This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Irene Shin faces a challenge from Republican Indira Massey in HD-8.
Virginia’s House District 8 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning suburban neighborhoods just west of the Capital Beltway including the Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners corridors and parts of West Falls Church. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 8 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning suburban neighborhoods just west of the Capital Beltway including the Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners corridors and parts of West Falls Church. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Irene Shin was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2021. In 2025, she ran in the primary for Virginia’s District 11 Congressional seat. Delegate Shin previously served as the executive director of the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, a nonprofit focused on increasing civic education and activity across the state. She received her B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Riverside. Shin was born and raised in Southern California to Korean immigrants. She currently resides in downtown Herndon.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation (Vice Chair), Counties, Cities and Towns (Subcommittees #1 Chair), Health and Human Services, Labor and Commerce
- 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
Delegate Shin advocates for equity for students and increased funding for schools. Key legislation:
- Voted against the bill that prohibited Governor’s Schools from using race as a factor in admissions processes
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections against cyberbullying
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
Delegate Shin pledges to lower housing costs. She supports expanding public transportation projects, including bus, Metro, regional rail, and last-mile service transport options. She also supports everyone paying their fair share in taxes.
Delegate Shin fights for accessible and affordable health care for all Virginians by lowering prescription drug costs, protecting against “surprise billing,” and increasing access to mental health services. Additionally, she voted in favor of establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control, as well as having state health insurance plans cover all FDA-approved birth control. She also voted in favor of prohibiting the Board of Medicine from taking action against doctors for providing legal abortion care.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation (Vice Chair), Counties, Cities and Towns (Subcommittees #1 Chair), Health and Human Services, Labor and Commerce
- 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
Delegate Shin advocates for equity for students and increased funding for schools. Key legislation:
- Voted against the bill that prohibited Governor’s Schools from using race as a factor in admissions processes
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections against cyberbullying
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
Delegate Shin pledges to lower housing costs. She supports expanding public transportation projects, including bus, Metro, regional rail, and last-mile service transport options. She also supports everyone paying their fair share in taxes.
Delegate Shin fights for accessible and affordable health care for all Virginians by lowering prescription drug costs, protecting against “surprise billing,” and increasing access to mental health services. Additionally, she voted in favor of establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control, as well as having state health insurance plans cover all FDA-approved birth control. She also voted in favor of prohibiting the Board of Medicine from taking action against doctors for providing legal abortion care.
The Opposition
Republican Indira Massey pledges to defend parents’ rights and keep politics out of the classroom. She emphasizes limiting the government's reach in education and will block funding for programs that “force political ideologies." Massey supports increases to the police force through funding and hiring. She advocates for lowering taxes, which will result in a decrease of services.Recommendation
Due to her continued advocacy for accessible, affordable health care, commitment to gun violence prevention, and support for quality public education, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Irene Shin is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Irene Shin faces a challenge from Republican Indira Massey in HD-8.
Virginia’s House District 8 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning suburban neighborhoods just west of the Capital Beltway including the Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners corridors and parts of West Falls Church. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 8 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning suburban neighborhoods just west of the Capital Beltway including the Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners corridors and parts of West Falls Church. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Irene Shin was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2021. In 2025, she ran in the primary for Virginia’s District 11 Congressional seat. Delegate Shin previously served as the executive director of the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, a nonprofit focused on increasing civic education and activity across the state. She received her B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Riverside. Shin was born and raised in Southern California to Korean immigrants. She currently resides in downtown Herndon.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation (Vice Chair), Counties, Cities and Towns (Subcommittees #1 Chair), Health and Human Services, Labor and Commerce
- 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
Delegate Shin advocates for equity for students and increased funding for schools. Key legislation:
- Voted against the bill that prohibited Governor’s Schools from using race as a factor in admissions processes
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections against cyberbullying
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
Delegate Shin pledges to lower housing costs. She supports expanding public transportation projects, including bus, Metro, regional rail, and last-mile service transport options. She also supports everyone paying their fair share in taxes.
Delegate Shin fights for accessible and affordable health care for all Virginians by lowering prescription drug costs, protecting against “surprise billing,” and increasing access to mental health services. Additionally, she voted in favor of establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control, as well as having state health insurance plans cover all FDA-approved birth control. She also voted in favor of prohibiting the Board of Medicine from taking action against doctors for providing legal abortion care.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation (Vice Chair), Counties, Cities and Towns (Subcommittees #1 Chair), Health and Human Services, Labor and Commerce
- 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
Delegate Shin advocates for equity for students and increased funding for schools. Key legislation:
- Voted against the bill that prohibited Governor’s Schools from using race as a factor in admissions processes
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections against cyberbullying
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
Delegate Shin pledges to lower housing costs. She supports expanding public transportation projects, including bus, Metro, regional rail, and last-mile service transport options. She also supports everyone paying their fair share in taxes.
Delegate Shin fights for accessible and affordable health care for all Virginians by lowering prescription drug costs, protecting against “surprise billing,” and increasing access to mental health services. Additionally, she voted in favor of establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control, as well as having state health insurance plans cover all FDA-approved birth control. She also voted in favor of prohibiting the Board of Medicine from taking action against doctors for providing legal abortion care.
The Opposition
Republican Indira Massey pledges to defend parents’ rights and keep politics out of the classroom. She emphasizes limiting the government's reach in education and will block funding for programs that “force political ideologies." Massey supports increases to the police force through funding and hiring. She advocates for lowering taxes, which will result in a decrease of services.Recommendation
Due to her continued advocacy for accessible, affordable health care, commitment to gun violence prevention, and support for quality public education, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Irene Shin is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
