Amy Laufer

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Amy Laufer
Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates
from the 55th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2024
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 17 [15]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bryce Reeves (incumbent) 6,325 82.3
Republican Rich Breeden1,35917.7
Total votes7,685 100
Democratic Amy Laufer 6,042 78.2
Democratic Ben Hixon1,67921.7
Total votes7,722 100
General election
Republican Bryce Reeves (incumbent) 34,494 51.6
Democratic Amy Laufer 32,17648.1
Total votes66,878 100
Republican hold

Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates

In July 2022, Laufer announced her candidacy for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in the newly formed 55th District. [16] The 55th was created in the 2021 redistricting process and has no incumbent. [17] Her opponent in the Democratic race is Kellen Squire, an ER nurse at the University of Virginia Hospital. The winner of the primary will face Republican Reid Wernig. [18] On June 21, Laufer won her primary against Squire by a nearly 70-30% margin. [19]

Abortion statements against Squire

Laufer criticized her opponent in the Democratic primary, Kellen Squire, for his past statements on abortion when he ran against Rob Bell in 2017. [20] In late May 2023, Laufer sent out campaign mailers quoting Squire as being "fervently and unabashedly pro-life". Squire responded that his statements were taken out of context, and that Laufer's use of his statements did not reflect the full intent. Squire works as an ER nurse and provides abortions. [21] Laufer's campaign stood by their usage of Squire's statement. [22]

Personal and family

Laufer lives in Albemarle County with her husband Aaron and their three children, Hannah, Adam, and Henry. [8] One of Laufer's children attended Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville. [23]

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  3. ↑ "Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and made this such a special day!". Twitter. May 13, 2023. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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  18. ↑ "Reid Wernig". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  19. ↑ "Election Results". enr.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  20. ↑ Shuler, Sydney (2023-05-30). "'You can't trust him': Laufer campaign hits Squire for 'pro-life' comments". The Daily Progress. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  21. ↑ "Folks, hope everyone is having an amazing Memorial Day weekend. As I was knocking doors today, I heard some lies had been circulating about our campaign, so I wanted to take a moment to address them directly". Twitter. May 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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