ity ▁working ▁with ▁off enders ▁and ▁prisoners ▁from ▁H M ▁Pr ison ▁Ch ann ings ▁Wood . ▁▁ ▁Vo aden ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁W A Y ▁Foundation ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁char ity ▁that ▁supports ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁wid owed ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁established ▁Just G iving , ▁as ▁an ▁online ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁char itable ▁social ▁platform . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Vo aden ▁joined ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Bre x it ▁refer endum ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁seeking ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Bre x it ▁and ▁campaign ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁refer endum ▁on ▁EU ▁membership . ▁ ▁She ▁stood ▁against ▁Gary ▁Stre eter ▁as ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Dev on ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁coming ▁third ▁with ▁ 5 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁European ▁Parliament ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Vo aden ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁constitu ency , ▁having ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁stopping ▁Bre x it ▁and ▁fighting ▁climate ▁change . ▁▁ ▁She ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Food ▁Saf ety , ▁a ▁substitute ▁member ▁of ▁the