsed by Virginia AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood, National Women's Political Caucus and many other groups in and around Bedford County.

Joy has said she wanted to see change and those in power told her if she wanted change she had to do it and that is why she is wanting to improve the "Fighting 9th" and uplift all of the residents in her area.  She is not a career politician , she is a concerned mother, farmer and business owner, she will take all of our faith, prayer and wishes with her when she goes to Washington D.C.

If you like the current person that doesnt come to 9th district except for a photo op then vote Griffith , if we need a change to make the district safer, cleaner and more prosperous then JOY POWERS is the ticket.   

Thank you,

Dianne Yates 

Haysi, Virginia