The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond,Virginia.
Richard Lawrence Saslaw is an American politician serving as Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1976–80,then was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents the 35th district,made up of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria.
Jennifer Leigh McClellan is an American politician serving as the Virginia State senator from the 9th district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is located in the Greater Richmond Region. McClellan was previously elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 2006 to 2017,representing the 71st district. McClellan is vice chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus,and also a former president of the Virginia Young Democrats,vice chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia and a current member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). She was a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election,coming in third place and losing the nomination to former Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Alfonso H. Lopez is an American politician,former Obama administration official,and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He has served in the House of Delegates since January 2012,representing the 49th district,which includes parts of southern Arlington and eastern Fairfax Counties,in the suburbs of Washington,D.C.
Virginia's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Siobhan Dunnavant since 2016,succeeding retiring fellow Republican Walter Stosch.
Siobhan Stolle Dunnavant is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia. She is the sister of former Delegate Chris Stolle,Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle,and Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney Colin Stolle. Dunnavant represents Virginia’s 12th district,covering portions of western Henrico and Hanover Counties.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other states' elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 12. The state congressional delegation flipped from a 7–4 Republican majority to a 7–4 Democratic majority. Democrats last held a majority of seats in the state in 2010.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2017 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 50th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district is made up of most of Manassas City and some of Prince William County. The representative of the 50th district is Democrat Michelle Maldonado.
Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a public defender by occupation. Carroll Foy was elected to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district in 2017,which covers parts of Prince William County and Stafford County in Northern Virginia. She resigned from the House of Delegates to focus on her campaign for Governor of Virginia in 2021. She lost in the Democratic primary,placing second behind Terry McAuliffe. She is currently running for State Senate in Virginia's 33rd Senate district.
Gwendolyn Wallace Gooditis is an American real estate agent,educator,and politician,known as Wendy Gooditis. A Democrat,Gooditis was elected in November 2017 to represent Virginia's 10th House of Delegates district in the Virginia House of Delegates. The 10th district consists of portions of Loudoun,Clarke and Frederick counties.
Hala S. Ayala is an American politician who represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election,losing to Republican nominee Winsome Sears on November 2,2021.
Shelly Anne Simonds is an American educator and politician serving in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 94th district. She was first elected in 2019. During the 2013 and 2017 elections,Simonds was Democratic candidate for Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district in Newport News,Virginia.
Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg is an American teacher and politician. He won election to the Virginia House of Delegates from the 72nd District,on November 7,2017,to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff to take the seat in the 2017 and 2019 elections,respectively.
Abigail Anne Spanberger is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district includes most of the northern suburbs of Richmond,as well as some exurban territory around Fredericksburg. Spanberger is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer.
Rodney T. Willett is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2020,representing the 73rd district.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives. Pursuant to state law,primaries organized through the Department of Elections were held on June 21,2022. However,some Republican firehouse primaries were held on dates as late as May 21,2022.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Senate of Virginia,to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections are to be held June 20,2023.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections are to be held June 20,2023. These will be the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
The 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election is a special election to the United States House of Representatives that will be held to fill Virginia's 4th congressional district for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant after incumbent Democratic representative Donald McEachin died on November 28,2022,of colorectal cancer.
