This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra faces a challenge from Republican Cassandra Aucoin in HD-7.
Virginia’s House District 7 lies entirely within Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, spanning the Oakton–Merrifield corridor just outside the Capital Beltway. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 7 lies entirely within Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, spanning the Oakton–Merrifield corridor just outside the Capital Beltway. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra is an accomplished attorney, child advocate, and twice-elected At-Large member of the Fairfax County School Board. She was first elected to the General Assembly in 2023. As a Guardian Ad Litem, she has worked on cases of abuse, neglect, adoption, and family law. Delegate Keys-Gamarra is committed to education and understands its importance in providing opportunities for children's success. While she and her husband raised their three sons, Delegate Keys-Gamarra also served as a caregiver to her parents.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation, Courts of Justice, Finance
- 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
- Previously served on the Fairfax County School Board
- Wants to provide equal access to world-class public education, including universal Pre-K, and raise teacher pay
- Voted in 2025 to increase protections against student cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-sponsored a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-sponsored a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school properties
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from penalizing a doctor for providing legal abortion care
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation, Courts of Justice, Finance
- 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
- Previously served on the Fairfax County School Board
- Wants to provide equal access to world-class public education, including universal Pre-K, and raise teacher pay
- Voted in 2025 to increase protections against student cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-sponsored a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-sponsored a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school properties
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from penalizing a doctor for providing legal abortion care
The Opposition
Republican Cassandra Aucoin is a military spouse and mother of two. She earned her degree from Virginia Tech. Aucoin previously held senior leadership positions in the Department of Defense. She founded military spouse support groups in Washington State and Japan. Aucoin advocates for eliminating the car tax and lowering other taxes, which would result in a decrease of services. She also lists preserving Virginia's anti-worker "Right to Work" law as a priority.Recommendation
Due to her commitment to protecting abortion access, fighting for workers, and supporting policies that allow families to thrive, Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra faces a challenge from Republican Cassandra Aucoin in HD-7.
Virginia’s House District 7 lies entirely within Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, spanning the Oakton–Merrifield corridor just outside the Capital Beltway. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 7 lies entirely within Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, spanning the Oakton–Merrifield corridor just outside the Capital Beltway. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra is an accomplished attorney, child advocate, and twice-elected At-Large member of the Fairfax County School Board. She was first elected to the General Assembly in 2023. As a Guardian Ad Litem, she has worked on cases of abuse, neglect, adoption, and family law. Delegate Keys-Gamarra is committed to education and understands its importance in providing opportunities for children's success. While she and her husband raised their three sons, Delegate Keys-Gamarra also served as a caregiver to her parents.
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation, Courts of Justice, Finance
- 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
- Previously served on the Fairfax County School Board
- Wants to provide equal access to world-class public education, including universal Pre-K, and raise teacher pay
- Voted in 2025 to increase protections against student cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-sponsored a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-sponsored a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school properties
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from penalizing a doctor for providing legal abortion care
Committee Assignments: Communications, Technology and Innovation, Courts of Justice, Finance
- 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
- Previously served on the Fairfax County School Board
- Wants to provide equal access to world-class public education, including universal Pre-K, and raise teacher pay
- Voted in 2025 to increase protections against student cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Co-sponsored a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-sponsored a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school properties
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from penalizing a doctor for providing legal abortion care
The Opposition
Republican Cassandra Aucoin is a military spouse and mother of two. She earned her degree from Virginia Tech. Aucoin previously held senior leadership positions in the Department of Defense. She founded military spouse support groups in Washington State and Japan. Aucoin advocates for eliminating the car tax and lowering other taxes, which would result in a decrease of services. She also lists preserving Virginia's anti-worker "Right to Work" law as a priority.Recommendation
Due to her commitment to protecting abortion access, fighting for workers, and supporting policies that allow families to thrive, Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karen Keys-Gamarra is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
