Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.
Jennifer McClellan | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Donald McEachin |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office January 13, 2017 – March 7, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Donald McEachin |
| Succeeded by | Lamont Bagby |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 71st district | |
| In office January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Viola Baskerville |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Bourne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Leigh McClellan December 28, 1972 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David Mills (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election, and defeated Republican nominee Leon Benjamin with 74.4% of the vote. She is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.
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