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Virginia General Assembly, 2019

Seal of Virginia
Seal of Virginia

The Virginia General Assembly is composed of two houses, the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate. Members of the House of Delegates serve two-year terms, and members of the Senate serve four-year terms, elected at a two-year offset from our gubernatorial elections. This year, both houses are standing for election.

British colonists established what is now called the General Assembly in 1619 at Jamestown, where it was called the House of Burgesses. It moved to Williamsburg in 1699, and then became the General Assembly in 1776 when the American colonies declared independence. It moved to Richmond when that city became the state capital in 1780.

The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere.

Virginia Senate, 13th District

In the race to represent the thirteenth district in the Virginia Senate, Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th) and Loudoun County Supervisor Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin) are vying for an open seat. Incumbent Senator Dick Black (R-VA 13th) is not seeking reelection.

The Virginia Senate is the upper house of the General Assembly. There are forty senators representing forty districts across the commonwealth. Today, the Republican Party holds a majority with twenty-one seats, and the Democratic Party holds the remaining nineteen seats.

The Senate’s thirteenth district includes much of northern and central Loudoun County, as well as an area of southeastern Loudoun and an area of northern Prince William County. Communities in the thirteenth district include Hamilton, Hillsboro, Gainesville, Lovettsville, Purcellville, Round Hill, South Riding, and Waterford.

John Bell (D)

John Bell
John Bell

Two-term Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th) stands as the Democratic Party nominee to replace retiring Senator Dick Black (R-VA 13th).

Bell enlisted in the United States Air Force immediately after high school, later earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Regis University and commission as an officer. He served as a finance officer and won several awards for his effective management and for identifying cost savings. Bell retired from the Air Force in 2007, having served nearly twenty-six years, and then worked as a financial professional for a federal contracting firm.

After unsuccessful House of Delegates campaigns in 2009, 2011, and 2013, Bell narrowly won election to the open eighty-seventh district seat in 2015.

Bell’s tenure as delegate has been . . . quiet. I don’t mean that nothing has been happening in the commonwealth, I mean that Bell doesn’t communicate with his constituents. The last “Bell Bulletin” email I received from him was on March 13, 2017. The general feeling in the district is that he has been an invisible and ineffective representative of our interests.

In hopes that I was simply ‘out of the loop,’ I went to Bell’s senate campaign web site to find out what he has accomplished in the legislature so far, and what he plans to do if we send him to the upper house. All he offers is his biography and a list of endorsements. No accomplishments in the house. No plans for the senate. Nothing of political substance.

In his house campaigns, Bell promised bipartisan solutions, but held to the typical hard-left, anti-humanist positions of the modern Democratic Party. He opposed the fundamental human rights to life and liberty in the usual ways. His top endorsements are from scandal-ridden Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA), anti-constitutional Attorney General Mark Herring (D-VA), and fellow anti-humanist Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA 10th).

Geary Higgins (R)

Geary Higgins
Geary Higgins

Two-term Loudoun County Supervisor Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin) stands as the Republican Party nominee to replace retiring Senator Dick Black (R-VA 13th).

Higgins is a graduate of Clarion University with a degree in business administration. He is currently the Vice President of Labor Relations for the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and a fellow of the Academy of Electrical Contracting. He served as the Catoctin District representative on the Loudoun County School Board from 2000-2004 and has represented the same district on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors since 2011.

On the fundamental issues of life and liberty, Higgins says the right things. He acknowledges the most fundamental right of all, the right to life, and would work in the Virginia Senate to restore and uphold this right. He also defends the right to keep and bear arms. If elected, he promises to focus primarily on transportation, education, and healthcare.

Higgins has worked hard with his follow Loudoun board members to improve the transportation situation in the county, including on efforts to increase local funding for transportation projects and attempts to remedy the abusive tolls on the privately-owned Dulles Greenway toll road. He promises to continue fighting for a fairer distribution of the state’s highway funds, reform at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, ‘Metro’), and more.

On education, Higgins’s record and plans are more mixed. He buys-in to the false narrative that our schools need funding increases when they are, in fact, among the best funded in the world. As a member of the school board in Loudoun, he was part of the problem, and his board sent budgets to the county Board of Supervisors that grew faster than inflation and enrollment increases would justify.

On healthcare, he promises to improve access and affordability but offers no details.

Conclusion

Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th) has been a disappointing and ineffective representative of our interests in the Virginia House of Delegates, and there is no reason to even consider giving him a promotion to the Virginia Senate. His opposition to fundamental human rights confirms that he would be a poor choice for this office.

Loudoun Supervisor Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin), though badly misguided on education issues, offers support for the fundamental human rights and a proven track record on transportation issues. He is an imperfect candidate, but far superior to the available alternative.

I endorse the election of Geary Higgins to represent the 13th District in the Senate of Virginia.

Virginia House of Delegates, 87th District

In the race to represent the eighty-seventh district in the Virginia House of Delegates, Bill Brennan Jr. (R) and Suhas Subramanyam (D) are vying for an open seat. Incumbent Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th) is not seeking reelection.

The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly. There are one hundred delegates representing one hundred districts across the commonwealth. Today, the Republican Party holds a majority with fifty-one seats, and the Democratic Party holds forty-nine seats.

The house’s eighty-seventh district includes much of the eastern border area of Loudoun County and a small portion of northern Prince William County. Communities in the eighty-seventh district include Antioch, Arcola, Dulles, South Riding, and parts of Ashburn, Broadlands, Cascades, and Sterling.

William “Bill” Drennan Jr. (R)

Bill Drennan
Bill Drennan

Retired Air Force Colonel Bill Drennan (R) stands as the Republican Party nominee to replace outgoing Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th).

Drennan is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and flew combat missions for five years during the Vietnam War, including flying a mission to Hanoi following the Paris Peace Accords to evacuate America prisoners of war. After the war he served as an instructor and flight commander, and later as a senior official at the Pentagon. He served as the Air Force Aide to President Ronald Reagan (R), where he had responsibility for the “Nuclear Football” emergency device and acted as a high-level liaison between the White House and the military.

Late in his military career he served as a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a department chair at the National War College, and a senior military fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies. Following his retirement, he served at the United States Institute of Peace, and has worked for several private-sector intelligence firms.

On the fundamental issues of life and liberty, Drennan takes a consistent pro-liberty position. He acknowledges the right to life, the most fundamental right of them all, and defends the right to keep and bear arms. He promises pro-growth, pro-business, low-tax policies; improvements in school security; and efforts to ease traffic congestion without resorting to price-gouging toll roads.

Unfortunately, Drennan does not provide much detail about what legislation he would advance on these and other issues, but he is on the right side of the most important issues facing Virginia and the 87th District today.

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

Suhas Subramanyam
Suhas Subramanyam

Suhas Subramanyam (D) stands as the Democratic Party nominee to replace outgoing Delegate John Bell (D-VA 87th).

Subramanyam is a graduate of Tulane University, and spent his early career working to get Democratic Party candidates elected. He served as a health care and veterans policy aide on Capitol Hill, and later earned a law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law. He clerked for the Senate Judiciary Committee and then worked as a technology and regulatory attorney.

He was later named a technology advisor to President Barack Obama (D) and led a task force on technology policy. After leaving the White House, Subramanyam founded a consulting firm to advise businesses and nonprofits on matters relating to technology regulation.

Although Subramanyam promises to “break the cycle” of our broken and divided politics, he advocates many of the very policies that have led to our divisions. He seeks to impose unconstitutional campaign finance limits that would restrict free speech and free association rights. He wants to unnecessarily restrict energy development for dubious and unscientific reasons. He still believes there is a “gender pay gap” despite it having been long-discredited. Many of his policy positions are tainted by nonsense identity politics.

Like many in his party, Subramanyam advocates ineffective and anti-liberty “solutions” to the problem of gun violence, including banning so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines. These restrictions proved entirely ineffective when they were in place for a decade under the Clinton-era ban. They serve no purpose but to antagonize innocent gun owners who have done nothing wrong.

Subramanyam takes no public position on the right to life, the most fundamental of human rights . . . but it can generally be assumed that Democrats will deny this right and work in opposition to it unless they specify otherwise.

Conclusion

Although Suhas Subramanyam (D) has an impressive personal history, and although he claims that he intends to reduce political divisions, his other policy positions reveal him to be little more than a cookie-cutter modern Democrat. He advocates policies that are anti-scientific and anti-humanist and, at least sometimes, just indisputably wrong.

Bill Drennan (R), although his campaign offers little in the way of detail, acknowledges the fundamental human rights and seems more likely to advocate policies that will be good for the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He favors policies that would lead to further economic growth and stability.

I endorse the election of William “Bill” Drennan Jr. to represent the 87th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Recommendations in Other Districts

In addition to the long-form endorsements (above) for the Virginia General Assembly offices on my own ballot, I make the following recommendations for contested races in other districts.

Virginia Senate

  • 1st District: Incumbent Senator T. Monty Mason (D-VA 1st) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 2nd District: Incumbent Senator Mamie Locke (D-VA 2nd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 3rd District: Incumbent Senator Thomas Norment Jr. (R-VA 3rd) is challenged by former New Kent County Treasurer Herbert “Herb” Jones Jr. (D). I recommend voting for Thomas Norment Jr.
  • 4th District: Incumbent Senator Ryan McDougle (R-VA 4th) is challenged by R. Stanton “Stan” Scott (D). I recommend voting for Ryan McDougle.
  • 5th District: Incumbent Senator Lionell Spruill Sr. (D-VA 5th) is challenged by Jeff Staples (I). I recommend voting for Lionell Spruill Sr.
  • 6th District: Incumbent Senator Lynwood Lewis Jr. (D-VA 6th) is challenged by Elizabeth Lankford (R). I recommend voting for Elizabeth Lankford.
  • 7th District: Jen Kiggans (R) and Cheryl Turpin (D) stand as the 7th District candidates. I recommend voting for Jen Kiggans.
  • 8th District: Incumbent Senator William “Bill” DeSteph (R-VA 8th) is challenged by Missy Smasal (D). I recommend voting for Bill DeSteph.
  • 9th District: Incumbent Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-VA 9th) is challenged by Mark Lewis Jr. (L). I recommend voting for Mark Lewis Jr.
  • 10th District: Incumbent Senator Glen Sturtevant Jr. (R-VA 10th) is challenged by Doctor Ghazala Hashmi (D). I recommend voting for Glen Sturtevant Jr.
  • 11th District: Incumbent Senator Amanda Chase (R-VA 11th) is challenged by Amanda Pohl (D). I recommend voting for Amanda Chase.
  • 12th District: Incumbent Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-VA 12th) is challenged by Debraodman (D). I recommend voting for Siobhan Dunnavant.
  • 13th District: See full-form endorsement above.
  • 14th District: Incumbent Senator John Cosgrove Jr. (R-VA 14th) is challenged by Rebecca Raveson (D). I make no recommendation.
  • 15th District: Incumbent Senator Frank Ruff Jr. (R-VA 15th) is challenged by Virginia Smith (D). I recommend voting for Frank Ruff Jr.
  • 16th District: Waylin Ross (I) and Joseph “Joe” Morrissey (D) stand as the 16th District candidates. I recommend voting for Waylin Ross.
  • 17th District: Incumbent Senator Bryce Reeves (R-VA 17th) is challenged by Amy Laufer (D). I recommend voting for Bryce Reeves.
  • 18th District: Incumbent Senator L. Louise Lucas (D-VA 18th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 19th District: Incumbent Senator David Suetterlein (R-VA 19th) is challenged by Flourette Ketner (D). I recommend voting for David Suetterlein.
  • 20th District: Incumbent Senator William Stanley Jr. (R-VA 20th) is challenged by Sherman Witcher Sr. (I). I recommend voting for William Stanley Jr.
  • 21st District: Incumbent Senator John Edwards (D-VA 21st) is challenged by Steven Nelson (I). I make no recommendation.
  • 22nd District: Incumbent Senator Mark Peake (R-VA 21st) is challenged by Dakota Claytor (D). I recommend voting for Mark Peake.
  • 23rd District: Incumbent Senator Stephen “Steve” Newman (R-VA 23rd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 24th District: Incumbent Senator Emmett Hanger Jr. (R-VA 24th) is challenged by Annette Hyde (D). I recommend voting for Emmett Hanger Jr.
  • 25th District: Incumbent Senator R. Creigh Deeds (D-VA 25th) is challenged by Elliott Harding (I). I recommend voting for Creigh Deeds.
  • 26th District: Incumbent Senator Mark Obenshain (R-VA 25th) is challenged by April Moore (D). I recommend voting for Mark Obenshain.
  • 27th District: Incumbent Senator Jill Vogel (R-VA 27th) is challenged by Ronnie Ross III (D). I recommend voting for Jill Vogel.
  • 28th District: Incumbent Senator Richard Stuart (R-VA 28th) is challenged by Qasim Rashid (D). I recommend voting for Richard Stuart.
  • 29th District: Incumbent Senator Jeremy McPike (D-VA 29th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 30th District: Incumbent Senator Adam Ebbin (D-VA 30th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 31st District: Incumbent Senator Barbara Favola (D-VA 31st) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 32nd District: Incumbent Senator Janet Howell (D-VA 32nd) is challenged by Arthur Purves (R). I make no recommendation.
  • 33rd District: Incumbent Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-VA 33rd) is challenged by Leesburg Town Council Member Suzanne Fox (R). I recommend voting for Suzanne Fox.
  • 34th District: Incumbent Senator J.C. “Chap” Petersen (D-VA 34th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 35th District: Incumbent Senator Richard “Dick” Saslaw (D-VA 35th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 36th District: Incumbent Senator Scott Surovell (D-VA 36th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 38th District: Incumbent Senator A. Benton “Ben” Chafin Jr. (R-VA 38th) is challenged by George McCall III (I). I recommend voting for Ben Chafin Jr.
  • 39th District: Incumbent Senator George Barker (D-VA 39th) is challenged by S.W. “Dutch” Hillenburg (R). I recommend voting for Dutch Hillenburg.
  • 40th District: Former Marion Town Council Member Kenneth “Ken” Heath (I) and Delegate Todd Pillion (R-VA 4th) stand as the 40th District candidates. I recommend voting for Todd Pillion.

Virginia House of Delegates

  • 1st District: Incumbent Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-VA 1st) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 2nd District: Incumbent Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-VA 2nd) is challenged by Heather Mitchell (R). I recommend voting for Heather Mitchell.
  • 3rd District: Incumbent Delegate James “Will” Morefield (R-VA 3rd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 4th District: Doctor Starla Kiser (D) and William “Will” Wampler III (R) stand as the 4th District candidates. I recommend voting for Will Wampler III.
  • 5th District: Incumbent Delegate Israel O’Quinn (R-VA 5th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 6th District: Incumbent Delegate Jeffrey Campbell (R-VA 6th) is challenged by Marion Town Council Member James “Jim” Barker (D). I recommend voting for Jeffrey Campbell.
  • 7th District: Incumbent Delegate Larry “Nick” Rush (R-VA 7th) is challenged by Rhonda Seltz (D). I recommend voting for Nick Rush.
  • 8th District: Incumbent Delegate Joseph “Joe” McNamara (R-VA 8th) is challenged by Darlene Lewis. I recommend voting for Joe McNamara.
  • 9th District: Incumbent Delegate Charles Poindexter (R-VA 9th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 10th District: Incumbent Delegate Wendy Gooditis (D-VA 10th) is challenged by former Delegate J. Randall “Randy” Minchew (R-VA 10th). I recommend voting for Randy Minchew.
  • 11th District: Incumbent Delegate S. “Sam” Rasoul (D-VA 11th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 12th District: Incumbent Delegate Chris Hurst (D-VA 12th) is challenged by T. Forrest Hite (R). I recommend voting for Forrest Hite.
  • 13th District: Incumbent Delegate Danica Roem (D-VA 13th) is challenged by Kelly McGinn (R). I recommend voting for Kelly McGinn.
  • 14th District: Incumbent Delegate D.W. “Danny” Marshall III (R-VA 14th) is challenged by Eric Stamps (D). I recommend voting for Danny Marshall III.
  • 15th District: Incumbent Delegate C. Todd Gilbert (R-VA 15th) is challenged by Beverly Harrison (D). I recommend voting for Todd Gilbert.
  • 16th District: Incumbent Delegate Les Adams (R-VA 16th) is challenged by Dustin Evans (L). I recommend voting for Les Adams.
  • 17th District: Incumbent Delegate Christopher Head (R-VA 17th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 18th District: Incumbent Delegate Michael Webert (R-VA 18th) is challenged by Laura Galante (D). I recommend voting for Michael Webert.
  • 19th District: Incumbent Delegate Terry Austin (R-VA 19th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 20th District: G. “John” Avoli (R) and Jennifer Lewis (D) stand as the 20th District candidates. I recommend voting for John Avoli.
  • 21st District: Incumbent Delegate Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D-VA 21st) is challenged by Virginia Beach City Council Member Shannon Kane (R). I recommend voting for Shannon Kane.
  • 22nd District: Incumbent Delegate Kathy Byron (R-VA 22nd) is challenged by Jennifer Woofter (D). I recommend voting for Kathy Byron.
  • 23rd District: Wendell Walker (R) and David Zilles (D) stand as the 23rd District candidates. I recommend voting for Wendell Walker.
  • 24th District: Incumbent Delegate Ronnie Campbell (R-VA 24th) is challenged by B. Eli Fishpaw (I) and Christian Worth (D). I recommend voting for Ronnie Campbell.
  • 25th District: Janice Allen (I), Jennifer Kitchen (D), and Chris Runion (R) stand as the 24th District candidates. I recommend voting for Chris Runion.
  • 26th District: Incumbent Delegate Tony Wilt (R-VA 26th) is challenged by Brent Finnegan (D). I recommend voting for Tony Wilt.
  • 27th District: Incumbent Delegate Roxann Robinson (R-VA 27th) is challenged by Larry Barnett (D). I recommend voting for Roxann Robinson.
  • 28th District: Joshua Cole (D) and former Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde III (R) stand as the 28th District candidates. I recommend voting for Paul Milde III.
  • 29th District: Incumbent Delegate Christopher “Chris” Collins (R-VA 29th) is challenged by Irina Khanin (D). I recommend voting for Chris Collins.
  • 30th District: Ann Ridgeway (D) stands uncontested as the 30th District candidate.
  • 31st District: Incumbent Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-VA 31st) is challenged by Darrell “D.J.” Jordan Jr. (R). I recommend voting for D.J. Jordan Jr.
  • 32nd District: Incumbent Delegate David Reid (D-VA 32nd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 33rd District: Incumbent Delegate Dave LaRock (R-VA 33rd) is challenged by Mavis Taintor (D). I recommend voting for Dave LaRock.
  • 34th District: Incumbent Delegate Kathleen Murphy (D-VA 34th) is challenged by Gary Pan (R). I recommend voting for Gary Pan.
  • 35th District: Incumbent Delegate Mark Keam (D-VA 35th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 36th District: Incumbent Delegate Kenneth “Ken” Plum (D-VA 36th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 37th District: Incumbent Delegate David Bulova (D-VA 37th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 38th District: Incumbent Delegate L. Kaye Kory (D-VA 38th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 39th District: Incumbent Delegate Vivian Watts (D-VA 39th) is challenged by Nick Bell (R). I recommend voting for Nick Bell.
  • 40th District: Incumbent Delegate Timothy “Tim” Hugo (R-VA 40th) is challenged by Dan Helmer (D). I recommend voting for Tim Hugo.
  • 41st District: Incumbent Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-VA 41st) is challenged by Rachel Mace (L) and John Wolfe (I). I make no recommendation.
  • 42nd District: Incumbent Delegate Kathy Tran (D-VA 42nd) is challenged by Steve Adragna (R). I recommend voting for Steve Adragna.
  • 43rd District: Incumbent Delegate Mark Sickles (D-VA 42rd) is challenged by G. Gail Parker (I). I make no recommendation.
  • 44th District: Incumbent Delegate Paul Krizek (D-VA 44th) is challenged by Richard Hayden (R). I recommend voting for Richard Hayden.
  • 45th District: Incumbent Delegate Mark Levine (D-VA 45th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 46th District: Incumbent: Charniele Herring (D-VA 46th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 47th District: Incumbent: Patrick Hope (D-VA 47th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 48th District: Incumbent: Richard “Rip” Sullivan (D-VA 48th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 49th District: Incumbent Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-VA 49th) is challenged by Terry Modglin (I). I recommend voting for Terry Modglin.
  • 50th District: Incumbent Delegate Lee Carter (D-VA 50th) is challenged by Manassas City Council Member Ian Lovejoy (R). I recommend voting for Ian Lovejoy.
  • 51st District: Incumbent Delegate Hala Ayala (D-VA 51st) is challenged by former Delegate Richard “Rich” Anderson (R-VA 51st). I recommend voting for Rich Anderson.
  • 52nd District: Incumbent Delegate Luke Torian (D-VA 52nd) is challenged by Maria Martin (R). I recommend voting for Maria Martin.
  • 53rd District: Incumbent Delegate Marcus Simon (D-VA 53rd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 54th District: Incumbent Delegate Robert “Bobby” Orrock Sr. (R-VA 54th) is challenged by Neri Canahui-Ortiz (D). I recommend voting for Bobby Orrock Sr.
  • 55th District: Incumbent Delegate H.F. “Buddy” Fowler Jr. (R-VA 55th) is challenged by Morgan Goodman (D). I recommend voting for Buddy Fowler Jr.
  • 56th District: Incumbent Delegate John McGuire III (R-VA 56th) is challenged by Juanita Jo Matkins (D). I recommend voting for John McGuire III.
  • 57th District: Sally Dudson (D) stands uncontested as the 57th District candidate.
  • 58th District: Incumbent Delegate Robert “Rob” Bell III (R-VA 58th) is challenged by Doctor Elizabeth Alcorn (D). I recommend voting for Rob Bell III.
  • 59th District: Incumbent Delegate C. Matt Fariss (R-VA 59th) is challenged by Tim Hickey (D). I recommend voting far Matt Fariss.
  • 60th District: Incumbent Delegate James Edmunds III (R-VA 60th) is challenged by Janie Zimmerman (D). I recommend voting for James Edmunds III.
  • 61st District: Incumbent Delegate Thomas Wright Jr. (R-VA 61st) is challenged by Trudy Berry (D). I recommend voting for Thomas Wright Jr.
  • 62nd District: Chesterfield County School Board Member Carrie Coyner (R) and Lindsey Dougherty (D) stand as the 62nd District candidates.  I recommend voting for Carrie Coyner.
  • 63rd District: Incumbent Delegate Lashrecse Aird (D-VA 63rd) is challenged by Larry Haake III (I). I make no recommendation.
  • 64th District: Incumbent Delegate Emily Brewer (R-VA 64th) is challenged by Michele Joyce (D). I recommend voting for Emily Brewer.
  • 65th District: Incumbent Delegate R. Lee Ware Jr. (R-VA 65th) is challenged by Michael “Mike” Asip (D). I recommend voting for Lee Ware Jr.
  • 66th District: Incumbent Delegate M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox (R-VA 66th) is challenged by Sheila Bynum-Coleman (D) and L.K. Harris Sr. (I). I recommend voting for Kirk Cox.
  • 67th District: Incumbent Delegate Karrie Delaney (D-VA 67th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 68th District: Incumbent Delegate Dawn Adams (D-VA 68th) is challenged by Garrison Coward (R). I recommend voting for Garrison Coward.
  • 69th District: Incumbent Delegate Betsy Carr (D-VA 69th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 70th District: Incumbent Delegate Delores McQuinn (D VA 70th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 71st District: Incumbent Delegate Jeffrey Bourne (D-VA 71st) is challenged by Peter Wells (L). I make no recommendation.
  • 72nd District: Incumbent Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-VA 72nd) is challenged by GayDonna Vandergriff (R). I recommend voting for GayDonna Vandergriff.
  • 73rd District: Mary Margaret Kastelberg (R) and Rodney Willett (D) stand as the 73rd District candidates. I recommend voting for Mary Margaret Kastelberg.
  • 74th District: Incumbent Delegate Lamont Bagby (D-VA 74th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 75th District: Incumbent Delegate Roslyn Tyler (D-VA 75th) is challenged by H. Otto Wachsmann Jr. (R). I make no recommendation.
  • 76th District: Incumbent Delegate S. Chris Jones (R-VA 76th) is challenged by Clinton Jenkins (D). I recommend voting for Chris Jones.
  • 77th District: Incumbent: C.E. “Cliff” Hayes Jr. (D-VA 77th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 78th District: Incumbent: James “Jay” Leftwich Jr. (R-VA 78th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 79th District: Incumbent: Steve Heretick (D-VA 79th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 80th District: Ryan Benton (I), James “Jim” Evans Sr. (R), and Don Scott Jr. (D) stand as the 80th District candidates. I recommend voting for Ryan Benton.
  • 81st District: Incumbent Delegate Barry Knight (R-VA 81st) is challenged by Lenard Myers II (D). I recommend voting for Barry Knight.
  • 82nd District: Incumbent Delegate Jason Miyares (R-VA 82nd) is challenged by Gayle Johnson (D). I recommend voting for Jason Miyares.
  • 83rd District: Incumbent Delegate Christopher “Chris” Stolle (R-VA 83rd) is challenged by Nancy Guy (D). I recommend voting for Chris Stolle.
  • 84th District: Incumbent Delegate Glenn Davis Jr. (R-VA 84th) is challenged by Karen Mallard (D). I recommend voting for Glenn Davis Jr.
  • 85th District: Alex Askew (D) and N.D. “Rocky” Holcomb III (R) stand as the 85th District candidates. I recommend voting for Rocky Holcomb III.
  • 86th District: Incumbent Delegate Ibraheem Samirah (D-VA 68th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 87th District: See full-form endorsement above.
  • 88th District: Incumbent Delegate Mark Cole (R-VA 88th) is challenged by Jessica “Jess” Foster (D). I recommend voting for Mark Cole.
  • 89th District: Incumbent Delegate Jerrauld “Jay” Jones (D-VA 89th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 90th District: Incumbent Delegate Joseph “Joe” Lindsey (D-VA 90th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 91st District: Colleen Holcomb (R) and Martha Mugler (D) stand as the 91st District candidates. I recommend voting for Colleen Holcomb.
  • 92nd District: Incumbent Delegate Jeion Ward (D-VA 92nd) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 93rd District: Incumbent Delegate Michael “Mike” Mullin (D-VA 93rd) is challenged by former Williamsburg/James City County School Board Member Heather Cordasco (R). I recommend voting for Heather Cordasco.
  • 94th District: Incumbent Delegate David Yancey (R-VA 94th) is challenged by Michael Bartley (L) and Newport News School Board Member Shelly Simonds (D). I recommend voting for David Yancey.
  • 95th District: Incumbent Delegate Marcia “Cia” Price (D-VA 95th) is running for reelection uncontested.
  • 96th District: Amanda Batten (R), Doctor Mark Downey (D), and James Jobe (L) stand as the 96th District candidates. I recommend voting for Amanda Batten.
  • 97th District: Kevin Washington (D) and Scott Wyatt (R) stand as the 97th District candidates. I recommend voting for Scott Wyatt.
  • 98th District: Incumbent Delegate M. Keith Hodges (R-VA 98th) is challenged by Doctor Elizabeth “Ella” Webster (D). I recommend voting for Keith Hodges.
  • 99th District: Incumbent Delegate Margaret Bevans Ransone (R-VA 99th) is challenged by Francis Edwards (D). I recommend voting for Margaret Bevans Ransone.
  • 100th District: Incumbent Delegate Robert Bloxom Jr. (R-VA 100th) is challenged by Philip Hernandez (D). I recommend voting for Robert Bloxom Jr.

Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.