2025 Endorsed Candidates
The Virginia AFL-CIO COPE Committee Makes Endorsements for the 2025 Election
Richmond, VA –During the Virginia AFL-CIO’s Twenty-Seventh Biennial State Conference and 2025 Political Convention held in Williamsburg, Virginia from August 15 – 16, 2025, the Virginia AFL-CIO COPE Committee and attending delegates endorsed the following candidates for the 2025 Election Cycle:
Lt. Governor: Ghazala Hashmi
Attorney General: Jay Jones
HD 1: Patrick Hope | HD 13: Marcus Simon | HD 23: Candi King | HD 36: Makayla Venable | HD 55: Amy Laufer | HD 70: Shelly Simonds | HD 80: Destiny LeVere Bolling | HD 90: Rodney Nickens |
HD 2: Adele McClure | HD 14: Vivian Watts | HD 25: Briana Sewell | HD 37: Sharron Burgess | HD 57: May Nivar | HD 71: Jessica Anderson | HD 81: Delores McQuinn | HD 92: Bonita Anthony |
HD 3: Alfonso Lopez | HD 15: Laura Jane Cohen | HD 26: JJ Singh | HD 38: Sam Rasoul | HD 58: Rodney Willett | HD 72: Randolph Todd Critzer | HD 82: Kimberly Pope Adams | HD 94: Phil Hernandez |
HD 5: Elizabeth Bennett Parker | HD 16: Paul Krizek | HD 27: Atoosa Reaser | HD 41: Lily Franklin | HD 59: Scott Konopasek | HD 73: Leslie Mehta | HD 83: Mary Person | HD 96: Kelly Convirs-Fowler |
HD 7: Karen Keys-Gamarra | HD 17: Mark Sickles | HD 28: David Reid | HD 44: Cindy Green | HD 62: Sara Ratcliffe | HD 74: Jonas James Eppert | HD 84: Nadarius Clark | HD 97: Michael Feggans |
HD 8: Irene Shin | HD 18: Kathy Tran | HD 29: Marty Martinez | HD 47: Yvonne Rorrer | HD 63: Forrest Miller | HD 75: Lindsey Dougherty | HD 85: Cia Price | HD 99: Cat Porterfield |
HD 9: Karrie Delaney | HD 19: Rozia Henson | HD 30: John Chilton McAuliff | HD 48: Melody Ann Cartwright | HD 64: Stacey Annie Carroll | HD 76: Debra Gardner | HD 86: Virgil Thornton | |
HD 10: Dan Helmer | HD 20: Michelle Maldonado | HD 33: Catherine Elizabeth Rec | HD 49: Gary Miller | HD 65: Joshua Cole | HD 77: Michael Jones | HD 87: Jeion Ward | |
HD 11: David Bulova | HD 21: Josh Thomas | HD 34: Andrew Payton | HD 51: Joy Powers | HD 66: Nicole Cole | HD 78: Betsy Carr | HD 88: Don Scott | |
HD 12: Holly Seibold | HD 22: Elizabeth Guzman | HD 35: Jena Lisa Crisler | HD 52: Rise Marie Hayes | HD 69: Mark Downey | HD 79: Rae Cousins | HD 89: Karen Robins Carnegie |
The Virginia AFL-CIO and its affiliates are proud to endorse these candidates as they will stand up for and uplift the voices of working people everywhere.