Danica Roem
2024 - Present
2028
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Danica Roem (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 30. She assumed office on January 10, 2024. Her current term ends on January 12, 2028.
Roem (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 30. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Roem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Roem was born in Manassas, Virginia and graduated from Paul VI High School. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from St. Bonaventure University in 2006. Her professional experience includes working as a journalist, news editor, and executive director. As of 2023, Roem was affiliated with the Equality Chamber of Commerce DC Metro Area.[1] According to James Parrish, the executive director of Equality Virginia, Roem was the only openly transgender person to have run for the Virginia General Assembly from 2009 to 2017.[2][3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Roem was assigned to the following committees:
- Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee
- Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
- General Laws Committee
2020-2021
Roem was assigned to the following committees:
- Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee
- Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
- House Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Roem was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 30
Danica Roem defeated William Carroll Woolf in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 30 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danica Roem (D) | 51.8 | 30,499 | |
| William Carroll Woolf (R) | 47.9 | 28,240 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 58,922 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Danica Roem advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 30.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 30
William Carroll Woolf defeated Robert Ruffolo in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 30 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Carroll Woolf | 70.2 | 4,998 | |
| Robert Ruffolo | 29.8 | 2,120 | ||
| Total votes: 7,118 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ian Lovejoy (R)
Endorsements
Roem received the following endorsements.
- Pres. Joe Biden (D)
- Vice Pres. Kamala D. Harris (D)
- People for the American Way
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13
Incumbent Danica Roem defeated Christopher Stone in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danica Roem (D) | 54.2 | 15,604 | |
| Christopher Stone (R) | 45.6 | 13,125 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 28,782 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Danica Roem advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 13.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Christopher Stone advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 13.
Campaign finance
2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13
Incumbent Danica Roem defeated Kelly Sweeney McGinn in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danica Roem (D) | 55.9 | 12,066 | |
| Kelly Sweeney McGinn (R) | 43.9 | 9,468 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 21,576 | ||||
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2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[4] Danica Roem (D) defeated incumbent Bob Marshall (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 general election.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 13 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Danica Roem |
53.93% | 12,077 | |
| Republican | Bob Marshall Incumbent | 46.07% | 10,318 | |
| Total Votes | 22,395 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified 13 races to watch in the Virginia House of Delegates 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and nine Republican seats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch due to the media attention it received. In this race, incumbent Republican Bob Marshall was challenged by Danica Roem, a Democratic candidate who is openly transgender. According to NBC, Roem was the first openly transgender candidate to win a primary election in Virginia and ran to be the third transgender state legislator elected in the United States.[6] In 2017, Marshall introduced HB 1612, The Physical Privacy Act. HB 1612 would have required that government buildings maintain separate bathrooms for males and females and individuals use the bathroom designated for the sex listed on their birth certificate.[7]
Marshall won the seat by 12.2 points in 2015. District 13 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 13 by 14.8 points. Democrat Barack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 11.1 points. As of 2017, District 13 covered parts of Prince William County.
Democratic primary election
Danica Roem defeated Steven Jansen, Mansimran Kahlon, and Andrew Adams in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 Democratic primary.[8]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Danica Roem |
42.94% | 1,863 |
| Steven Jansen | 31.46% | 1,365 |
| Mansimran Kahlon | 18.92% | 821 |
| Andrew Adams | 6.68% | 290 |
| Total Votes | 4,339 | |
Republican primary election
Incumbent Bob Marshall ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 Republican primary.[9]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 13 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Bob Marshall Incumbent | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Danica Roem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roem's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm grateful to represent the people of the City of Manassas Park and the western Prince William County portions of Haymarket, Gainesville and my lifelong home of Manassas as the state delegate for the 13th District of the Virginia House of Delegates.
From 2006-2015, I authored more than 2,500 news stories about my home community as the lead reporter for the Gainesville Times / Prince William Times, covering topics like transportation, land use, utilities, schools, crime and safety. I then ran for office 2017, unseated the 13-term, self-described "chief homophobe" of Virginia and became the first out-and-seated transgender state legislator in American history.
I ran to fix Route 28, expand Medicaid, raise teacher pay and make Virginia a more inclusive commonwealth. Since then, I've secured $24.5 million to fix Route 28 between Manassas Park and Yorkshire with innovative intersection designs and voted for the construction of the multi-modal six-laning now underway in Centreville. I kept my promises to vote for Medicaid expansion for what is now more than 700,000 Virginians, and to raise teacher pay, which I've supported by voting for each budget.
I'm also grateful to have passed 41 House Bills during my six years in the General Assembly (all with bipartisan support). including 12 to feed hungry kids and one to ban above-ground transmission lines along the I-66 corridor between Gainesville and Haymarket for the rest of this decade.
My focus is constituent service.
- My transportation platform is based on three concepts: quicker, safer and greener commuters. That involves fixing existing problems on our existing roads rather than creating new problems with new roads (like the Bi-County Parkway, which I staunchly oppose). That also means finding multi-modal options for pedestrians and bicyclists to have quicker and safer commutes and increasing mass transit in our area — like bus and rail service — so long-distance commuters have an alternative to driving in the first place. Reducing idling and taking more vehicles off the road also both cut emissions, which is better for the environment as we fight climate change caused by people.
- As I run for the state Senate, I want to continue my work to support students, families, teachers and staff by continuing to raise teacher pay, feed hungry kids and making Virginia a more inclusive commonwealth for our students and educators so no matter what they look like, where they come from, how they worship if they do or who they love, that they are welcomed, celebrated, respected and protected because of who they are — not despite it.
- My legislative record on health care is one of dramatically increased enrollment in quality, affordable health insurance, where your doctors’ prescriptions and treatments are actually covered by your health insurance without you having to decide which bills to skip in order to afford it. That includes protections for pre-existing conditions. Likewise, I’ll continue to fight policies designed to undercut the Affordable Care Act in Virginia and make sure that when you need to see your doctor, you can, and that you get treated for what you need.
Fixing roads, feeding kids, delivering constituent service and making Virginia a more inclusive commonwealth.
I'm a results-oriented, diplomatic consensus-seeker driven by constituent service. I fight hard for my constituents and my values while picking my battles so that when I do speak and engage in debate, I'm an effective legislator. Even while having a national platform, I've earned a reputation of being a work horse who's always well-prepared in the Virginia House of Delegates.
All 41 of my bills that passed the House of Delegates also passed the state Senate and all of them were signed into law. I'm proud that through six years, I've never had a bill die in the Senate or be vetoed, which means I've developed strong working relationships across the aisle and across the hall.
Meanwhile at home, I've held about 40 local town hall meetings, I've attended every western Prince William County public school graduation not hindered by COVID-19 (as well as for Manassas Park High School) since 2018 and I'm a constant presence throughout the community. I've given out my personal cell number thousands of times to constituents while knocking on doors or communicating in person so they can call me directly.
Through 10.5 years of covering government at the local, state and federal levels, I saw the character traits of what made elected officials successful and unsuccessful and I've chosen to emulate those traits where the elected officials I saw demonstrated expertise in the subject matters they addressed, put in the work to verify facts and communicate those effectively, and approached governing by gauging results over rhetoric.
I would like the innovative intersection designs I've championed through the Centreville Road (Route 28) STARS Study and Rollins Ford Road Corridor Study to be implemented now that we've secured the funding for the latter and Phase 1 funding for the former; universal free school meals to be enacted so no child ever goes hungry in school and school meal debt never exists again; enrollment in Medicaid expansion to be maximized; and for Virginia to be a more inclusive commonwealth so no matter what you look like, where you come from, how you worship if you do, who you love or who you were born to be, that you're welcomed, celebrated respected and protected because of who you are, not despite it, and not for what other people tell you you're supposed to be.
I was an usher and program salesperson for the Potomac Cannons at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge from 2000-2001 when I made $5.15/hour my first year and $5.25/hour my second year. I was a sophomore and junior in high school when I had that job.
"Dragonfly in Amber" by Diana Gabaldon. What Jamie tells Claire before sending her back through the stones is the most beautiful text I've ever read or heard. When I first heard it on the audiobook, I sobbed. When I read it again in print, I sobbed. And when a friend of mine died in 2022, I read that passage to his widow while standing next to her by his casket. It's the true meaning of goodbye-isn't-the-end.
Denise Mahoney from Scrubs. She absolutely cracks me up.
"As We Speak" by Soilwork, from the 2002 album "Natural Born Chaos."
Compromise is necessary when the outcome, even with a compromise, results in overall better public policy. Whether Democrats or Republicans have been in the majority in the House of Delegates, I've compromised with other members many times with my legislation and voted for legislative compromises many times in order to advance what I believed would help the most number of people while mitigating or preventing harm. I understand that while it's important to strive for the best piece of legislation possible that governing -- especially when both parties share power -- is often the art of half a loaf.
Short answer: The successor to HB 2011 (2023).
Long answer: This year, we passed nine of my 15 House Bills while most of the other six advanced at least one step in the legislative process though they didn't pass.
One of those six was a constituent service bill for the people of Thoroughfare so allow internment rights for kin of people buried in family cemeteries located on private property. After many stakeholder meetings, amendments and compromises over two years, the bill only received one "no" vote total through two full committees (Courts of Justice and General Laws) before last-minute party-line politics on the House floor on "crossover" got in the way of this good, ready-for-primetime bill. I challenged the motion to re-refer the bill back to a third committee and recorded the party-line vote on the scoreboard that killed the bill.
I promised the people of Thoroughfare that the third version of this bill would be the first bill I would file if elected to the state Senate this Nov. 7.
Subsequently, I'll also reintroduce legislation in some form based on topics I worked on in 2023, including increasing transportation safety funding, fighting data center sprawl, burying transmission lines associated with the Prince William Digital Gateway (which I oppose in its entirety), funding universal free school meals, providing training for court-appointed guardians, and creating a farm-to-school task force so students can eat healthier, locally sourced meals while also learning how to garden.
Beyond that, I have a number of other bill ideas, especially continuing my work to make the Freedom of Information Act more accessible for the public.
U.S. Reps. Jennifer Wexton and Abigail Spanberger (the two members of Prince William County’s delegation to the House of Representatives), LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, Sister District, Human Rights Campaign, EMILY’s List, LPAC, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, LiUNA! (Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia / Baltimore / Washington Laborers’ District Council), VEA Fund for Children and Public Education, Freedom Virginia, Virginia NOW PAC, LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia, National Women’s Political Caucus — Virginia and the Veterans and Military Families Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia.
If the people of the 30th District elect me as their state senator this November 7, I'll ask to be seated on the Transportation Committee, General Laws and Technology Committee, and the Local Government Committee as that will be consistent with the committee assignments I've held during my three terms in the House of Delegates. After that, I would be willing to also serve on any of the power committees.
Given that my House seniority would be transferrable to the Senate, chances are I would be able to land a committee assignment usually not granted to first-year senators. I'm also prepared to lead a subcommittee if called upon on day one as chairwoman given that I did so for two different subcommittees from 2020-2021.
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2021
Danica Roem did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Danica Roem did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Ballotpedia candidate survey
Roem participated in a survey created by Ballotpedia. The survey was designed to let our readers know more about the candidates and feel confident that they are voting for the best person to represent them. The survey questions appear bolded, and Roem's responses follow below.
| “ | I'm running to represent the people of the 13th District of Virginia House of Delegates.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | The primary job of a state legislator is to secure funding for infrastructure projects and the core services provided by the state government.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | As delegate, I'll knock on doors to ask the residents about their thoughts on public policy issues involving land-use before I make official proposal. This is something Dominion Energy officials should have done before proposing 110-foot-high power towers in Gainesville and Haymarket in order to ask the people what options would be acceptable (hybrid option) and unacceptable (power towers). I would also work with the Manassas Park Governing Body, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the School Boards to deliver results on their legislative priorities.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | My legislative role models growing up here in Manassas were the late state Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-29) and the late Del. Harry Parrish (R-50), the "dynamic duo" from Manassas who helped build our transportation and education infrastructure. As a Democratic woman running for office in Northern Virginia, I consider state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33) and state Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) as examples of Democratic women representing Northern Virginia who deliver results by passing legislation, even as members of the minority party. I value their effectiveness and ability to get stuff done.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | Read your local newspaper! My political philosophy is based on 10.5 years of professional journalism, including serving as the lead reporter of the Gainesville Times from 2006-2015 and the news editor of the Montgomery County Sentinel from 2015-2016. Specializing in local and state government reporting informed my political philosophy as I had a front-row seat to see what works and what doesn't in government.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | In western Prince William County, we have to have adequate transportation infrastructure in order to bring high-paying jobs to Innovation Park. Economic development at Innovation Park will also bring in more commercial property tax revenue to the county government, which we can then put toward raising teacher pay so it's not the lowest in Northern Virginia. Transportation is linked to economic development which is linked to teacher pay.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | When we replace traffic lights with overpasses/interchanges throughout Centreville and replace the traffic light with a flyover at Orchard Bridge Drive in Yorkshire, I'll consider my political career a success and retire from elected office.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | The legislature and the governor should work together to prioritize transportation infrastructure projects that are actually desired by the people instead of telling the people what they're supposed to want like VDOT did in 2013 during the Bi-County Parkway debate when they distributed pro-BCP door hangers. I would work toward actualizing that by focusing on infrastructure projects that work within existing public right of way and limit eminent domain as much as possible to prevent anyone from losing their home or business along the Route 28 corridor.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I support expanding Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty line as proposed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe this year and rejected in a pure party-line vote by the House of Delegates: 34 yes, 66 no. That rejection left 3,700 constituents of the 13th District uninsured. I'll work to cover our residents who need a helping hand.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I strongly support the Virginia Values Veterans program and support efforts to expand employment opportunities as well as make sure we have adequate mental and physical health care facilities and physicians who are in the state and able to treat them.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | There is no sound argument for why West Virginia has a higher minimum wage for non-tipped workers at $8.75 per hour than Virginia does at $7.25 when the cost of living in Northern Virginia is exponentially higher than anywhere in West Virginia. Likewise, I support increasing the minimum wage to at least match West Virginia and then work toward a living wage, using Oregon as a model that takes into account the costs of living in highly populated urban areas and less populated rural areas. Regarding professional licensing, I oppose the bill from 2017 that would have made it easier for hair care professionals to operate without a license. People who are dealing with chemicals and sharp objects near someone's head should be licensed so they've met minimum safety training, this is basic. There is no margin for error with this, people can be burned or scarred.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | If you would not support discriminating against someone because of their gender, race, national origin, creed or other inherent identifier, then our government should not allow discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which are also inherent identifiers. The government does not compel religious groups who they can marry but the government does bar private businesses from discriminating against people based on protected classes within the Virginia Human Rights Act. I would vote in favor of adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Virginia Human Rights Act.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | Protesters have a right to demonstrate in non-violent ways in public squares, as long as they obtain a license if applicable. The police are there to enforce the law and protect and serve the public. So if the protesters aren't breaking the law, then they should be able to exercise their constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful public assembly.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I support paid parental leave for any new parents, regardless of their gender, so they can bond with their child or children without having to worry about their income in the short-run. For children aged 4-5, I support expanding access to pre-Kindergarten as Prince William County children who would be otherwise eligible are woefully under-enrolled.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I read the Gainesville Times and Inside Nova cover-to-cover weekly. As a reporter, I look for news from neutral, disinterested, third-party observers. The public does not regard "the media" well at all but generally like their local reporters when they know them. An independent, active free press is vital to the health and stability of our Republic and our local and state governments.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I support equality. Likewise, I recognize that certain societal barriers block women from reaching pay equity with men and that it is appropriate for the government to address that issue by making it easier for people to sue when they can prove their gender was a determining factor in them receiving less pay then someone else performing the same job.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | Our transportation infrastructure is wildly underconsidered as we build new houses in Prince William County. Likewise, we have overcapacity roads and no short-term means to alleviate traffic. This is why I've called for replacing traffic lights with overpasses in Centreville and with a flyover at Orchard Bridge Drive in Yorkshire just like VDOT did when they removed all of the traffic lights from Route 7 to Westfields Boulevard along the Route 28 corridor. We have the money and the existing precedent to get this done and my job as a delegate will be to author a bill to create a feasibility study to get this done so the localities can add it to their comprehensive plans, the NVTA can fund it and VDOT can oversee its implementation.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | We have an urgent problem right now with the crumbling infrastructure under the Memorial Bridge. If we don't address this problem immediately, then in a few years time, the bridge will have to be shutdown, which would be catastrophic for traffic congestion heading from Constitution Avenue to Interstate 66 as well as along the 14th Street Bridge. Our ideal relationship would be one in which our leaders make this project an urgent funding priority and get to work on fixing it.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | Transportation infrastructure and education will be my top funding priorities in the General Assembly.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | As a transgender woman, I know that bills like HB 1612 from 2017 are discriminatory and harmful. I oppose discriminating against LGBTQ people and know that transgender people need to have access to public accommodations based on our gender identity based on our lived gender, not on the sex we were assigned at birth.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | Yorkshire Elementary School currently has a 2-out-of-10-star rating on Zillow.com. I've talked to local residents who have told me they are leaving the area because of the lack of quality education their kids receive there and other parents who are opting to send their children to private schools instead. That means our system is failing those children and our legislature needs to help localities address chronic overcrowding and fully funding ESOL programs to help our teachers and students thrive.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | If the local residents who are in the pathways of pipelines oppose them, then we need to respect their wishes. It's that simple.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
| “ | I support independent redistricting performed by neutral, third-party observers who may only take into account stipulations within the Civil Rights Act/Voting Rights Act while drawing lines to be compact and contiguous.[10] | ” |
| —Danica Roem | ||
Candidate website
Roem's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Traffic |
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| —Danica Roem, [11] | ||
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Endorsements
2017
In 2017, Roem's endorsements included the following:
- Former Vice President Joe Biden (D)[12]
- LGBTQ Victory Fund[13]
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee[14]
- Virginia's List[15]
- Prince William County School Board Member Loree Williams[16]
- Fairfax County School Board Member Dalia Palchik[16]
- Fairfax County School Board Member Pat Hynes[16]
- Run for Something[17]
- Emily's List[18]
- People for the American Way[19]
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2024
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2021 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2023
- ↑ Danica Roem for Delegate, "About," accessed May 9, 2017
- ↑ Metro Weekly, "Transgender journalist announces run for Virginia House of Delegates," January 3, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ NBC News, "Transgender Candidate Danica Roem Wins Virginia Primary, Makes History," June 14, 2017
- ↑ Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HOUSE BILL NO. 1612," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Danica Roem for Delegate, "Top Issues," accessed May 9, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Biden endorses Danica Roem, four other Va. Democrats in House races," October 17, 2017
- ↑ Metro Weekly, "Victory Fund endorses Danica Roem for Virginia House of Delegates," April 24, 2017
- ↑ Metro Weekly, "Danica Roem earns progressive group’s endorsement for Virginia House seat," April 19, 2017
- ↑ Virginia's List, "Virginia's List Announces 11 Endorsements for House of Delegates, Lieutenant Governor," May 2, 2017
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Blue Virginia, "Elected School Board Members Endorse Danica Roem for Delegate," May 4, 2017
- ↑ Washington Post, "Democratic group endorses seven candidates under age 35 in Virginia delegate races," June 27, 2017
- ↑ Emily's List, "Emily's List endorses 7 candidates for Virginia House of Delegates," accessed August 31, 2017
- ↑ People for the American Way, "Next Up Victory Fund Endorses in Virginia," August 29, 2017
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