| Ken Plum | |
| State Delegate: | Virginia |
| District: | 36th |
| Term Start: | January 12, 1983 |
| Term End: | January 10, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Fred Creekmore Tom Forehand |
| Successor: | Ellen Campbell (redistricting) |
| Office1: | Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party |
| Term Start1: | March 7, 1998 |
| Term End1: | December 2, 2000 |
| Predecessor1: | Suzie Wrenn |
| State Delegate2: | Virginia |
| District2: | 50th |
| Alongside2: | Dorothy McDiarmid & Jack Rust |
| Term Start2: | January 13, 1982 |
| Term End2: | January 12, 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | Dick Bagley John D. Gray |
| Successor2: | Harry J. Parrish |
| State Delegate3: | Virginia |
| District3: | 18th |
| Alongside3: | Vince Callahan, Dorothy McDiarmid, Ray Vickery, & Martin Perper |
| Term Start3: | January 11, 1978 |
| Term End3: | January 9, 1980 |
| Predecessor3: | Carrington Williams |
| Successor3: | Jack Rust |
| Birth Name: | Kenneth Ray Plum |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Shenandoah, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Jane Meacham |
| Education: | University of Virginia (MEd) |
| Signature: | Kenneth R Plum signature.png |
Kenneth Ray Plum (born November 3, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District from 1982 to 2024. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district included a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of Reston.[1]
Plum was selected as chair of the House Democratic caucus on January 14, 2009. He was previously a chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. He currently serves as Caucus Chair Emeritus.[2] He also serves as the Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[3]
| Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | align="right" | 10,353 | 65% | Dan McGuire | align="right" | 5,532 | 35% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | align="right" | 11,924 | 58% | Dan McGuire | align="right" | 37% | Gary Alexander | Independent | align="right" | 981 | align="right" | 5% | |||||||||||
| 1999 | align="right" | 10,430 | 62% | M.N. Pocalyko | align="right" | 5,975 | 35% | P.L. Thomas | Independent | align="right" | 463 | align="right" | 3% | ||||||||||
| 2001 | align="right" | 16,424 | 99% | no candidate | align="right" | Write-ins | align="right" | 201 | align="right" | 1% | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | align="right" | 11,803 | 98% | no candidate | align="right" | Write-ins | align="right" | 186 | align="right" | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | align="right" | 16,310 | 79% | no candidate | align="right" | D. E. Ferguson | Libertarian | align="right" | 4,166 | align="right" | 20% | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | align="right" | 12,101 | 98% | no candidate | align="right" | Write-ins | align="right" | 302 | align="right" | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | align="right" | 12,893 | 60% | align="right" | 8,581 | 40% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | align="right" | 9,522 | 64% | align="right" | 5,327 | 36% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | align="right" | 25,701 | 71.5% | align="right" | 10,220 | 28.5% |
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