Joy Powers is a fourth-generation farmer, small business owner, and community leader from Bedford County running for Congress in Virginia’s 9th District. Raised on her family’s cattle farm and in their farm equipment business, she studied Agriculture at Virginia Tech and brings a lived understanding of rural economies and agriculture. Joy has served in local leadership roles including the Bedford County Agricultural Economic Development Advisory Board and as Superintendent of the Bedford County Fair. She is the founder of Restore the Harvest, a nonprofit focused on agricultural education, sustainability, and advocacy, including efforts to end child marriage and promote ethical community development. A mother through foster care and adoption, Joy believes government should be practical, accountable, and rooted in real life. Her HOME Plan focuses on Healthcare, Opportunity, Market affordability, and Education. She is running to ensure Southwest Virginia has a voice in Washington that is honest, grounded, and unafraid to stand up for rural communities. 

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Sherri Burris is a devoted mother and grandmother from Wythe County whose lifelong commitment to service has shaped heer work across the community. With a financial background, she brings a practical approach to problem solving, to include how finances impact our families, schools, and local services. She has supported school functions, the Red Cross, working to strengthen student success and family managment.

Grounded in family values and driven by a belief in practical, people focused solution, Sherri brings dedication, empathy and real world experience to her candidacy for the the VA House of Delegates.  She understand the challenges facing  families, such as rising utility costs, aand lack of health care specialists, because she has lived them, and she is committed to ensuring every voice in District 46 is heard, respected, and represented with integrity.