David Toscano Explained

David Toscano
Office:Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start:November 19, 2011
Term End:December 31, 2018
Predecessor:Ward Armstrong
Successor:Eileen Filler-Corn
State Delegate1:Virginia
District1:57th
Term Start1:January 11, 2006
Term End1:January 8, 2020
Predecessor1:Mitchell Van Yahres
Successor1:Sally L. Hudson
Office2:Mayor of Charlottesville
Term Start2:1994
Term End2:1996
Predecessor2:Tom Vandever
Successor2:Kay Slaughter
Birth Name:David Joseph Toscano
Birth Date:28 June 1950
Birth Place:Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Nancy Tramontin
Children:1
Education:Colgate University (BA)
Boston College (MA, PhD)
University of Virginia (JD)
Signature:David Toscano signature.png

David Joseph Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer.

Career

A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council from 1990 to 2002 and was mayor from 1994 to 1996.[1] In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, succeeding Mitchell Van Yahres. He represented the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County.[2] [3] Toscano served as House Minority Leader from 2011-2018.[4]

Electoral history

Toscano first won the Democratic nomination for the District 57 House of Delegates seat in 2005.[5]

Toscano only faced a general election opponent three times: in 2005, against Republican, T. W. McCrystal;[6] and in 2009 and 2011 against Independent candidate, Robert Brandon Smith III.[7] [8]

In 2011, Toscano was elected Minority leader in the House of Delegates.[9]

Toscano did not seek reelection in the 2019 election, while facing an already declared challenge in the Democratic Party primary from Sally L. Hudson,[10] who ultimately won the primary and the general election to succeed him in that seat.[11]

Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
United States House of Representatives, 7th district
Nov 2, 1982[12] GeneralJ. Kenneth RobinsonRepublican76,75259.86
Lindsay G. Dorrier Jr.Democratic46,51436.28
David J. ToscanoIndependent4,9503.86
Write Ins80.00
Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district
Nov 8, 2005GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic14,12175.27
Thomas W. McCrystalRepublican4,61324.59
Write Ins270.14
Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic
Nov 6, 2007[13] GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic10,16498.35
Write Ins1711.65
Nov 3, 2009GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic14,07178.18
Robert Brandon Smith IIIIndependent3,84821.38
Write Ins790.44
Nov 8, 2011GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic10,94980.42
Robert Brandon Smith IIIIndependent2,60019.10
Write Ins650.48
Nov 5, 2013[14] GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic19,16897.91
Write Ins4092.09
Nov 3, 2015[15] GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic10,45996.75
Write Ins3513.25
Nov 8, 2017[16] GeneralDavid J. ToscanoDemocratic25,41996.89%
Write Ins8163.11%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-06-25. The Power Issue: Who's at the top?. 2020-10-22. C-VILLE Weekly. en.
  2. Virginia House of Delegates bio, 2009
  3. Web site: About David . Virginia House of Delegates; David Toscano; Delegate for the 57th District . 2009-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090610155121/http://www.davidtoscano.com/about.php . 2009-06-10 .
  4. Web site: Toscano Elected New House Minority Leader. davidtoscano.com. 19 November 2011 . 28 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2005 House of Delegates Democratic Primary District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
  6. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2005 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
  7. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2009 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
  8. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
  9. News: Toscano, Sickles to lead House Democratic caucus. Anita. Kumar. . 19 November 2011. 1 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Moomaw. Graham. 23 February 2019. Former Democratic leader David Toscano retiring from Va. House. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024065625/https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/former-democratic-leader-david-toscano-retiring-from-va-house/article_f41e4ad5-dce0-5e3c-a562-55489996aae5.html . 2020-10-24 . 2020-10-22. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en.
  11. Web site: Myrick. Darnell. 5 January 2020. Sally Hudson holds send-off before General Assembly. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029164439/https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41521561/sally-hudson-holds-sendoff-before-general-assembly . 2020-10-29 . 2020-10-22. CBS 19 News. en.
  12. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 1982 U.S. House General Election District 7 . Virginia State Board of Elections . November 8, 2017.
  13. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
  14. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
  15. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
  16. Web site: 2017 November General. Virginia State Board of Elections. December 13, 2017.