Winsome Sears is an American politician serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia. A member of the Republican Party,Sears served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004. She also served on the Virginia Board of Education,and she ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004 and for U.S. Senate in 2018. In 2021,Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia.
Barbara Jean Comstock is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2010 to 2014.
The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century,the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting,constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to dominate the state. Political orientation varies by region,with the larger cities and suburban areas generally voting Democratic and the rural areas voting Republican. The southern,rural regions have remained rural and conservative. Until 2021 when the GOP swept all statewide offices,Virginia was shifting more Democratic and now is considered a swing state again by most pundits.
Timothy Douglas Hugo is an American businessman,military veteran,and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2020,representing the 40th district. Hugo was defeated for re-election in 2019 by Democrat Dan Helmer.
Marvin Kirkland Cox is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022,representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020,he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates. Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.
In 2008,Virginia,for the first time since 1964,cast its electoral college presidential votes for a Democrat,Barack Obama. It also elected a United States senator,members of the United States House of Representatives,and local officers such as county board and school board members.
Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022,a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. She represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington,D.C.,from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jew to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Scott William Taylor is an American politician and former Navy SEAL who served as the United States representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2019. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district. On November 6,2018,Taylor was defeated for reelection by Democrat and U.S. Navy veteran Elaine Luria. On July 8,2019,he announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in 2020. However,in December 2019,he instead opted to run again for his old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the November general election,he was defeated by Luria in a rematch.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms;he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.
The 2016 United States presidential election in New Hampshire was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. New Hampshire has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate,Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
Nicholas J. Freitas is an American politician and social media influencer. A Republican,he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2016. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2018,losing in the primary election to Corey Stewart. He was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives,which he narrowly lost to Abigail Spanberger,the incumbent Democratic congresswoman. Before entering politics,he served in the United States Army.
The 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party,resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage. After a recount,the result of the election in the 94th district was called a tie. The candidate to hold the seat was determined by random drawing on January 4,2018,which resulted in the Republicans holding a 51–49 majority.
Virginia's 40th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 40,in Fairfax County and Prince William County,Virginia,has been represented by Democrat Dan Helmer since 2020.
Lee Jin Carter is an American former politician who represented the 50th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he defeated Jackson Miller,the Republican House Majority Whip,to win the seat. Born in North Carolina,Carter is an IT specialist and a former U.S. Marine. The first openly communist state delegate in the United States since 1929,Carter served on the Finance Committee and the Militia,Police and Public Safety Committee. In 2017,he was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA),of which he was then a member.
Kathy Tran is an American politician who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat,she represents the 18th House of Delegates district.
Virginia's 10th congressional district election was one of the highest-profile United States House of Representatives elections of 2018,and the most competitive in Virginia. Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock lost re-election to a third term to Democrat Jennifer Wexton,a lawyer and State Senator representing Loudoun County.
The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next governor of Virginia. The election was concurrent with other elections for Virginia state offices. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ralph Northam was ineligible to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms. Businessman Glenn Youngkin won the Republican nomination at the party's May 8 convention,which was held in 37 polling locations across the state,and was officially declared the nominee on May 10. The Democratic Party held its primary election on June 8,which former Governor Terry McAuliffe easily won.
The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2019,concurrently with the elections for the Senate of Virginia,to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates,and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly,marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.
Lisa Carmella McClain is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 9th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she won election to the state's redrawn 9th district in the 2022 election. On November 15,2022,McClain was elected to serve in congressional leadership as Secretary of the House Republican Conference.
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