was presented with the Legislator of the Year award from the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters organization. In December 2021, The Daily Beast reported that Vogel had done substantial work for Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign as part of a larger astroturfing effort by the Republican Party on behalf of West's candidacy. Policy positions Abortion In 2012, Vogel attracted nationwide media attention for a bill she introduced requiring abortion clinics to administer transvaginal ultrasounds, which she described as necessary for fully informed consent. Gun rights In 2016, she introduced legislation to allow victims of domestic violence to more easily and quickly obtain concealed weapons permits. Child marriage In 2016, she also gained nationwide media attention for helping repeal laws that allowed "child marriage" involving pregnant minors. Redistricting reform In 2017, she sought to curb gerrymandering by introducing a bill establishing more specific criteria for redistricting in Virginia. She also introduced legislation to legalize medicinal use of non-psychoactive cannabis oils for a range of conditions. LGBT rights In the January 2020 session of the legislature, Vogel was the only Republican in the Senate who voted in favor of a ban on conversion therapy. In the same session, Vogel also voted in favor of a bill which would make it easier for transgender Virginians to change the sex listed on their birth certificates and a bill which would repeal Virginia's defunct ban on same-sex marriage. Electoral history References Sources External links Jill Vogel's official website Jill Vogel's campaign site Senate of Virginia page about Jill Vogel Virginia Public Access Project page about Jill Vogel Jill Vogel at Ballotpedia Project Vote Smart – Senator Jill Vogel (VA) profile Our Campaigns – Senator Jill Vogel (VA) profile |- 1970 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians College of William & Mary alumni DePaul University College of Law alumni Living people People from Fauquier County, Virginia Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia Virginia lawyers Republican Party Virginia state senators Women state legislators in Virginia