Poquoson,informally known as Bull Island,is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 12,460. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York County for statistical purposes.
Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC) is a public community college with two campuses in Virginia,one in Hampton and the other in James City County. It also has two education centers The Southeast Higher Education Center in Newport News and the Williamsburg Discovery Center in Williamsburg. It is part of the Virginia Community College System. It mostly serves students living on the Peninsula region of Hampton Roads,but it also has students from other parts of southeastern Virginia.
Richard Lawrence Saslaw is an American politician who served as Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia between 2020 –2024,when he declined to run for reelection. 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 represented the 35th district,made up of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria.
Robert Joseph Wittman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. The district contains portions of the Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads area,as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Emmett Wilson Hanger Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991,when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. He then served as member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 24th district from 1996 to 2024. This district,located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains,included the independent cities of Staunton,and Waynesboro,as well as Augusta County,Greene County,Madison County,and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County.
Benjamin Lee Cline is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018.
Mark Lanze Cole is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2002 until 2022 he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 88th district in the Virginia Piedmont,made up of parts of Fauquier,Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties,and the City of Fredericksburg,Virginia. Cole did not run for re-election in 2021.
Thomas Donald Gear was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2010. He represented the 91st district on the Virginia Peninsula,made up of the city of Poquoson plus parts of York County and the city of Hampton. He resigned his seat on December 31,2010 citing health problems.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms;he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.
The 2017 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey,as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate,representing Alabama,and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
Virginia's 86th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district was established in 1982 and represents parts of Loudoun and Fairfax County. It was represented by Democrat Ibraheem Samirah until 2021,when Irene Shin won the primary and general elections.
Virginia's 91st 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. Located in southern,coastal Virginia,the district is made up of the city of Poquoson,part of the city of Hampton and part of York County. Following the 2023 House of Delegates election,the 91st district will instead include sections of the independent cities of Portsmouth and Chesapeake.
Debra H. Rodman is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 2017,and represented the 73rd district comprising parts of Henrico County. Rodman is a member of the Democratic Party.
Elaine Goodman Luria is an American politician and US Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. Luria's congressional district included most of Hampton Roads,including all of Virginia Beach,Williamsburg,and Poquoson and parts of Norfolk and Hampton. Before running for Congress,she served as a naval officer for 20 years. Luria rose to the rank of commander and spent most of her career aboard ship. She defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in 2018 and defeated him again in 2020,before losing her bid for a third term to Republican Jen Kiggans in 2022.
Michael Wayne McKay is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland Senate representing the 1st district,which covers parts of Garrett,Allegany,and Washington counties. He was previously the state delegate for District 1C from 2015 to 2023.
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 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia was held on November 3,2020,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 the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The mayor of Alexandria is elected in November every three years.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was 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 were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. The Democrats retained control of the Senate.
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