Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The 13th district consists of Falls Church as well as a portion of Fairfax County. Its seat is currently held by Marcus Simon.[1]

2017 election

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In the 2017 off-cycle general election, Bob Marshall ran for re-election to hold his seat which he had held since 1992.[2] His Democratic opponent was Danica Roem,[3] who has lived in Manassas her entire life.[4] Roem campaigned on infrastructure issues, economic development, a minimum wage increase, school funding reform and civil rights issues.[5] Commenting on Marshall's proposed bill to regulate use of restrooms in schools, at highway rest stops, and in other government buildings,[6] Roem said that Marshall's "legislative priorities are more concerned with where I go to the bathroom than how his constituents get to work."[7]

On November 7, 2017 during the general election, Roem defeated Republican incumbent Bob Marshall by a wide margin, making Roem the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia Assembly and the highest-elected transgender person in the United States to date.[8][9]

District officeholders

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Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 11, 1978

January 13, 1982
Mary Sue Terry Democratic Declined to seek reelection
January 13, 1982

1983
Charles R. Hawkins Republican Declined to seek reelection
1983

January 8, 1992
Joan H. Munford Democratic Declined to seek reelection
January 8, 1992

January 10, 2018
Bob Marshall Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 10, 2018

January 10, 2024
Danica Roem Democratic First elected in 2017 (redistricted to the 20th District successfully ran for Senate District 30)
January 10, 2024

present
Marcus Simon Democratic Redistricted from the 53rd District

Electoral history

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As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,579 civilians reside within Virginia's thirteenth state house district.[10]

Primary results

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Virginia House of Delegates, District 13, Democratic Primary, June 14, 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danica Roem 1,863 43
Democratic Steven Jansen 1,364 31
Democratic Mansimran Kahlon 820 19
Democratic Andrew Adams 290 7

General election results

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Virginia House of Delegates, District 13, General Election, November 7, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danica Roem 11,885 54.14%
Republican Bob Marshall 9,980 45.46%[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Sophia Barnes. "Danica Roem Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Legislator". WRC-TV. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Danica Roem". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Linley Sanders (November 7, 2017). "Who Is Danica Roem? Meet The Transgender Virginia Candidate Running For Office In Trump's America". Newsweek. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Laura Vozzella; Moriah Balingit (January 5, 2017). "Virginia lawmaker proposes a 'bathroom bill' to restrict public bathroom use by transgender people". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Jocelyn Novek (June 6, 2017). "State elections see infusion of first-time women candidates". Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  8. ^ a b 2017 November General Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Antonio Olivo (November 8, 2017). "Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 Virginia Democratic primary results". WTOP. June 13, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.