Charniele Herring
Charniele LeRhonda Herring (/ʃɑːrˈnɛl ˈhɛrɪŋ/ shar-NEL HERR-ing; born September 25, 1969) is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009, representing the 46th district, made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County, near Washington, D.C.
Charniele Herring | |
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| Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Kilgore |
| In office January 8, 2020 – January 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Terry Kilgore |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 26, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Moran |
| Constituency | 46th district (2009–2024) 4th district (2024–present) |
| Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party | |
| In office December 8, 2012 – March 15, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Moran |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charniele LeRhonda Herring September 25, 1969 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Mason University (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Herring is a member of the Democratic Party. She has been the House Democratic Caucus Chair since 2015 and in December 2012, she was the first African-American to be elected chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. In 2020, she was elected to be the Majority Leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, making her the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position. After April 27, 2022, she was de facto minority leader following the ouster of Eileen Filler-Corn. The Democratic caucus did not immediately choose a replacement for Filler-Corn, but simultaneously voted to retain Herring as their caucus chair. On June 1, 2022, Delegate Don Scott, who had called for the ouster of both Herring and Filler-Corn, was selected as minority leader.