Poquoson,informally known as Bull Island,is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 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 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.
Robert Joseph Wittman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. The district stretches from the fringes of the Washington suburbs to the Hampton Roads area. 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. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 24th district. This district,located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains,includes 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.
Robert Bernard Bell III is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002. In 2013,Bell ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of Virginia.
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 reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms,although he later announced his campaign for a second term in the 2021 election.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia was held on Election Day,November 8,2016,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 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections,Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14. As of 2022,this is the last time republicans won a congressional majority from Virginia or the 7th or 10th.
The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. After the party primary elections were held,the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Democrat Ralph Northam,declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7,2017,Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
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.
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.
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 serving as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2019. Luria's congressional district includes 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 was reelected in a rematch against Taylor in 2020,before losing her bid for a third term to Republican Jen Kiggans in 2022.
Michael Wayne McKay is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates currently representing District 1C,which covers parts of Allegany and Washington counties. He is the state-senator elect for District 1,being projected to win the state senate election.
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 reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms. Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin won the party's 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. In the general election,Youngkin defeated McAuliffe,50.6%-48.6%,to become the 74th Governor of Virginia. Youngkin's win was seen as an upset because McAuliffe led polls until the closing weeks of the campaign. The economy,education,public health,and cultural issues were centerpieces of Youngkin's campaign. Youngkin promised to ban the teaching of critical race theory within state schools on "day one",push back against certain COVID-19 mandates and restrictions,and advocate for small government within the state of Virginia.
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.
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