This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas faces a challenge from Republican Gregory Lee Gorham in HD-21.
Virginia’s House District 21 covers a portion of Prince William County in Northern Virginia’s outer suburbs, stretching along the Occoquan River corridor and encompassing communities such as Woodbridge and Lake Ridge. In the 2024 election it was competitive, with Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carrying the district by narrow margins.
Virginia’s House District 21 covers a portion of Prince William County in Northern Virginia’s outer suburbs, stretching along the Occoquan River corridor and encompassing communities such as Woodbridge and Lake Ridge. In the 2024 election it was competitive, with Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carrying the district by narrow margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2023. A Marine Corps veteran, he trained at Officer Candidates School in Quantico. Later, he studied law at the College of William and Mary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served in Virginia’s Medical Reserve Corps. He and his wife have one son.
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws, Public Safety
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights for returning citizens
- Chief Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
Delegate Josh Thomas pledges to fully fund public schools. Key legislation:
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to establish greater protections and support against cyberbullying
- Voted to authorize public universities to ban firearms and explosives in their buildings
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to legalize, regulate, and tax the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Voted to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to pay various extra fees
- Co-patroned a bill to authorize the permanent establishment of the State Sales Tax Holiday
- Co-patroned a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining doctors for providing legal abortion care
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
- Co-patroned a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws, Public Safety
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights for returning citizens
- Chief Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
Delegate Josh Thomas pledges to fully fund public schools. Key legislation:
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to establish greater protections and support against cyberbullying
- Voted to authorize public universities to ban firearms and explosives in their buildings
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to legalize, regulate, and tax the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Voted to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to pay various extra fees
- Co-patroned a bill to authorize the permanent establishment of the State Sales Tax Holiday
- Co-patroned a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining doctors for providing legal abortion care
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
- Co-patroned a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
The Opposition
Republican Gregory Lee Gorham advocates for eliminating the car tax, as well as the meals tax. He has expressed exploring a ban on donations from companies with pending business before local or state boards. He proposes blocking local governments from approving large projects like data centers before environmental reviews are completed. He supports increasing taxation for data centers. Gorham’s anti-abortion stance indicates he will not support the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Freedom.Recommendation
Due to his continued advocacy for quality public education, workers' rights, and tenants' rights, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas faces a challenge from Republican Gregory Lee Gorham in HD-21.
Virginia’s House District 21 covers a portion of Prince William County in Northern Virginia’s outer suburbs, stretching along the Occoquan River corridor and encompassing communities such as Woodbridge and Lake Ridge. In the 2024 election it was competitive, with Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carrying the district by narrow margins.
Virginia’s House District 21 covers a portion of Prince William County in Northern Virginia’s outer suburbs, stretching along the Occoquan River corridor and encompassing communities such as Woodbridge and Lake Ridge. In the 2024 election it was competitive, with Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carrying the district by narrow margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2023. A Marine Corps veteran, he trained at Officer Candidates School in Quantico. Later, he studied law at the College of William and Mary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served in Virginia’s Medical Reserve Corps. He and his wife have one son.
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws, Public Safety
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights for returning citizens
- Chief Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
Delegate Josh Thomas pledges to fully fund public schools. Key legislation:
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to establish greater protections and support against cyberbullying
- Voted to authorize public universities to ban firearms and explosives in their buildings
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to legalize, regulate, and tax the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Voted to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to pay various extra fees
- Co-patroned a bill to authorize the permanent establishment of the State Sales Tax Holiday
- Co-patroned a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining doctors for providing legal abortion care
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
- Co-patroned a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws, Public Safety
- Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights for returning citizens
- Chief Co-sponsored a bill to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
Delegate Josh Thomas pledges to fully fund public schools. Key legislation:
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to establish greater protections and support against cyberbullying
- Voted to authorize public universities to ban firearms and explosives in their buildings
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to legalize, regulate, and tax the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Voted to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to pay various extra fees
- Co-patroned a bill to authorize the permanent establishment of the State Sales Tax Holiday
- Co-patroned a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining doctors for providing legal abortion care
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
- Co-patroned a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
The Opposition
Republican Gregory Lee Gorham advocates for eliminating the car tax, as well as the meals tax. He has expressed exploring a ban on donations from companies with pending business before local or state boards. He proposes blocking local governments from approving large projects like data centers before environmental reviews are completed. He supports increasing taxation for data centers. Gorham’s anti-abortion stance indicates he will not support the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Freedom.Recommendation
Due to his continued advocacy for quality public education, workers' rights, and tenants' rights, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Josh Thomas is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
