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  • Delegate Debra Rodman is a Fulbright Scholar and teaches anthropology at Randolph-Macon College. She also serves as an expert witness for the US Federal Court around issues of families and LGBT refugees fleeing violence.

    Rodman was elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. During her time in the House, Delegate Rodman voted to expand Medicaid and increase teacher salaries. She has sponsored legislation to expand access to reproductive rights, including to ensure transgender Virginians are not discriminated against when accessing care. Rodman also co-sponsored legislation mandating menstrual products be distributed to residents of jails and prisons. Rodman supports paid family and medical leave. In 2017, she was one of the first candidates to pledge to refuse money from Dominion and other state-regulated energy monopolies. She supports gun violence prevention and has pushed universal background checks.

    Her opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Siobhan Dunnavent, voted against Medicaid expansion. Even though she is an OB-GYN, she is anti-choice and bizarrely claimed on the Senate floor that IUDs might cause abortions. She voted against raising the minimum wage and opposes commonsense measures to address gun violence in Virginia.

    Debra Rodman is the progressive choice in this race.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Debra H. Rodman

    Delegate Debra Rodman is a Fulbright Scholar and teaches anthropology at Randolph-Macon College. She also serves as an expert witness for the US Federal Court around issues of families and LGBT refugees fleeing violence.

    Delegate Debra Rodman is a Fulbright Scholar and teaches anthropology at Randolph-Macon College. She also serves as an expert witness for the US Federal Court around issues of families and LGBT refugees fleeing violence.

    Rodman was elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. During her time in the House, Delegate Rodman voted to expand Medicaid and increase teacher salaries. She has sponsored legislation to expand access to reproductive rights, including to ensure transgender Virginians are not discriminated against when accessing care. Rodman also co-sponsored legislation mandating menstrual products be distributed to residents of jails and prisons. Rodman supports paid family and medical leave. In 2017, she was one of the first candidates to pledge to refuse money from Dominion and other state-regulated energy monopolies. She supports gun violence prevention and has pushed universal background checks.

    Her opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Siobhan Dunnavent, voted against Medicaid expansion. Even though she is an OB-GYN, she is anti-choice and bizarrely claimed on the Senate floor that IUDs might cause abortions. She voted against raising the minimum wage and opposes commonsense measures to address gun violence in Virginia.

    Debra Rodman is the progressive choice in this race.

    Debra H. Rodman

    Delegate Debra Rodman is a Fulbright Scholar and teaches anthropology at Randolph-Macon College. She also serves as an expert witness for the US Federal Court around issues of families and LGBT refugees fleeing violence.

House of Delegates

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below House of Delegate races on your ballot.

  • Virginia’s new House of Delegates 4th District encompasses parts of Alexandria City and Fairfax County. With almost 49,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

    Democratic candidate Starla Kiser is running against Republican William Wampler for an open seat in the 4th district. Kiser received two degrees from Harvard––a medical degree at Harvard Medical School and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School with a focus on international development and health policy. As a doctor, Kiser supports increased access to health care like Medicaid expansion. She believes Virginia should increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment. Kiser also supports increasing teacher pay and bringing more jobs to the district.

    William Wampler is anti-choice, opposes clean energy initiatives, and is against commonsense gun violence prevention solutions. He is silent on other issues including raising the minimum wage, health care access, and fair redistricting reform.

    Though we disagree with Kiser’s stance on guns and environmental issues, her support of health care access and increased teacher pay makes her the more progressive choice in this race.

  • Endorsed By: Virginia AFL-CIO
  • Incumbent Democratic Delegate Lamont Bagby is a former member of the Henrico County School Board. He received his bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University and his master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University.

    During his time in office, Bagby proposed a bill to ensure additional affordable housing in Richmond. He also co-sponsored sensible gun laws including one which mandated that authorities must be notified if a gun is lost or stolen. Additionally, he supported adding funding to the Housing Trust Fund, increasing the number of school counselors, and addressing healthcare billing, while also providing additional tax relief for Virginia. Bagby also played an important role in ensuring that Virginians no longer have their driver’s licenses suspended for failure to pay court fines and fees.

    Delegate Bagby is running unopposed and is the progressive choice in this race.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Lamont Bagby

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Lamont Bagby is a former member of the Henrico County School Board. He received his bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University and his master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University.

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Lamont Bagby is a former member of the Henrico County School Board. He received his bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University and his master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University.

    During his time in office, Bagby proposed a bill to ensure additional affordable housing in Richmond. He also co-sponsored sensible gun laws including one which mandated that authorities must be notified if a gun is lost or stolen. Additionally, he supported adding funding to the Housing Trust Fund, increasing the number of school counselors, and addressing healthcare billing, while also providing additional tax relief for Virginia. Bagby also played an important role in ensuring that Virginians no longer have their driver’s licenses suspended for failure to pay court fines and fees.

    Delegate Bagby is running unopposed and is the progressive choice in this race.

    Lamont Bagby

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Lamont Bagby is a former member of the Henrico County School Board. He received his bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University and his master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University.