Stella Pekarsky | |
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Member of the Virginia Senate from the 36th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | George Barker (Redistricting) |
Member of the Fairfax County School Board | |
In office January 1,2020 –December 31,2023 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | George Mason University |
Stella Pekarsky is an American politician of the Democratic Party from the Commonwealth of Virginia. She serves in the Senate of Virginia,representing the 36th district,made up of western Fairfax County. [1] She was first elected to the Virginia Senate in the 2023 Virginia Senate election.
She previously served as a member of the Fairfax County School Board. [2]
Pekarsky graduated with a B.A. in Government &Politics at George Mason University. [3] She is Greek-American and a practicing Greek Orthodox. [4]
Pekarsky announced her candidacy in 2023 against incumbent Democrat George Barker,who represented the now redistricted 36th District,since 2007. On June 21,Pekarsky pulled an upset victory defeating the sitting incumbent in a 52%-47% victory. [5]
In the general election,she faced Julie Perry,a high school teacher at Centreville High School. Perry faced anti-semetic criticism for claiming that "To come out and say you’re a teacher on the right is almost as dangerous as …going through Germany in the 1930s and saying,‘I’m Jewish.’It’s gotten that bad”. [6] On November 7,Pekarsky defeated Perry in a 60%-38% victory. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stella Pekarsky | 20,355 | 58.45 | |
Republican | Thomas Wilson | 14,383 | 41.30 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stella Pekarsky | 8,083 | 52.47 | |
Democratic | George Barker | 7,322 | 47.53 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stella Pekarsky | 36,802 | 60.85 | |
Republican | Julie Perry | 23,458 | 38.78 | |
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