Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) has become the first black congresswoman elected in the Old Dominion after beating out GOP challenger Leon Benjamin on Tuesday in a special election for an open U.S. House seat.
Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has become the first black congresswoman elected in the Old Dominion after beating out GOP challenger Leon Benjamin on Tuesday in a special election for an open U.S. House seat.
McClellan, who was heavily favored to win, defeated her conservative rival for the 4th Congressional District seat, which was vacated following the death of Rep. Donald McEachin in November. McEachin was reelected with 65% of the vote but died just days later from colorectal cancer.“Jenn’s going to win this race,” Sen. Tim Kaine predicted at a rally held for McClellan in Richmond on Saturday.
McClellan clinched the Democratic nomination in December after winning a four-way firehouse primary with about 85% of the vote. The district is solidly blue, meaning she was the heavy favorite heading into Election Day. While Tuesday's outcome is unlikely to shift the balance of power in the House, McClellan's win sets a new record for the number of women serving in Congress as well as the number of black women serving in the House, which will rise to 28.She has led legislative packages such as the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, the first state voting rights act in the South.
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