Michelle Maldonado | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lee J. Carter |
Constituency | 50th district (2022–2024) 20th district (2024–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Falmouth,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Roberto Maldonado |
Children | 1 |
Education | Columbia University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Michelle Lopes Maldonado is an American politician who serves in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 20th district as a member of the Democratic Party.
Michelle Maldonado was born in Falmouth,Massachusetts. Her grandmother was the first black person to work as a principal in Cape Cod,Massachusetts. She is of Cape Verdean-descent. She graduated with an undergraduate degree from Barnard College of Columbia University in Latin American studies and Spanish literature and language. [1] [2] [3]
Moldonado moved to Virginia in 1993,to attended George Washington University Law School. She married Roberto Maldonado Jr.,with whom she had one son. She was admitted to the bar in Washington,D.C.,and Virginia. [1] [2]
Maldonado filed to run for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 50th district during the 2021 election. She stated that she was inspired to run for office following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd,the killing of Breonna Taylor,and the attack on the United States Capitol. [1]
Maldonado defeated incumbent Delegate Lee J. Carter,who was also running for the Democratic nomination for governor,and activist Helen Zurita in the Democratic primary. During the primary campaign Carter had raised around $84,000,Maldonado raised around $56,000,and Zurita raised around $6,000. [1] [4] She defeated Republican nominee Steve Pleickhardt in the general election. [5]
Maldonado supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour stating that "no person should be working 40 hours a week and still be at,below or close to the poverty line". [1] She declined an endorsement from the NARAL Pro-Choice America during the 2021 election due to their support for the defunding of police. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michelle Maldonado | 1,558 | 44.14% | ||
Democratic | Lee J. Carter (incumbent) | 1,355 | 38.39% | ||
Democratic | Helen Zurita | 617 | 17.48% | ||
Total votes | 3,530 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michelle Maldonado | 14,426 | 54.70% | ||
Republican | Steve Pleickhardt | 11,893 | 45.10% | ||
Write-in | 52 | 0.20% | |||
Total votes | 26,371 | 100.00% |
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