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State Senate

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

No Good Choices

Incumbent Republican Stephen Newman has served in the Virginia General Assembly since 1991, first in the House of Delegates and then to the Senate of Virginia. Senator Newman is running unopposed this November.

Newman is no ally to progressive issues. He sponsored anti-LGBT legislation defining marriage as between one man and one woman. He consistently opposes access to reproductive health care, including voting to limit state funding for abortions. He voted against expanding Medicaid in Virginia and against raising the state minimum wage.

There is no progressive choice in this race. We encourage you to write in a candidate of your choice, and regardless to get out and vote! Please remember that there are other races that will be on the ballot.

Stephen Newman

Incumbent Republican Stephen Newman has served in the Virginia General Assembly since 1991, first in the House of Delegates and then to the Senate of Virginia. Senator Newman is running unopposed this November.

  • Virginia’s new 24th State Senate district encompasses parts of Newport News City, York County, Williamsburg City, Poquoson City, and parts of James City County. With over 147,000 registered voters, this is a competitive district that does not lean one way or another.

    Democrat Annette Hyde is a yoga teacher who lives in Madison County, Virginia. Hyde was inspired to run after the 2016 election and the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. She strongly believes that our Commonwealth should be open and welcoming to all. She is passionate about bringing broadband to rural areas and raising the minimum wage. She also supports the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

    Her opponent is incumbent Republican Senator Emmett Hanger. While Senator Hanger long championed Medicaid expansion, he was also eager to support punitive work requirements that can limit access to healthcare for many individuals. Senator Hanger received an endorsement and an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association because of his record of supporting legislation that repealed Virginia's one-gun-a-month law. Hanger is anti-choice and has been stagnant on various progressive priorities impacting Virginia.

    Annette Hyde is the more progressive choice because of her commitment to bringing internet to rural areas, increasing the minimum wage, and equality.

  • Endorsed By: Virginia AFL-CIO

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 69th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of York County, parts of James City County, parts of Gloucester County, and parts of Newport News City. With over 64,000 registered voters, this district leans Republican.

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Betsy Carr was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2009. She represents parts of the City of Richmond and the County of Chesterfield on both sides of the James River. Previously, she was a director of outreach for St. Paul’s Episocopal church in downtown Richmond. She is a grandmother of 6 and a mother of 3 sons.

    Delegate Carr fights for progressive values, most recently by supporting the elimination of the suspension of driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs and fees and increasing funding for the 2020 Census.

    Even though Delegate Carr is running uncontested, she is the more progressive choice for this race.

  • Incumbent Democratic Delegate Delores McQuinn was born in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, where she grew up and attended public schools. She graduated from Highland Springs High School in 1973.Delegate McQuin has lived most of her adult life in Richmond’s Church Hill district where she currently resides. She studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University.

    Delegate McQuinn organized town meetings on gun violence prevention and proposed bills that sought to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline. She also introduced bills to combat the substance abuse mental health crisis plaguing Virginia.

    Delegate McQuinn is running uncontested and is the progressive choice in this race.

    Last updated: 2023-04-05

    Delores McQuinn

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Delores McQuinn was born in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, where she grew up and attended public schools.

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Delores McQuinn was born in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, where she grew up and attended public schools. She graduated from Highland Springs High School in 1973.Delegate McQuin has lived most of her adult life in Richmond’s Church Hill district where she currently resides. She studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University.

    Delegate McQuinn organized town meetings on gun violence prevention and proposed bills that sought to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline. She also introduced bills to combat the substance abuse mental health crisis plaguing Virginia.

    Delegate McQuinn is running uncontested and is the progressive choice in this race.

    Delores McQuinn

    Incumbent Democratic Delegate Delores McQuinn was born in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, where she grew up and attended public schools.

  • Virginia’s new 85th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of Newport News City. With over 58,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

    Democratic candidate Alex Askew was born and raised in Virginia Beach and attended Hampton University. After graduating, he worked for nearly seven election cycles on a variety of local, state-wide, and national campaigns and projects. His campaign priorities are education, healthcare, and the environment.

    Askew believes that we must improve our public education system by providing teachers and parents with adequate resources to help our children succeed.He supports increasing the salary of teachers, providing affordable and quality healthcare, and protecting Medicaid expansion in Virginia. He also believes that we must pass legislation to guarantee that our coastlines are permanently protected from offshore drilling and large polluters.

    Republican Rocky Holcomb was previously a member of the General Assembly but lost in 2017 to Delegate Cheryl Turpin, who is now running for the state Senate.During his time in the General Assembly, Holcomb opposed Medicaid expansion and voted against legislation to protect those with pre-existing conditions. Holcomb also voted to prohibit the establishment of sanctuary cities in Virginia.

  • Virginia’s new 87th House of Delegates district encompasses parts of Hampton City. With over 65,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

    Democratic candidate Suhas Subramanyam served on Capitol Hill as a health care and veteran’s policy aide. In that role, he worked to draft legislation to increase job opportunities and funding for veterans. He later earned his law degree with honors at Northwestern University School of Law, volunteering at the Center for Wrongful Convictions. Subramanyam also clerked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he helped re-introduce the DREAM Act and worked on criminal justice reforms.

    Subramanyam’s platform includes increased healthcare access, increased education funding, and common sense gun reform. He also wants to pass equality legislation such as anti-housing discrimination, anti-hate crime, and equal rights laws.

    His Republican opponent, Bill Drennan, is an Air Force combat veteran and former presidential military aide to President Ronald Reagan. Drennan is campaigning on his desire to limit reproductive rights in Virginia. He also opposes common sense gun violence prevention legislation and raising the minimum wage.

    Subramanyam is the more progressive choice in this race.