Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 35, in the Shenandoah Valley,^[1] is currently represented by Republican Chris Runion since 2024.

Elections

Mark Keam narrowly defeated James Hyland in 2007.^[2] He defeated mechanical engineer Leiann Leppin Luse in 2013.^[3] In that election, Luse had run on a platform of cutting taxes and regulations.^[4]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 14, 1998 - January 3, 2004		Jeannemarie Devolites Davis		Republican	Declined to run for reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
nowrap	January 3, 2004 - January 13, 2009	align=left		Steve Shannon		Democratic	Resigned; Unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General of Virginia
nowrap	January 13, 2010 - September 6, 2022	align=left		Mark Keam		Democratic	Elected via special election; resigned take a position in the Biden Administration.^[5]
nowrap	January 13, 2023 – January 10, 2024		Holly Seibold		Democratic	Elected via special election. Redistricted to the 12th district.
nowrap	January 10, 2024 – present		Chris Runion		Republican

External links

Web site: House District 35 . Virginia Division of Legislative Services . . Map..

Notes and References

Web site: vpap.org. The Virginia Public Access Project.
Web site: Elections: House of Delegates District 35 . Vpap.org . 2007-11-06 . 2017-04-04.
Web site: Elections: House of Delegates District 35 . Vpap.org . 2013-11-05 . 2017-04-04.
Web site: 3 Steps for 2014 | Leiann Luse for Delegate . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107130332/http://lusefordelegate.com/3-steps-for-2014/ . dead . 2013-11-07 . 2017-04-04.
Web site: Press Release: Fairfax Democrats Chair's Statement on Resignation of Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) – Fairfax County Democratic Committee . 2022-09-06 . en-US.