Sara holds a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in political science with a concentration in U.S. domestic policy. Sara and her husband have a son. She is a former vice president, acting president, and domestic program developer of Catholics for Choice. 

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Sara is the founding director of SBville Strategies and is a senior consultant at Onyx Strategies Group. She previously worked as a senior program officer at Partnership for Prevention and as a policy manager at Center for Tobacco Cessation, American Cancer Society. 

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Sara H. Ratcliffe ran for State Delegate in Virginia’s House of Delegates District 58 in 2021 but did not win. 

Supports enacting paid family and medical leave.

Wants to enact paid family and medical leave.

Supports small businesses and farmers, and wants to provide entrepreneurs with resources to help their businesses thrive.

Supports small business owner and farmers. 

Supports providing entrepreneurs with support to help their businesses thrive.

Supports providing entrepreneurs with support to help their businesses thrive.. 

Supports job protection and creation for small-town Virginia.

Wants to limit overdevelopment and preserve rural natural resources.

- Wants to enact paid family and medical leave.
- Supports small business owner and farmers. 
- Supports providing entrepreneurs with support to help their businesses thrive.. 
- Supports job protection and creation for small-town Virginia.
- Wants to limit overdevelopment and preserve rural natural resources.

Economy

Supports new renewable energy options to create green jobs and clean tech industries.

Supports agricultural communities and businesses.

- Supports new renewable energy options to create green jobs and clean tech industries.
- Supports agricultural communities and businesses.
- Encourages sustainable farming.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to balance constitutional protections with public safety by working to protect the community from gun violence.

Supports stronger communication between law enforcement and communities

Wants collaborative approaches to address non-criminal mental health crises

Plans to enact "commonsense,  bipartisan policies " to reduce gun violence.

Supports protections for the LGBTQ community from harm and harassment.

Wants to improve highway and traffic safety.

- Wants to balance constitutional protections with public safety by working to protect the community from gun violence.
- Supports stronger communication between law enforcement and communities
- Wants collaborative approaches to address non-criminal mental health crises
- Plans to enact "commonsense,  bipartisan policies " to reduce gun violence.
- Supports protections for the LGBTQ community from harm and harassment.
- Wants to improve highway and traffic safety.

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Supports increasing teacher salaries, funding early childhood education, and community colleges.

Wants to invest in the community’s future by raising teacher pay, funding early childhood education, and supporting community colleges.

Supports affordable, quality childcare for working families.

Opposes using public school funds for private school tuition.

- Wants to invest in the community’s future by raising teacher pay, funding early childhood education, and supporting community colleges.
- Supports affordable, quality childcare for working families.
- Opposes using public school funds for private school tuition.

Education

Supports access to abortion and contraception.

Supports access to local and affordable healthcare.

Backs community-based mental health treatment.

Supports insurance-covered substance abuse counseling.

Advocates for flexible elder care options.

Wants to ensure veterans receive support and services near their residence.

Believes rural communities should have strong maternal healthcare options close to home.

Believes politicians should "stay out of our private decisions" regarding healthcare.

 Opposes political interference in personal healthcare decisions. 

- Supports access to abortion and contraception. 
- Supports access to local and affordable healthcare.
- Wants to expand rural healthcare access.
- Backs community-based mental health treatment.
- Supports insurance-covered substance abuse counseling.
- Supports affordable prescription drugs.
- Advocates for flexible elder care options.
- Wants to ensure veterans receive support and services near their residence.
- Believes rural communities should have strong maternal healthcare options close to home.
-  Opposes political interference in personal healthcare decisions. 

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Believes in the importance of individual choice, saying, "Everyone deserves the opportunity to make our own choices about what works best for us, our lives, and our families."

Said priorities are rooted in protecting personal freedom, ensuring government creates opportunity and removes barriers, and addressing the unique needs of rural communities.

- Said priorities are rooted in protecting personal freedom, ensuring government creates opportunity and removes barriers, and addressing the unique needs of rural communities.

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Sara H. Ratcliffe

Sara earned a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in Political Science with a concentration in U.S. domestic policy. Sara and her husband fell in love with the beauty of Central Virginia and the warmth of this community, which is why they settled in Greene County years ago. They live here with their two Boston Terriers, Rufus and Elmer, and have a son who studies at JMU.

Sara's campaign for Virginia House of Delegates, District 62 is her first entry into politics. 

Supports local, affordable healthcare, community-based mental health treatment, rural healthcare accessibility, flexible elder care options, affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, insurance-covered substance abuse counseling, and ensuring veterans receive earned support and services.

As of September 17, 2025, Sara H. Ratcliffe did not have a website or any information online.

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