This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Wren Williams faces a challenge from Democrat Yvonne Rorrer in HD-47.
Virginia’s House District 47 spans southwestern Virginia’s coalfields region, covering all of Carroll, Patrick, and Floyd counties; part of Henry County; and the independent city of Galax. In the 2024 election it remained a strong Republican district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 47 spans southwestern Virginia’s coalfields region, covering all of Carroll, Patrick, and Floyd counties; part of Henry County; and the independent city of Galax. In the 2024 election it remained a strong Republican district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Democrat Yvonne Rorrer is a Winston-Salem native. While at Salem College, she majored in sociology. She also attended University of North Carolina Greensboro to study archaeology. Rorrer is a Court-Appointed Special Advocate and has volunteered with several organizations. She lives in Patrick County with her husband and children.
Yvonne Rorrer’s stance on abortion indicates she will support HJ 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution.
Yvonne Rorrer supports cell phone limits in schools and favors requiring schools to notify parents about overdoses on school property. She advocates for Standards of Learning reforms.
Rorrer supports transparent pricing rules for businesses and pledges to fight for legislation that will support farmers and bring sustainable jobs to the district.
Rorrer advocates for Medicaid coverage for doula care and supports menstrual health awareness programs. She supports banning the sale, disclosure, or misuse of reproductive or sexual health data without explicit consent. She favors the Medical Debt Protection Act and supports new legislation banning food vendors from using polystyrene.
- Voted against a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Voted against a Constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Voted against enshrining equal marriage rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Co-patroned a “forced outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Voted against raising teacher pay to the national average
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted against a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing regulatory bodies to establish a Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against preserving local housing
- Voted against a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted against requiring insurance providers to cover birth control
- Voted against establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against authorizing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households where children live
Yvonne Rorrer’s stance on abortion indicates she will support HJ 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution.
Yvonne Rorrer supports cell phone limits in schools and favors requiring schools to notify parents about overdoses on school property. She advocates for Standards of Learning reforms.
Rorrer supports transparent pricing rules for businesses and pledges to fight for legislation that will support farmers and bring sustainable jobs to the district.
Rorrer advocates for Medicaid coverage for doula care and supports menstrual health awareness programs. She supports banning the sale, disclosure, or misuse of reproductive or sexual health data without explicit consent. She favors the Medical Debt Protection Act and supports new legislation banning food vendors from using polystyrene.
The Opposition
Incumbent Republican Delegate Wren Williams was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2021. He previously served as chairman of the Patrick County Republican Committee. He is co-owner of Schneider & Williams Law Firm. He lives with his wife and son in Stuart, Virginia. Key legislation:- Voted against a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Voted against a Constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Voted against enshrining equal marriage rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Co-patroned a “forced outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Voted against raising teacher pay to the national average
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted against a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing regulatory bodies to establish a Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against preserving local housing
- Voted against a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted against requiring insurance providers to cover birth control
- Voted against establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against authorizing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households where children live
Recommendation
Based on her support for abortion access and sustainable jobs, Yvonne Rorrer is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
This election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Delegate Wren Williams faces a challenge from Democrat Yvonne Rorrer in HD-47.
Virginia’s House District 47 spans southwestern Virginia’s coalfields region, covering all of Carroll, Patrick, and Floyd counties; part of Henry County; and the independent city of Galax. In the 2024 election it remained a strong Republican district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Virginia’s House District 47 spans southwestern Virginia’s coalfields region, covering all of Carroll, Patrick, and Floyd counties; part of Henry County; and the independent city of Galax. In the 2024 election it remained a strong Republican district by comfortable double-digit margins.
Democrat Yvonne Rorrer is a Winston-Salem native. While at Salem College, she majored in sociology. She also attended University of North Carolina Greensboro to study archaeology. Rorrer is a Court-Appointed Special Advocate and has volunteered with several organizations. She lives in Patrick County with her husband and children.
Yvonne Rorrer’s stance on abortion indicates she will support HJ 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution.
Yvonne Rorrer supports cell phone limits in schools and favors requiring schools to notify parents about overdoses on school property. She advocates for Standards of Learning reforms.
Rorrer supports transparent pricing rules for businesses and pledges to fight for legislation that will support farmers and bring sustainable jobs to the district.
Rorrer advocates for Medicaid coverage for doula care and supports menstrual health awareness programs. She supports banning the sale, disclosure, or misuse of reproductive or sexual health data without explicit consent. She favors the Medical Debt Protection Act and supports new legislation banning food vendors from using polystyrene.
- Voted against a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Voted against a Constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Voted against enshrining equal marriage rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Co-patroned a “forced outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Voted against raising teacher pay to the national average
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted against a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing regulatory bodies to establish a Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against preserving local housing
- Voted against a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted against requiring insurance providers to cover birth control
- Voted against establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against authorizing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households where children live
Yvonne Rorrer’s stance on abortion indicates she will support HJ 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution.
Yvonne Rorrer supports cell phone limits in schools and favors requiring schools to notify parents about overdoses on school property. She advocates for Standards of Learning reforms.
Rorrer supports transparent pricing rules for businesses and pledges to fight for legislation that will support farmers and bring sustainable jobs to the district.
Rorrer advocates for Medicaid coverage for doula care and supports menstrual health awareness programs. She supports banning the sale, disclosure, or misuse of reproductive or sexual health data without explicit consent. She favors the Medical Debt Protection Act and supports new legislation banning food vendors from using polystyrene.
The Opposition
Incumbent Republican Delegate Wren Williams was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2021. He previously served as chairman of the Patrick County Republican Committee. He is co-owner of Schneider & Williams Law Firm. He lives with his wife and son in Stuart, Virginia. Key legislation:- Voted against a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Voted against a Constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to returning citizens
- Voted against enshrining equal marriage rights in the Virginia Constitution
- Co-patroned a “forced outing” bill targeting transgender students
- Voted against raising teacher pay to the national average
- Voted against authorizing public colleges and universities to prohibit guns on school property
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027
- Voted against a bill to establish paid family and medical leave
- Voted against a bill to repeal prohibitions on collective bargaining for public employees
- Voted against establishing regulatory bodies to establish a Virginia cannabis industry
- Voted against establishing the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Voted against preserving local housing
- Voted against a bill to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Voted against establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved birth control
- Voted against requiring insurance providers to cover birth control
- Voted against establishing regulations for “high-risk” AI
- Voted against authorizing Ranked Choice Voting for certain local elections
- Voted against a bill that would require secure storage of firearms in households where children live
Recommendation
Based on her support for abortion access and sustainable jobs, Yvonne Rorrer is the progressive candidate in this race.
Last updated: 2025-09-22
