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Rev.
Delores McQuinn
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 8, 2009
Preceded byDwight Clinton Jones
Constituency70th district (2009–2024)
81st district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born (1954-11-26) November 26, 1954 (age 69)
Henrico County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJonathan McQuinn
ChildrenJames E. Minor III, Daytriel J. McQuinn
ResidenceRichmond, Virginia
Alma materVirginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Union University
CommitteesCounties, Cities and Towns; Transportation

Rev. Delores L. McQuinn (born November 26, 1954, in Henrico County, Virginia) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 81st district, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico, and Charles City Counties and the City of Richmond. She was previously a member of the Richmond City Council.[1][2]

Personal life

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McQuinn studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University. She is an associate minister at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Richmond.[3]

Political career

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McQuinn was a member of the Richmond School Board 1992–96, serving as vice chair.[2][3]

McQuinn was elected to the Richmond City Council in a special election on April 6, 1999, replacing Leonidas B. Young, II, who resigned in February, and Sherwood T. White, an interim appointment. She served as Vice-Mayor 2003–2004 and Vice-President of the Council 2007–2008.[4]

When Delegate Dwight Clinton Jones was elected Mayor of Richmond in November 2008, McQuinn ran for the Democratic nomination for his 70th district House seat. She defeated lawyer Carlos Brown for the nomination, and was unopposed in the general election on January 6, 2009.[1][5]

In the 2017 election, McQuinn faced a primary challenge from Alex Mejias.[6][7]

McQuinn serves as the Chair of the Transportation Committee and as a member of the Education, Appropriations, and Rules. She also serves as the Chair of the Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee and as a member of the Compensation and General Government Subcommittee, Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee in the Appropriations Committee. Additionally, McQuinn serves as a member of the Pre-K-12 Subcommittee in the Education Committee.[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "January 6, 2009 Special Election Unofficial Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  • ^ a b Virginia House of Delegates 2009
  • ^ a b "Biographies". Richmond Regional Planning District Commission. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  • ^ "City of Richmond; City Council 1948–present" (PDF). Richmond, Virginia: Office of the City Clerk. 2009-11-10. pp. 11–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  • ^ "McQuinn to face no House opponent". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2008-12-12. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  • ^ "Elections: House of Delegates District 70". Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  • ^ "Mejias announces bid for House of Delegates 70th District". Richmond, Virginia: Church Hill People's News. March 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  • ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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