Senate District 034

Virginia’s new 16th District in the House of Delegates encompasses parts of Fairfax County. With almost 55,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Paul Krizek is running unopposed in the general election for Virginia’s new 16th District for the House of Delegates. Delegate Krizek was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2015.

Incumbent Delegate Paul Krizek has represented the 44th District since 2016 and was born in Mount Vernon. Krizek holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University. He was a staff member of former Congressman Jim Moran and worked on several Democratic campaigns. When not in session, Krizek serves as the executive director of a nonprofit organization that helps Native American youth. Krizek and his family reside in Mount Vernon.

Krizek understands the urgency of tackling the climate crisis in the Commonwealth. He advocates funding renewable energy grant programs and incentives that will help develop greener businesses and technology. He supported Virginia joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions. He successfully sponsored legislation that increases the transparency and efficiency of Virginia Land Conservation Projects. He voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which commits Virginia to 100% clean energy by 2050.


Krizek supports making healthcare affordable and accessible to all Virginians, and voted to expand Medicaid in 2018. He also voted for legislation to establish a state-run health insurance marketplace, which helps uninsured or underinsured residents who aren’t covered by an employer-provided health plan to get affordable coverage. He voted to cap the price of insulin at $50 and supported making abortion coverage available on health insurance plans offered on the state marketplace. The delegate also worked on legislation that would remove the age cap on autism spectrum-related health insurance coverage, allowing more families access to autism care.

Krizek supports Virginia’s public education system and wants to increase funding for our schools. He voted for a 5% raise for Virginia teachers and increased funding so schools can safely reopen during the pandemic. He also voted to freeze tuition at Virginia public colleges and universities. Krizek successfully carried legislation creating the Grow Your Own Teacher Pilot Program to provide scholarships to low-income high school seniors willing to teach in high-need public schools for at least four years.

Krizek supports policies that make Virginia welcoming and inclusive for all of its residents and voted for the 2020 Virginia Values Act, which made Virginia the first state in the South to prohibit discrimination against the LGBTQ community in housing, employment, public spaces, and credit applications. He also voted to repeal Virginia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.

Krizek is not facing a challenge from any opponent and is the most progressive choice in this race due to his support of the environment, public education, access to affordable healthcare, and equality.

Virginia’s new 17th District in the House of Delegates encompasses parts of Fairfax County. With almost 60,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Mark Sickles is facing a challenge from Republican Richard Mereu in the general election for Virginia’s new 17th District in the House of Delegates. Delegate Sickles was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2003.

The son of a longtime federal worker, incumbent Delegate Mark Sickles was born in Arlington and has represented the 43rd District since 2004. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and two master’s degrees from Georgia Tech. Delegate Sickles has worked in government relations for 27 years, specializing in congressional affairs. Del. Sickles is an openly gay member of the House and currently lives in Franconia.

Del. Sickles supports policies that make Virginia welcoming and inclusive for all of its residents and voted for the 2020 Virginia Values Act, which made Virginia the first state in the South to prohibit discrimination against the LGBTQ community in housing, employment, public spaces, and credit applications. He carried legislation to expand the Virginia Values Act to protect people with disabilities. He also voted to repeal Virginia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage and advocated for efforts to help workers find accountability when experiencing workplace harassment and sexual harassment.

Del. Sickles supports making healthcare affordable and accessible to all Virginians and voted to expand Medicaid in 2018. He successfully sponsored legislation to establish a state-run health insurance marketplace, which helps uninsured or underinsured residents who aren’t covered by an employer-provided health plan to get affordable coverage. He voted to cap the price of insulin at $50 and fought to make abortion coverage available on health insurance plans offered on the state marketplace.

Del. Sickles wants to make the promise of democracy real for us all by expanding voter access to the ballot box. In 2020, he voted to extend early voting in Virginia and establish no-excuse absentee voting. He voted to keep people safe and healthy at the polls during the pandemic by removing the requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots during an emergency and establishing dropbox voting locations in localities. He also supported the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which prohibits voter discrimination at the polls.

Del. Sickles is an advocate for criminal justice reform. In 2021, he voted to abolish the death penalty in Virginia, making it the first state in the South to do so. The delegate supported a bill that authorizes the expungement of criminal records for certain convictions. Del. Sickles voted to legalize marijuana and wants to hold police accountable for the violence they inflict on communities by banning qualified immunity, a practice that shields police officers from civil lawsuits for violating people’s civil rights.

Del. Sickles is facing a challenge from Republican candidate Richard Mereu though no information could be found on his politics.

Due to his support of Virginia’s LGBTQ community, access to affordable healthcare, criminal justice reform, and voting access, Delegate Mark Sickles is the most progressive choice in this race.

Virginia’s new 18th District in the House of Delegates encompasses parts of Fairfax County. With almost 61,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran is facing a challenge from Republican Ed McGovern in the general election for Virginia’s new 18th District in the House of Delegates. Delegate Tran was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017.

Incumbent Delegate Tran was first elected in 2017. She was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. following the Vietnam War. Tran graduated from Duke University and obtained her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. She worked for 12 years at the U.S Department of Labor. She and her husband live in West Springfield with their five children. Since her election in 2017, Delegate Tran has had 29 of her bills passed into law.

As the mother of five and president of her local Parent and Teachers’ Association, Tran understands the challenges facing Virginia’s public education system and wants to improve funding for schools. She supports universal pre-K. In 2021, she voted for a 5% raise for teachers so that Virginia can retain a talented workforce, address teacher shortages, and prevent turnover. She also voted for increased funding so that schools can reopen safely during the pandemic.

Tran supports abortion access and reproductive rights. She believes that medical decisions should be made by a person and their doctor, not politicians. She voted to repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers in 2020 and provide abortion coverage on the state health insurance exchange in 2021. She supported offering a 12 month supply of birth control under state Medicaid plans.

Tran’s parents were able to seek asylum in the United States when she was a young child and she understands many issues faced by immigrants and refugees today. In 2020, Tran successfully sponsored legislation to allow undocumented people to get driver privilege cards in the Commonwealth and carried legislation to protect the private information of undocumented drivers the following year. She also voted to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students in 2020 and expand eligibility for state financial aid for undocumented students in 2021.

Tran believes the state legislature must take urgent action to address climate change in Virginia. She opposes fracking and offshore oil drilling and wants to update our power grid so that it depends more on solar power and offshore wind energy. She voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act in 2020, which commits the Commonwealth to 100% clean energy by 2050. She sponsored legislation this year to hold polluting utilities accountable by making sure they are charging customers fair prices.

Tran is facing a challenge from the same opponent she faced in the last election, Republican Ed McGovern. He is a retired federal employee. McGovern supports using taxpayer money to fund private education opportunities like school voucher programs and opposes holding police accountable for the violence they inflict on communities. He is also against government efforts to keep our communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to her support of public education, immigrant rights, abortion access, and the environment, Delegate Kathy Tran is the most progressive choice in this race.

Virginia’s new 19th District in the House of Delegates encompasses parts of Prince William County and Fairfax County. With almost 50,000 registered voters, this district leans strongly Democratic.

This election will be held on November 7, 2023. Democratic candidate in the general election for Virginia’s new 19th District for House of Delegates.

Rozia Henson, a successful federal contractor and program manager, is running for the Virginia House of Delegates District 19 to be a voice for the underrepresented and marginalized. Raised to serve and with a passion for democracy, Henson has been involved in various leadership roles within the Prince William County Democratic Party. He aims to protect democracy and represent the new 19th House of Delegates District, advocating for constituents' voices and addressing disparities faced by people of color.

Henson, a passionate advocate for safer communities, will address gun safety concerns when elected. Inspired by the tragic case of Brendon Mackey, Henson worked with former State Senator Henry Marsh to champion Brendon's Law, elevating celebratory gunfire resulting in injury to a felony offense. With a track record of bipartisanship and community engagement, Henson aims to ban ghost guns, remove firearms from dangerous individuals, and invest in violence intervention programs. His commitment has earned him the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction.

Henson, a strong advocate for reproductive rights, is committed to fighting for abortion access and bodily autonomy. As Senior Vice Chair for the Prince William County Democrats, Henson engaged the community on reproductive healthcare. He actively worked with the Women's Caucus to advocate for a special session to codify autonomy and choice in Virginia. As Delegate, Henson will continue to champion abortion access, address the maternal mortality rate, and expand medical access to underserved communities, ensuring equal opportunities for quality healthcare.

As the son and grandson of union members, Henson is deeply committed to supporting working families and unions. He fought for collective bargaining for firefighters, police, government employees, and schoolteachers when the legislation passed in the Virginia General Assembly. As Delegate, he will work to strengthen laws against wage theft, repeal the "right-to-work" law, and introduce legislation for Paid Family and Medical Leave. He will also advocate for small businesses by creating a "set-aside" and prioritizing Virginia-run businesses for services provided to the Commonwealth Government.

As a committed advocate for climate action and environmental justice, Henson will prioritize addressing the ongoing climate crisis and its impact on marginalized communities. He has actively worked to remove coal ash ponds, keep Virginia in RGGI, and halt offshore pipelines. As Delegate, Henson will fight for a transition to clean energy, push for a moratorium on fossil-fuel projects, and strive to achieve 100% clean renewable energy by 2035. He will also work to strengthen energy efficiency goals in the state to create a sustainable future for all.

Henson is running unopposed and is a progressive choice in this race.