Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district

Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 2 represents parts of Prince William and Stafford counties. The seat is currently held by Jennifer Carroll Foy. Foy resigned effective December 12, 2020, to focus on her campaign for the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election.[1] Candi King won an election to fill the seat on January 5, 2021.[2]

Elections

2017

The seat was previously held by L. Mark Dudenhefer.[3] He announced in January 2017 he would not seek reelection.[4] Jennifer Foy won the June 2017 primary to become the Democratic candidate.[5] She initially faced Republican Laquan Austion; however he withdrew from the race in August 2017.[6] Republicans selected Michael Makee to run instead.[7]

District officeholders

Years		Party	Electoral history
January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983	Joseph A. Johnson	Democratic
January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983	Grover Jennings	Democratic
January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1988	James W. Robinson	Democratic	Lost primary election
January 13, 1988 – June 1991	J. Jack Kennedy Jr.	Democratic	Resigned upon special election to Senate
January 8, 1992 – January 11, 2012	Bud Phillips	Democratic	Retired following redistricting
January 11, 2012 – January 8, 2014	Mark Dudenhefer	Republican	Defeated in bid for reelection
January 8, 2014 – January 13, 2016	Michael Futrell	Democratic	Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2016 – January 10, 2018	Mark Dudenhefer	Republican	Declined to seek reelection
January 10, 2018 – December 12, 2020	Jennifer Carroll Foy	Democratic	First elected in 2017. Resigned to run for Governor.
January 13, 2021 – present	Candi King	Democratic	First elected in 2021

References

"Virginia Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy Steps Down to Focus on Governor Campaign". NBC4 Washington. December 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
"Democrat Candi King wins special election for 2nd District House of Delegates seat". Prince William Times. January 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
"Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
Koma, Alex (January 21, 2017). "Josh King tries another go at Second District seat". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
"2017 Virginia Democratic primary results". WTOP. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
Palermo, Jill (August 11, 2017). "Following master's degree snafu, Austion bows out of delegate race". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
Vicinanzo, Amanda (August 18, 2017). "Traffic, education are key issues for new GOP nominee for District 2 House seat". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

External links

2nd House of Delegates district map

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[:1-1] "Virginia Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy Steps Down to Focus on Governor Campaign". NBC4 Washington. December 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

[2] "Democrat Candi King wins special election for 2nd District House of Delegates seat". Prince William Times. January 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[3] "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[:0-4] Koma, Alex (January 21, 2017). "Josh King tries another go at Second District seat". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

[5] "2017 Virginia Democratic primary results". WTOP. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[6] Palermo, Jill (August 11, 2017). "Following master's degree snafu, Austion bows out of delegate race". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[7] Vicinanzo, Amanda (August 18, 2017). "Traffic, education are key issues for new GOP nominee for District 2 House seat". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 7 September 2017.