Lamont Bagby

Lamont Bagby (born December 21, 1976) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3, 2015, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 74th district, which includes Charles City County, parts of Henrico County and the city of Richmond. Bagby serves as Chair of the bicameral Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. He is a former member of the Henrico County School Board.

Lamont Bagby
Bagby in 2024
Member of the Virginia Senate
Assumed office
April 11, 2023
Preceded byJennifer McClellan
Constituency9th District (2023–2024)
14th District (2024–present)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 74th district
In office
July 23, 2015  April 11, 2023
Preceded byJoe Morrissey
Succeeded byDestiny Levere Bolling (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1976-12-21) December 21, 1976
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationNorfolk State University (BS)
Virginia Commonwealth University (MEd)
WebsiteOfficial website

Bagby was the Democratic nominee in a special election to Virginia's 9th Senate district, which was vacated by Jennifer McClellan following her election to Congress. He won the election on March 28, 2023. He was sworn in on April 11, 2023. He will be eligible to run for re-election in the newly re-drawn 14th Senate district.

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