This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Karrie Delaney faces a challenge from Republican Nhan Huynh in HD-9.
Virginia’s House District 9 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning the Seven Corners and Bailey’s Crossroads corridors and adjacent suburban neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 9 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning the Seven Corners and Bailey’s Crossroads corridors and adjacent suburban neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karrie Delaney was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Florida. She worked as the communications director for a non-profit dedicated to ending sex trafficking. Those skills continued into her work with communities and international NGOs to end abuse against women. Later, Delegate Delaney formed a consulting firm and served as chair of the Fairfax County Citizen Corps Council. She also served as chair of the Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees.
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws (Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Chair), Transportation (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 establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted in favor of raising teacher pay, investing in school infrastructure, and universal Pre-K
- Voted to require schools to create transgender-friendly student policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Voted in favor of 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
Key legislation:
- Voted to establish the Reproductive Health Protection Act
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to expand affordable healthcare access, including capping the cost of insulin and ended surprise medical billing
- Patroned and passed bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of abuse and to combat human trafficking.
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to amend anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity
- Voted to establish the Community Policing Act
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws (Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Chair), Transportation (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 establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted in favor of raising teacher pay, investing in school infrastructure, and universal Pre-K
- Voted to require schools to create transgender-friendly student policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Voted in favor of 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
Key legislation:
- Voted to establish the Reproductive Health Protection Act
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to expand affordable healthcare access, including capping the cost of insulin and ended surprise medical billing
- Patroned and passed bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of abuse and to combat human trafficking.
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to amend anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity
- Voted to establish the Community Policing Act
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
The Opposition
Republican Nhan Huynh is a first-generation American, born in Vietnam. After high school, he studied engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked as an information technology consultant for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. He is a single father to three children. Huynh wants to increase police funding to address the vacant positions for police officers. He prioritizes parents' rights first and wants to give parents the “option of rejecting or opting-out if they don’t agree with what is being taught to their children.”Recommendation
Due to her support for quality, affordable health care, commitment to keeping communities safe, and support for policies that help families thrive, Incumbent Delegate Karrie Delaney is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Karrie Delaney faces a challenge from Republican Nhan Huynh in HD-9.
Virginia’s House District 9 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning the Seven Corners and Bailey’s Crossroads corridors and adjacent suburban neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 9 lies entirely within Fairfax County, spanning the Seven Corners and Bailey’s Crossroads corridors and adjacent suburban neighborhoods. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democrat Delegate Karrie Delaney was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Florida. She worked as the communications director for a non-profit dedicated to ending sex trafficking. Those skills continued into her work with communities and international NGOs to end abuse against women. Later, Delegate Delaney formed a consulting firm and served as chair of the Fairfax County Citizen Corps Council. She also served as chair of the Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees.
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws (Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Chair), Transportation (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 establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted in favor of raising teacher pay, investing in school infrastructure, and universal Pre-K
- Voted to require schools to create transgender-friendly student policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Voted in favor of 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
Key legislation:
- Voted to establish the Reproductive Health Protection Act
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to expand affordable healthcare access, including capping the cost of insulin and ended surprise medical billing
- Patroned and passed bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of abuse and to combat human trafficking.
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to amend anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity
- Voted to establish the Community Policing Act
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
Committee Assignments: Courts of Justice, General Laws (Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Chair), Transportation (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 establish gun-free zones at public schools
- Voted in favor of raising teacher pay, investing in school infrastructure, and universal Pre-K
- Voted to require schools to create transgender-friendly student policies
- Voted against a forced-outing bill targeting transgender students
- Voted in favor of 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
Key legislation:
- Voted to establish the Reproductive Health Protection Act
- Voted to repeal the abortion prohibition in Virginia health insurance plans
- Voted to expand affordable healthcare access, including capping the cost of insulin and ended surprise medical billing
- Patroned and passed bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of abuse and to combat human trafficking.
- Voted to prohibit no-knock search warrants
- Voted to amend anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity
- Voted to establish the Community Policing Act
- Voted in favor of a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons
The Opposition
Republican Nhan Huynh is a first-generation American, born in Vietnam. After high school, he studied engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked as an information technology consultant for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. He is a single father to three children. Huynh wants to increase police funding to address the vacant positions for police officers. He prioritizes parents' rights first and wants to give parents the “option of rejecting or opting-out if they don’t agree with what is being taught to their children.”Recommendation
Due to her support for quality, affordable health care, commitment to keeping communities safe, and support for policies that help families thrive, Incumbent Delegate Karrie Delaney is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
