Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district, consisting of parts of Manassas Park City and Prince William County, has been represented by Bob Marshall since 1991.[1]

2017 election

In 2017, Republican Bob Marshall is running for re-election. Marshall has represented the district for 11 terms of office.[2]

The candidates running in the Democratic primary were Steven Jansen, Mansimran Kahlon, Danica Roem, and Andrew Adams.[3]

Roem is a journalist and a transgender woman.[2] Roem has lived in Manassas her entire life.[4] Roem wants to make improvements to Virginia's highways and expand of public transportation.[4] Her campaign also focuses on employment and education in Virginia.[4] Commenting on Marshall's proposed bill to regulate use of restrooms in schools, at highway rest stops, and in other government buildings,[5] Roem said that Marshall's "legislative priorities are more concerned with where I go to the bathroom than how his constituents get to work."[6]

Kahlon is the owner of a trucking company.[7] Kahlon has previously served as chairman of the Brenstville Magisterial Democratic Committee.[7]

Jansen is an attorney who worked as a prosecutor near Detroit, Michigan.[7] Jansen has served as director of the National Center for Community Prosecution.[7]

Adams works as a manager of a pest-control business.[7] Adams served in the United States Army as an an active-duty officer for seven years, including deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait.[7]

Roem won the Democratic primary and will advance to the general election against Marshall.[2] Roem was the first candidate who is openly transgender to win a Virginia state legislative primary.[4] If she wins the general election, she would be the only legislator in the United States who is openly transgender.[4]

Primary results

Virginia House of Delegates, District 13, Democratic Primary, June 14, 2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roem Danica 1,863 43
Democratic Steven Jansen 1,364 31
Democratic Mansimran Kahlon 820 19
Democratic Andrew Adams 290 7

General election results

Virginia House of Delegates, District 13, General Election, November 7, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roem Danica
Republican Bob Marshall

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates District 13 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Moreau, Julie. "Transgender Candidate Danica Roem Wins Virginia Primary, Makes History". NBC News. June 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Elections: House of Delegates District 13". Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ring, Trudy. "Trans Candidate Wins Virginia House Primary, Makes History". The Advocate. June 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Vozzella, Laura; Balingit, Moriah. "Virginia lawmaker proposes a ‘bathroom bill’ to restrict public bathroom use by transgender people". The Washington Post. January 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Novek, Jocelyn. "State elections see infusion of first-time women candidates". Associated Press. June 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Virginia Primary: 2017 Voter's Guide". WUSA. June 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017 Virginia Democratic primary results". WTOP. June 13, 2017.


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