This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Cia Price is running for reelection unopposed in HD-85.
Virginia's House District 85 is entirely located within the City of Newport News. In the 2024 election it remained strongly Democratic by double-digit margins.
Virginia's House District 85 is entirely located within the City of Newport News. In the 2024 election it remained strongly Democratic by double-digit margins.
Marcia S. “Cia” Price is a lifelong Peninsula-raised legislator serving Virginia’s 85th District since 2024, after representing District 95 since 2016. A philosophy and religious studies graduate with a divinity degree, she is the founding director of VA BLOC and a leading advocate for voting rights, housing justice, and gun safety. As chair of the House Privileges and Elections Committee and the VA Commission to End Hunger, she blends legislative leadership with deep community engagement.
Committee Assignments: General Laws, Health and Human Services (Health Professions Subcommittee Chair), Privileges and Elections (Chair)
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections and support for cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against a“forced-outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Co-patroned a bill to establish regulatory bodies for the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Co-patroned a bill to establish frameworks to preserve local housing
- Patroned a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require health insurance plans to cover birth control
Delegate Price is a champion for voting rights and chief-patroned the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. She supports ranked choice voting. She co-sponsored a bill to establish regulations for “high-risk” AI. She also co-sponsored a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons.
Committee Assignments: General Laws, Health and Human Services (Health Professions Subcommittee Chair), Privileges and Elections (Chair)
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections and support for cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against a“forced-outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Co-patroned a bill to establish regulatory bodies for the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Co-patroned a bill to establish frameworks to preserve local housing
- Patroned a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require health insurance plans to cover birth control
Delegate Price is a champion for voting rights and chief-patroned the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. She supports ranked choice voting. She co-sponsored a bill to establish regulations for “high-risk” AI. She also co-sponsored a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons.
Recommendation
This is an uncontested race. Based on her history of advocating for voting rights, tenants' rights, and quality, affordable healthcare, Delegate Cia Price is a progressive candidate.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Democratic Delegate Cia Price is running for reelection unopposed in HD-85.
Virginia's House District 85 is entirely located within the City of Newport News. In the 2024 election it remained strongly Democratic by double-digit margins.
Virginia's House District 85 is entirely located within the City of Newport News. In the 2024 election it remained strongly Democratic by double-digit margins.
Marcia S. “Cia” Price is a lifelong Peninsula-raised legislator serving Virginia’s 85th District since 2024, after representing District 95 since 2016. A philosophy and religious studies graduate with a divinity degree, she is the founding director of VA BLOC and a leading advocate for voting rights, housing justice, and gun safety. As chair of the House Privileges and Elections Committee and the VA Commission to End Hunger, she blends legislative leadership with deep community engagement.
Committee Assignments: General Laws, Health and Human Services (Health Professions Subcommittee Chair), Privileges and Elections (Chair)
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections and support for cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against a“forced-outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Co-patroned a bill to establish regulatory bodies for the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Co-patroned a bill to establish frameworks to preserve local housing
- Patroned a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require health insurance plans to cover birth control
Delegate Price is a champion for voting rights and chief-patroned the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. She supports ranked choice voting. She co-sponsored a bill to establish regulations for “high-risk” AI. She also co-sponsored a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons.
Committee Assignments: General Laws, Health and Human Services (Health Professions Subcommittee Chair), Privileges and Elections (Chair)
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine equal marriage rights in Virginia’s Constitution
- Co-patroned a bill to raise teacher pay to the national average
- Voted to increase protections and support for cyberbullying
- Co-sponsored a bill to authorize public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against a“forced-outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Co-patroned a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Co-patroned a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Co-patroned a bill to establish regulatory bodies for the cannabis industry in Virginia
- Co-patroned a bill to establish frameworks to preserve local housing
- Patroned a bill to establish the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted to establish the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted to require health insurance plans to cover birth control
Delegate Price is a champion for voting rights and chief-patroned the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. She supports ranked choice voting. She co-sponsored a bill to establish regulations for “high-risk” AI. She also co-sponsored a bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of assault-style weapons.
Recommendation
This is an uncontested race. Based on her history of advocating for voting rights, tenants' rights, and quality, affordable healthcare, Delegate Cia Price is a progressive candidate.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
