Beth A. Macy

Background

Macy describes herself as a reporter and author from Roanoke. She says she worked for 25 years as a reporter at The Roanoke Times and that she and her husband raised two children in Roanoke; the source does not specify how long she has lived there.

Sources: VPM

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Data centers

  She supports a moratorium on data-center construction until rules protect land and water, limit effects on energy costs, and address impacts on jobs.

  VPM

• Health care

  She says ACA tax credits should be restored and Medicaid cuts reversed, and proposes legislation to limit private-equity ownership of local hospitals.

  VPM

• Affordability

  She proposes ending tariffs, pursuing a peaceful resolution to the Iran war, restoring ACA tax credits and reversing Medicaid cuts as ways to address high costs.

  VPM