Election 2023
Make Your Voice Be Heard & VOTE!
This Novemer, educators in Virginia have a chance to elect a pro-worker and pro-public education majority in both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate. From lifting the arbitrary support cap and fully funding our schools to ensuring schools are safe environments and protecting marginalized students, there is a lot of work to do. With all 140 General Assembly seats up for election, AFT Virginia members can make a real impact.
Learn more about the candidates in your area and how to get involved below.
Voting Information
Voter Registration
Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: October 16, 2023.
Voters may utilize the new “Same Day Voter Registration” laws and register after this date, through Election Day, and vote using a provisional ballot. You may same day register at the office of your general registrar or satellite location during the early voting period. On Election Day, you must go to the polling place for the precinct in which you reside.
Check or update your voter registration here.
Early Vote Information
The first day of in-person early voting at your local registrar’s office: Friday, September 22, 2023.
The last day of in-person early voting at your local voter registration office: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Fairfax City: 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax, VA 22030
Fairfax County: 12000 Government Center Pkwy., Ste. 323, Fairfax, VA 22035
Norfolk City: 810 Union St., Ste. 100, Norfolk, VA 23510
Hampton City: 101 Kings Way, Hampton, VA 23669
Get Involved
In order to secure victories for AFT Virginia and public education as a whole in Virginia, it’s going to take all of us!
If you would like to get involved, let us know by filling out one of our interest forms.
List of Endorsed Candidates
House of Delegates
Endorsed Candidates
HD 1 – Patrick Hope
HD 2 – Adele McClure
HD 3 – Alfonso Lopez
HD 4 – Charniele Herring
HD 5 – Elizabeth Bennett Parker
HD 6 – Rip Sullivan
HD 7 – Karen Keys- Gamarra
HD 8 – Irene Shin
HD 9 – Karrie Delaney
HD 10 – Dan Helmer
HD 11 – David Bulova
HD 12 – Holly Seibold
HD 13 – Marcus Simon
HD 15 – Laura Jane Cohen
HD 16 – Paul Krizek
HD 17 – Mark Sickles
HD 18 – Kathy Tran
HD 19 – Rozia Henson
HD 20 – Michelle Maldonado
HD 21 – Josh Thomas
HD 22 – Travis Nembhard
HD 23 – Candi King
HD 25 – Briana Sewell
HD 26 – Kannan Srinivasan
HD 27 – Atoosa Reaser
HD 28 – David Reid
HD 29 – Marty Martinez
HD 30 – Rob Banse
HD 31 – Steve Foreman
HD 32 – Mady Rodriguez
HD 33 – Bob Smith
HD 34 – Esther Nizer
HD 36 – Randall Wolf
HD 38 – Sam Rasoul
HD 41 – Lily Franklin
HD 47 – Patty Quesenberry
HD 52 – Jennifer Woofter
HD 55 – Amy Laufer
HD 57 – Susanna Gibson
HD 58 – Rodney Willett
HD 59 – Rachel Levy
HD 60 – Keith Braxton
HD 61 – Larry Jackson
HD 62 – Sara Ratcliffe
HD 64 – Leonard Lacey
HD 65 – Joshua Cole
HD 66 – Mark Lux
HD 70 – Shelly Simonds
HD 71 – Jessica Anderson
HD 72 – Bilal Raychouni
HD 76 – Debra Gardner
HD 77 – Michael Jones
HD 78 – Betsy Carr
HD 79 – Rae Cousins
HD 80 – Destiny LeVere Bolling
HD 81 – Delores McQuinn
HD 82 – Kimberly Pope Adams
HD 84 – Nadarius Clark
HD 86 – Jarris Taylor
HD 87 – Jeion Ward
HD 88 – Don Scott
HD 89 – Karen Jenkins
HD 92 – Bonita Anthony
HD 93 – Jackie Glass
HD 94 – Phil Hernandez
HD 96 – Kelly Convirs-Fowler
HD 97 – Michael Feggans
State Senate
Endorsed Candidates
SD 1 – Emily Scott
SD 2 – Kathy Beery
SD 3 – Jade Harris
SD 4 – Trish White-Boyd
SD 7 – Renie Gates
SD 12 – Natan McKenzie
SD 13 – Lashrecse Aird
SD 14 – Lamont Bagby
SD 15 – Ghazala Hashmi
SD 16 – Schuyler VanValkenburg
SD 17 – Clint Jenkins
SD 18 – Louise Lucas
SD 20 – Victoria Luevanos
SD 21 – Angela Williams-Graves
SD 22 – Aaron Rouse
SD 23 – Mamie Locke
SD 25 – Jolicia Ward
SD 26 – Pam Garner
SD 28 – Jason Ford
SD 29 – Jeremy McPike
SD 30 – Danica Roem
SD 31 – Russet Perry
SD 32 – Suhas Subramanyam
SD 33 – Jennifer Carroll Foy
SD 35 – David Marsden
SD 36 – Stella Pekarsky
SD 37 – Saddam Salim
SD 38 – Jennifer Boysko
SD 39 – Adam Ebbin
SD 40 – Barbara Favola
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Endorsed Candidates
Jimmy Bierman (Dranesville)
James Walkinshaw (Braddock)
Dalia Palchik (Providence)
Andres Jiminez (Mason)
Fairfax County School Board
Endorsed Candidates
Kyle McDaniel (At-Large)
Ilryong Moon (At-Large)
Ryan McElveen (At-Large)
Melanie Meren (Hunter Mill)
Robyn Lady (Dranesville)
Karl Frisch (Providence)
Marcia St. John-Cunning (Franconia)
As a member of the Virginia AFL-CIO, AFT Virginia participated in their formal endorsement process and thus endorse the slate of AFL-CIO Endorsed candidates above for all state legislative candidates. For candidates endorsed at the local level, the local union facilitated an endorsement interview process with members.