After Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) announced her resignation from the second district seat in the House of Delegates on Tuesday morning, candidates began filing their paperwork in an attempt to receive the Democratic nomination.
Democrats will be choosing their nominee by a firehouse primary on Saturday, December 12. The special election to fill the seat will take place on January 5, 2021.
Candi King, the first to announce is a “community leader, former small business owner and community relations liaison for a leading non-profit organization,” according to a press release.
“I thank Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy for her service. After speaking with my family and supporters, I am humbled to share that I will seek to represent the 2nd District in the House of Delegates,” said King in a statement. “Now more than ever, we need bold, progressive leadership to help us rebuild our communities and economy as we recover from this pandemic.”
King’s husband, John King, ran against Foy in the 2017 primary and lost by 12 votes.
Another Democratic candidate to announce on Tuesday is community activist Rozia Henson. “Virginians cannot wait for policies to pass slowly in the General Assembly,” Henson said in an interview with PW Perspective. “Let your voices be heard and help progressively move Virginia forward.” In the interview, Henson stated that he intended to primary Foy prior to her resignation.
The candidate that sources say Foy will support has yet to officially announce. However, it is just a matter of time according to party insiders. Foy is pushing for Pamela Montgomery, who currently serves as Chief of Staff to Prince William County Supervisor Margaret Franklin, to run for her vacant House seat. Montgomery has yet to release a statement.
House Republicans have not indicated the nomination method they will choose to decide on a candidate. Foy won with 60% of the vote in 2019.
We will update this post as new information is found.
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