May Nivar is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from New York University. She lives with her husband, Carlos, and their 3 children in Richmond, Virginia.

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May is a senior manager of community impact and corporate citizenship at Altria. She previously worked at Philip Morris USA, where she was a manager of online communications, associate manager of event marketing, and assistant brand manager of parliament. 

Unofficial results: Virginia 2025 primary elections

May currently serves as a State Delegate in District 57. She was elected in 2025 and is serving her first term. 

Supports good-paying jobs, raising wages, reducing regulations for small businesses, and providing tax relief for families.

Wants to reduce regulations for small businesses.

Plans to reduce the cost of living by making housing, healthcare, and everyday necessities more affordable.

- Plans to increase wages. 
- Wants to reduce regulations for small businesses.
- Wants  to provide tax relief.
- Plans to reduce the cost of living by making housing, healthcare, and everyday necessities more affordable.

Economy

Opposes withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), believing it is essential for combating climate change and preventing extreme weather.

Supports protecting the environment, addressing climate change, and expanding clean energy.

- Opposes withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), believing it is essential for combating climate change and preventing extreme weather.
- Supports protecting the environment, addressing climate change, and expanding clean energy.

Energy & the Environment

Supports gun control and plans to collaborate with law enforcement to secure funding for local police departments.

Supports stronger red-flag laws, safe storage requirements, and a ban on military-style assault weapons.

Supports equal protection under the law and restoring voting rights.

Supports equal protection under the law for all. 

- Supports gun control and plans to collaborate with law enforcement to secure funding for local police departments.
- Supports stronger red-flag laws, safe storage requirements, and a ban on military-style assault weapons.
- Supports equal protection under the law for all. 

Public Safety

Supports raising teacher pay and addressing teacher shortages.

Believes in "ensuring schools have the specialists and counselors needed to support our children."

- Supports raising teacher pay and addressing teacher shortages.
- Believes in "ensuring schools have the specialists and counselors needed to support our children."

Education

Supports access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.

Believes healthcare is a right and plans to lower costs, improve quality, and ensure accessibility for all.

Supports making healthcare a right and is committed to lowering costs, improving quality, and ensuring accessibility for all.

Supports Medicaid expansion and protecting families from losing healthcare.

- Supports access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.
- Believes healthcare is a right and plans to lower costs, improve quality, and ensure accessibility for all.
- Supports making healthcare a right and is committed to lowering costs, improving quality, and ensuring accessibility for all.
- Supports Medicaid expansion and protecting families from losing healthcare.

Healthcare

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May Nivar

- Supports access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.
- Supports making healthcare a right and is committed to lowering costs, improving quality, and ensuring accessibility for all.
- Supports Medicaid expansion and protecting families from losing healthcare.

May Nivar is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Boston College. She lives with her husband, Carlos, and their three adult children in Richmond, Virginia.

May is currently the Delegate for Virginia's 57th District. She was elected in 2025 and this is her first term. 

- The Virginia General Assembly, made up of the House of Delegates and the State Senate, is responsible for creating state laws.  
- Your state delegate serves your local district in the Virginia House of Delegates, advocating for your community's needs and interests.  
- Delegates have the power to write, sponsor, and vote on proposed legislation, including all bills related to the state budget, which begin in the House of Delegates.  
- The House of Delegates consists of 100 members, each elected to represent one district.  
- Delegates serve two-year terms and receive an annual salary of $17,640.