Virginia Dems move to elect state’s first Black woman to Congress

Dec 22 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

Democrats in a vacant Richmond-based congressional district nominated Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan for the seat, putting her on a path to becoming the state’s first Black woman in Congress.

McClellan was one of four Democrats on the ballot Tuesday in the Virginia 4th Congressional District's quick-turnaround “firehouse primary,” along with state Sen. Joe Morrissey, Joseph Preston and Tavorise Marks. The seat was previously held by the late Democratic Rep. Don...

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