This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen faces a challenge from Republican Saundra Davis in HD-15.
Virginia’s House District 15 covers parts of Fairfax County west of the Capital Beltway, including the City of Fairfax and surrounding suburban precincts. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 15 covers parts of Fairfax County west of the Capital Beltway, including the City of Fairfax and surrounding suburban precincts. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2023. She holds a B.A. and masters coursework at University of Georgia, both with politics and government focuses. Originally from Georgia, she worked in a number of civic-facing roles including as a legislative assistant to the state’s lieutenant governor before moving to Virginia and joining Fairfax County Public Schools as a substitute teacher and school board member. She currently resides in Burke.
Committee Assignments: Counties, Cities and Towns, Education, Transportation
- 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
During her first term, Delegate Cohen helped pass improved resources and processes for students with disabilities as they move from high school to college. She also worked to empower librarians, make sure kids are taught accurate and reflective history, increase teacher & staff pay, address staffing shortages, and fund universal PreK & workforce development.
Delegate Cohen co-patroned bills to establish paid family and medical leave and repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees. She also voted in favor of a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027.
Delegate Cohen vows to work to preserve Medicaid expansion, boost enrollment, lower surprise out-of-pocket costs, and increase access to and funding for mental health services and substance use disorder treatment. Key legislation:
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining a doctor for performing legal abortion services
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of a bill to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
- Voted to legalize marijuana in Virginia
- Independent Joseph John Triolo withdrew from the race.
Committee Assignments: Counties, Cities and Towns, Education, Transportation
- 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
During her first term, Delegate Cohen helped pass improved resources and processes for students with disabilities as they move from high school to college. She also worked to empower librarians, make sure kids are taught accurate and reflective history, increase teacher & staff pay, address staffing shortages, and fund universal PreK & workforce development.
Delegate Cohen co-patroned bills to establish paid family and medical leave and repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees. She also voted in favor of a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027.
Delegate Cohen vows to work to preserve Medicaid expansion, boost enrollment, lower surprise out-of-pocket costs, and increase access to and funding for mental health services and substance use disorder treatment. Key legislation:
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining a doctor for performing legal abortion services
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of a bill to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
- Voted to legalize marijuana in Virginia
The Opposition
- Republican Saundra Davis is an elder care professional and parent of three who previously ran for Fairfax County School Board in 2023. She vows to “remove politics” from education and eliminate the car tax. She does not appear to support the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Freedom for all Virginians.- Independent Joseph John Triolo withdrew from the race.
Recommendation
Due to her continued advocacy for quality, affordable healthcare, gun violence prevention, and quality public education, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen faces a challenge from Republican Saundra Davis in HD-15.
Virginia’s House District 15 covers parts of Fairfax County west of the Capital Beltway, including the City of Fairfax and surrounding suburban precincts. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 15 covers parts of Fairfax County west of the Capital Beltway, including the City of Fairfax and surrounding suburban precincts. In the 2024 election Democratic presidential and senatorial nominees carried the district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2023. She holds a B.A. and masters coursework at University of Georgia, both with politics and government focuses. Originally from Georgia, she worked in a number of civic-facing roles including as a legislative assistant to the state’s lieutenant governor before moving to Virginia and joining Fairfax County Public Schools as a substitute teacher and school board member. She currently resides in Burke.
Committee Assignments: Counties, Cities and Towns, Education, Transportation
- 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
During her first term, Delegate Cohen helped pass improved resources and processes for students with disabilities as they move from high school to college. She also worked to empower librarians, make sure kids are taught accurate and reflective history, increase teacher & staff pay, address staffing shortages, and fund universal PreK & workforce development.
Delegate Cohen co-patroned bills to establish paid family and medical leave and repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees. She also voted in favor of a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027.
Delegate Cohen vows to work to preserve Medicaid expansion, boost enrollment, lower surprise out-of-pocket costs, and increase access to and funding for mental health services and substance use disorder treatment. Key legislation:
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining a doctor for performing legal abortion services
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of a bill to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
- Voted to legalize marijuana in Virginia
- Independent Joseph John Triolo withdrew from the race.
Committee Assignments: Counties, Cities and Towns, Education, Transportation
- 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
During her first term, Delegate Cohen helped pass improved resources and processes for students with disabilities as they move from high school to college. She also worked to empower librarians, make sure kids are taught accurate and reflective history, increase teacher & staff pay, address staffing shortages, and fund universal PreK & workforce development.
Delegate Cohen co-patroned bills to establish paid family and medical leave and repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees. She also voted in favor of a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027.
Delegate Cohen vows to work to preserve Medicaid expansion, boost enrollment, lower surprise out-of-pocket costs, and increase access to and funding for mental health services and substance use disorder treatment. Key legislation:
- Voted to prohibit the Board of Medicine from disciplining a doctor for performing legal abortion services
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of a bill to require state health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved birth control
- Voted in favor of establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons
- Voted in favor of a bill to establish Gun Free Zones in Capitol Square and public institutions of higher education
- Voted to establish regulations for AI
- Voted to legalize marijuana in Virginia
The Opposition
- Republican Saundra Davis is an elder care professional and parent of three who previously ran for Fairfax County School Board in 2023. She vows to “remove politics” from education and eliminate the car tax. She does not appear to support the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Freedom for all Virginians.- Independent Joseph John Triolo withdrew from the race.
Recommendation
Due to her continued advocacy for quality, affordable healthcare, gun violence prevention, and quality public education, Incumbent Democratic Delegate Laura Jane Cohen is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
