Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district

Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district, in Prince William County, Virginia, elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates,[1] the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.

The 51st district has been represented by Democrat Hala Ayala since 2018.[2]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 16, 1998
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January 9, 2008		 M. B. McQuigg Republican Declined to run for reelection
January 9, 2008
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January 13, 2010		 Paul F. Nichols Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010
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January 10, 2018		 Rich Anderson Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 10, 2018
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present		 Hala Ayala Democratic First elected in 2017


Electoral history

In December 2020, Briana Sewell[3] announced her intention to run for Delegate of District 51. She is endorsed by Hala Ayala,[4] the district's current delegate who is vacating the seat to run for Virginia's Lieutenant Governor, a move announced in July 2020.[5] She is also endorsed by U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly, with whom she has worked in the past.[6] Briana served as Chief of Staff to the Prince William County Chair At-Large, Ann Wheeler, and was previously the Political Director and Senior Organizer for the Virginia Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy.[7] According to her candidate website,[8] Briana earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from the College of William and Mary and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from American University. She is running as a Democrat.[9]


Republican Rich Anderson represented District 51 from 2010 to 2018.[10] In November 2017, he was defeated by Democrat Hala Ayala in an election where the Medicaid expansion figured significantly; Anderson opposed while Ayala supported the policy, which ultimately passed, making an additional 14,000 Prince William County residents eligible for the low-income health insurance program.[10]

Anderson has declared his candidacy to challenge Ayala in 2019.[10]

References
  1. House of Delegates District 51 map at vpap.org
  2. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. STAFF, INSIDENOVA. "Briana Sewell to seek 51st District House seat; Ayala not running for re-election". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. "Delegate Hala Ayala Endorses Briana Sewell for 51st House District". Hala for Virginia. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  5. "Hala Ayala Announces Candidacy for Virginia Lieutenant Governor". Hala for Virginia. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. "Congressman Gerry Connolly's to host Prince William Military Service Academy Night". Potomac Local News. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  7. Writer, Daniel Berti Times Staff. "Woodbridge resident Briana Sewell announces bid for 51st House of Delegates' seat". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  8. "Briana Sewell for Virginia's 51st House District". Briana Sewell for Delegate. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  9. "Briana Sewell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  10. Palermo, Jill (February 28, 2019). "Former delegate Rich Anderson announces bid for Virginia's 51st District". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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