Rozia Henson | |
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Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 19th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Terry Austin (redistricting) |
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Political party | Democratic |
Rozia Henson is an American Democratic politician from Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election from the 19th district. [1]
He is the first openly gay Black man to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly. [2] He graduated from Virginia State University. [2] Henson hails from Woodbridge,Virginia. [3]
Henson endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign. [4]
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