Bringing Political Data to life with Virginia Public Access Project | 2024 and Beyond ft Chris Piper

We wrap up our political series talking with Chris Piper Executive Director of VPAP. Virginia's leading nonpartisan information database for all of Virginia's local and state elections.  For more information on local election information visit VPAP.org  00:00 Introduction 1:25 Who is the Executive Director of VPAP?  4:40 The right to VOTE 5:35 Accountability in government  6:17 Why does VPAP exist? 7:55 Biggest misconception on local government 10:41 Does my vote really matter? 12:55 What is the current political makeup of Virginia?  15:55 How does VPAP remain Nonpartisan? 20:00 Looking at the stats: Virginias have more in common than we think Who should we interview next? Support the show Discover Virginia Beach Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2206204  Discover Virginia Beach Fb Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/discovervirginiabeach