This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata faces a challenge from Democrat Cat Porterfield for HD-99.
Virginia's House District 99 is located entirely within the City of Virginia Beach's Northeast coastal region. In the 2024 election it leaned Republican by single-digit margins.
Virginia's House District 99 is located entirely within the City of Virginia Beach's Northeast coastal region. In the 2024 election it leaned Republican by single-digit margins.
Cat A. Porterfield is a seasoned journalist-turned-realtor running as the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 99th House District. A champion for affordable housing, public education, and government transparency, she’s built her leadership through a career exposing corruption and uplifting her Virginia Beach community. A Navy wife, mother, and grandmother.
Cat Porterfield will support HJ 1, the Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
Cat Porterfield likens book banning to the disastrous No Child Left Behind policy. She supports fully funding public schools and ensuring teachers are paid fairly. She abhors Republicans’ attempts to force gender conformity onto students and teachers. She believes all students deserve safe, inclusive learning environments where they feel supported and are equipped to thrive.
Porterfield understands the importance of sustainable, clean water and acknowledges the threat of sea level rise. She pledges to propose and support measures to decrease water pollution, safeguard wetlands and water bodies, and encourage responsible water usage. She aims to boost the adoption of eco-friendly transportation choices.
Porterfield believes access to affordable, quality healthcare is a fundamental right and will advocate for policies that lower prescription drug costs. She pledged to make no law or put forward any votes restricting a woman’s access to abortion.
Porterfield supports a multifaceted approach to gun violence prevention.
Delegate Tata voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights, restore voting rights to returning citizens, and enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution.
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted for an anti-trans “forced outing” bill
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against establishing paid family and medical leave
- Voted against repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing a regulated and taxed Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants cover various extra fees
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted against requiring insurance providers cover contraceptives
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households with minors
- Voted against a bill establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against establishing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
Cat Porterfield will support HJ 1, the Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
Cat Porterfield likens book banning to the disastrous No Child Left Behind policy. She supports fully funding public schools and ensuring teachers are paid fairly. She abhors Republicans’ attempts to force gender conformity onto students and teachers. She believes all students deserve safe, inclusive learning environments where they feel supported and are equipped to thrive.
Porterfield understands the importance of sustainable, clean water and acknowledges the threat of sea level rise. She pledges to propose and support measures to decrease water pollution, safeguard wetlands and water bodies, and encourage responsible water usage. She aims to boost the adoption of eco-friendly transportation choices.
Porterfield believes access to affordable, quality healthcare is a fundamental right and will advocate for policies that lower prescription drug costs. She pledged to make no law or put forward any votes restricting a woman’s access to abortion.
Porterfield supports a multifaceted approach to gun violence prevention.
The Opposition
Incumbent Republican Anne Ferrell Tata has served since in the House of Delegates since January 2022. She is a Florida State University alumna, former medical sales representative, and long-term Virginia Beach resident.Delegate Tata voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights, restore voting rights to returning citizens, and enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution.
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted for an anti-trans “forced outing” bill
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against establishing paid family and medical leave
- Voted against repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing a regulated and taxed Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants cover various extra fees
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted against requiring insurance providers cover contraceptives
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households with minors
- Voted against a bill establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against establishing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
Recommendation
Based on her support for quality public education, environmental protections, and access to quality, affordable healthcare, Cat Porterfield is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata faces a challenge from Democrat Cat Porterfield for HD-99.
Virginia's House District 99 is located entirely within the City of Virginia Beach's Northeast coastal region. In the 2024 election it leaned Republican by single-digit margins.
Virginia's House District 99 is located entirely within the City of Virginia Beach's Northeast coastal region. In the 2024 election it leaned Republican by single-digit margins.
Cat A. Porterfield is a seasoned journalist-turned-realtor running as the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 99th House District. A champion for affordable housing, public education, and government transparency, she’s built her leadership through a career exposing corruption and uplifting her Virginia Beach community. A Navy wife, mother, and grandmother.
Cat Porterfield will support HJ 1, the Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
Cat Porterfield likens book banning to the disastrous No Child Left Behind policy. She supports fully funding public schools and ensuring teachers are paid fairly. She abhors Republicans’ attempts to force gender conformity onto students and teachers. She believes all students deserve safe, inclusive learning environments where they feel supported and are equipped to thrive.
Porterfield understands the importance of sustainable, clean water and acknowledges the threat of sea level rise. She pledges to propose and support measures to decrease water pollution, safeguard wetlands and water bodies, and encourage responsible water usage. She aims to boost the adoption of eco-friendly transportation choices.
Porterfield believes access to affordable, quality healthcare is a fundamental right and will advocate for policies that lower prescription drug costs. She pledged to make no law or put forward any votes restricting a woman’s access to abortion.
Porterfield supports a multifaceted approach to gun violence prevention.
Delegate Tata voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights, restore voting rights to returning citizens, and enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution.
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted for an anti-trans “forced outing” bill
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against establishing paid family and medical leave
- Voted against repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing a regulated and taxed Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants cover various extra fees
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted against requiring insurance providers cover contraceptives
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households with minors
- Voted against a bill establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against establishing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
Cat Porterfield will support HJ 1, the Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
Cat Porterfield likens book banning to the disastrous No Child Left Behind policy. She supports fully funding public schools and ensuring teachers are paid fairly. She abhors Republicans’ attempts to force gender conformity onto students and teachers. She believes all students deserve safe, inclusive learning environments where they feel supported and are equipped to thrive.
Porterfield understands the importance of sustainable, clean water and acknowledges the threat of sea level rise. She pledges to propose and support measures to decrease water pollution, safeguard wetlands and water bodies, and encourage responsible water usage. She aims to boost the adoption of eco-friendly transportation choices.
Porterfield believes access to affordable, quality healthcare is a fundamental right and will advocate for policies that lower prescription drug costs. She pledged to make no law or put forward any votes restricting a woman’s access to abortion.
Porterfield supports a multifaceted approach to gun violence prevention.
The Opposition
Incumbent Republican Anne Ferrell Tata has served since in the House of Delegates since January 2022. She is a Florida State University alumna, former medical sales representative, and long-term Virginia Beach resident.Delegate Tata voted against Constitutional Amendments to enshrine abortion rights, restore voting rights to returning citizens, and enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution.
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted for an anti-trans “forced outing” bill
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against establishing paid family and medical leave
- Voted against repealing prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing a regulated and taxed Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants cover various extra fees
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted against requiring insurance providers cover contraceptives
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households with minors
- Voted against a bill establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against establishing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
Recommendation
Based on her support for quality public education, environmental protections, and access to quality, affordable healthcare, Cat Porterfield is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
