This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer faces a challenge from Republican David Guillin in HD-10.
Virginia’s House District 10 lies entirely within Fairfax County, tracing the Maple Avenue corridor through Vienna and Dunn Loring and extending north toward the Merrifield and Falls Church neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 10 lies entirely within Fairfax County, tracing the Maple Avenue corridor through Vienna and Dunn Loring and extending north toward the Merrifield and Falls Church neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2019. The son of an immigrant and the grandson of Holocaust survivors, Helmer graduated from West Point Military Academy. He is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he was also deployed to South Korea. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Delegate Helmer runs a small business with his wife and their two sons.
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Agriculture Subcommittee Chair), Labor and Commerce, Public Safety, Rules (Vice Chair; Amendments and Other Matters Subcommittee Chair)
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Voted to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted to increase protections and support against cyber-bullying
- Voted to require schools to create transgender student-friendly policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted to authorize offshore wind farm energy capacity
- Voted to expand renewable energy tax credits
- Voted to establish the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice
- Voted to establish the “Reproductive Health Protection Act”
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to establish greater victim rights in court
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Agriculture Subcommittee Chair), Labor and Commerce, Public Safety, Rules (Vice Chair; Amendments and Other Matters Subcommittee Chair)
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Voted to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted to increase protections and support against cyber-bullying
- Voted to require schools to create transgender student-friendly policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted to authorize offshore wind farm energy capacity
- Voted to expand renewable energy tax credits
- Voted to establish the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice
- Voted to establish the “Reproductive Health Protection Act”
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to establish greater victim rights in court
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
The Opposition
At the time of this writing, we were unable to find information on Republican candidate David Guill’s priorities or stances.Recommendation
Due to his continued support for abortion access, gun violence prevention, and quality, affordable healthcare, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer faces a challenge from Republican David Guillin in HD-10.
Virginia’s House District 10 lies entirely within Fairfax County, tracing the Maple Avenue corridor through Vienna and Dunn Loring and extending north toward the Merrifield and Falls Church neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 10 lies entirely within Fairfax County, tracing the Maple Avenue corridor through Vienna and Dunn Loring and extending north toward the Merrifield and Falls Church neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2019. The son of an immigrant and the grandson of Holocaust survivors, Helmer graduated from West Point Military Academy. He is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he was also deployed to South Korea. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Delegate Helmer runs a small business with his wife and their two sons.
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Agriculture Subcommittee Chair), Labor and Commerce, Public Safety, Rules (Vice Chair; Amendments and Other Matters Subcommittee Chair)
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Voted to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted to increase protections and support against cyber-bullying
- Voted to require schools to create transgender student-friendly policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted to authorize offshore wind farm energy capacity
- Voted to expand renewable energy tax credits
- Voted to establish the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice
- Voted to establish the “Reproductive Health Protection Act”
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to establish greater victim rights in court
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Agriculture Subcommittee Chair), Labor and Commerce, Public Safety, Rules (Vice Chair; Amendments and Other Matters Subcommittee Chair)
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Voted to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted to increase protections and support against cyber-bullying
- Voted to require schools to create transgender student-friendly policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted to authorize offshore wind farm energy capacity
- Voted to expand renewable energy tax credits
- Voted to establish the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice
- Voted to establish the “Reproductive Health Protection Act”
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to establish greater victim rights in court
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
The Opposition
At the time of this writing, we were unable to find information on Republican candidate David Guill’s priorities or stances.Recommendation
Due to his continued support for abortion access, gun violence prevention, and quality, affordable healthcare, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Dan Helmer is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
