McClellan becomes first Black woman from Virginia elected to Congress; Bagby formally announces bid for Virginia Senate seat
Henrico Newsflash – February 22, 2023
McClellan becomes first Black woman from Virginia elected to Congress
Democrat Jennifer McClellan easily won a special election to claim the Fourth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, earning nearly three-quarters of the vote to easily defeat Republican Leon Benjamin.
The victory was a historic one for McClellan, 50, who will become the first Black woman to serve in Congress from Virginia.
Bagby formally announces bid for Virginia Senate seat
Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby Wednesday formally announced that he will seek the Ninth District Virginia Senate seat being vacated by Jennifer McClellan, who in a special election Tuesday won election to the U.S. House of Representatives representing the Fourth District.
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