J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 E a r l y l i f e a n d e d u c a t i o n
2 C a r e e r
3 L e g i s l a t i v e i n i t i a t i v e s
T o g g l e L e g i s l a t i v e i n i t i a t i v e s s u b s e c t i o n
3 . 1 C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s
4 P e r s o n a l l i f e
5 E l e c t o r a l h i s t o r y
6 R e f e r e n c e s
7 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
H a l a A y a l a
3 l a n g u a g e s
● ت ۆ ر ک ج ه ● م ص ر ى ● S i m p l e E n g l i s h
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
I n o t h e r p r o j e c t s
● W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
American politician (born 1973)
Hala Sophia Ayala (born April 23, 1973) is an American politician who represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election , losing to Republican nominee Winsome Sears on November 2, 2021. She was also a candidate for Virginia State Senate in the 33rd District, losing the Democratic primary to Jennifer Carroll Foy on June 20, 2023.[1] [2]
Early life and education
[ edit ]
Ayala is a native of Alexandria, Virginia . She graduated from Woodbridge Senior High School , and has an associate’s degree in psychology from the University of Phoenix .[3] [4]
Ayala's father was an immigrant from El Salvador ,[5] [3] Irish and Lebanese .[3] Medicaid , which provided healthcare for her and her son.[6]
Career
[ edit ] Ayala at a campaign rally for Lieutenant Governor in 2021.
Ayala formerly worked for the United States Department of Homeland Security as a cybersecurity specialist. She also formerly led the Prince William County chapter of the National Organization for Women ,[7] [3] Governor Terry McAuliffe for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.[8]
Ayala cites the documentary Miss Representation Barack Obama's reelection campaign in 2012.[3] Women's March against Donald Trump .[9]
Ayala ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2017 elections for the 51st district, which covers much of Prince William County.[7] Occoquan , in eastern Prince William, to Nokesville on the county's western border."[3] Hillary Clinton in the preceding year's presidential election , but was held by a Republican state house delegate.[3] Virginia House of Delegates , defeating Ken Boddye in the primary election . In the general election, Ayala defeated four-term Republican incumbent Richard L. Anderson .[7] Elizabeth Guzman became the first Hispanic women elected to the House.[9] [9]
In July 2020, Ayala announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2021 election .[10] [11] [2] Winsome Sears .
In March 2022, Ayala announced her candidacy for Virginia State Senate for the 33rd District. She lost the June 2023 primary election to Jennifer Carroll Foy .
Legislative initiatives
[ edit ]
Drawing on her 18 years as an information security specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard , Ayala has made information and cyber security one focus of her efforts.[12] [13] tax preparers to report security breaches became law.[14] network-connected devices , and requiring digital services to remove information about minors upon request.[13]
Committee assignments
[ edit ]
Ayala served as a member of the Science and Technology Committee and the Finance Committee.[15]
Personal life
[ edit ]
Ayala lives in Lake Ridge, Virginia . She has two children.[3]
Electoral history
[ edit ]
Year
Office
Party
Votes for Ayala
%
Opponent
Party
Votes
%
2017
Virginia House of Delegates
Y 15,244[16]
52.98%
Rich Anderson (inc.)
Republican
13,476
46.84%
2019
Y 15,508[17]
54.58%
Rich Anderson
Republican
12,882
45.34%
2021
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Democratic
1,597,793
49.1%
Winsome Sears
Y 1,655,511
50.8%
2023
Virginia Senate
Democratic
5,473
37.15%
Jennifer Carroll Foy
Y 9,259
62.85%
References
[ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h Jill Palermo, Former Prince William NOW president launches bid for state delegate Archived July 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Fauquier Times (April 4, 2017).
^ "Delegate Hala S. Ayala (D )" . virginiaalmanac.gmu.edu . Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ Fenit Nirappil, In a changing Virginia suburb, a slate of diverse Democrats hopes to show path back to power Archived November 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Washington Post (September 28, 2017).
^ "Meet Hala" . Hala For Virginia . November 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021 .
^ a b c Alex Koma, Ayala wins 51st District seat, defeating 4-term incumbent Archived November 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Inside NoVa (November 8, 2017).
^ Council on Women Members Archived November 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Commonwealth of Virginia (last accessed November 10, 2017).
^ a b c Nuño, Stephen A. (November 8, 2017). "First Two Latinas Are Elected to Virginia House of Delegates, Making History" . NBC News . Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
^ Ayala, Hala. "Tweet from @HalaAyala" . Twitter . Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
^ "Delegate Hala Ayala Endorses Briana Sewell for 51st House District" . Hala for Virginia . December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ Marks, Joseph (May 20, 2019). "These political candidates are running on their cybersecurity expertise" . Washington Post . Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
^ a b Wolff, Josephine (August 6, 2019). "Are Voters Ready for Politicians to Run on Cybersecurity Platforms?" . Slate Magazine . Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
^ Nolen, Chris (April 27, 2018). "2018 Virginia General Assembly Wrap-Up: Modest Privacy-Related Bills Adopted" . McGuire Woods . Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
^ "Virginia General Assembly members" . Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
^ "House of Delegates District 51 (2017)" . www.vpap.org . Virginia Public Access Project. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
^ "House of Delegates District 51 (2019)" . www.vpap.org . Virginia Public Access Project. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
External links
[ edit ]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Hala Ayala .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hala_Ayala&oldid=1235704608 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 7 3 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n l e g i s l a t o r s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w o m e n p o l i t i c i a n s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y V i r g i n i a p o l i t i c i a n s ● A m e r i c a n p e o p l e o f I r i s h d e s c e n t ● A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s o f L e b a n e s e d e s c e n t ● A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s o f S a l v a d o r a n d e s c e n t ● C a n d i d a t e s i n t h e 2 0 2 1 U n i t e d S t a t e s e l e c t i o n s ● C a n d i d a t e s i n t h e 2 0 2 3 U n i t e d S t a t e s e l e c t i o n s ● D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y m e m b e r s o f t h e V i r g i n i a H o u s e o f D e l e g a t e s ● H i s p a n i c a n d L a t i n o A m e r i c a n s t a t e l e g i s l a t o r s i n V i r g i n i a ● H i s p a n i c a n d L a t i n o A m e r i c a n w o m e n i n p o l i t i c s ● N a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n f o r W o m e n p e o p l e ● P e o p l e f r o m P r i n c e W i l l i a m C o u n t y , V i r g i n i a ● P o l i t i c i a n s f r o m A l e x a n d r i a , V i r g i n i a ● U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e l a n d S e c u r i t y o f f i c i a l s ● U n i v e r s i t y o f P h o e n i x a l u m n i ● W o m e n g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c i a l s ● W o m e n s t a t e l e g i s l a t o r s i n V i r g i n i a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● U s e A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 1 ● A l l W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n i n A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 1 ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k f r o m W i k i d a t a ● P e o p l e a p p e a r i n g o n C - S P A N
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 0 J u l y 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 9 : 2 6 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
Y Democratic
