Virginia House 57th district
Virginia's 57th District State Assembly district is one of 100 Virginia General Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat represented[when?] by David Toscano.[1] [2][3]
Toscano announced his retirement from office on February 23, 2019.[4]
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The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members. Combined together, the General Assembly consists of 140 elected representatives from an equal number of constituent districts across the commonwealth.
District profile
As of the 2010 census, a total population of 80,778 reside within Virginia's fifty-seventh state house district. Virginia's state delegates represent an average of 80,010 residents.[5]
- Demographics: 69.2% White, 18.1% Black, 0.6% American Indian, 8.2% Asian, 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3.2% Other, 0.5% Two or more races.
District Description
The district encompasses all of Charlottesville and a portion of Albemarle County east of the city comprised of Agnor-Hurt (104), Branchlands (103), Cale (405), Dunlora (105), Georgetown (203), University Hall (202), and Woodbrook (101) Precincts and parts of the East Ivy (304) and Free Bridge (504) Precincts. The district is primarily suburban.
Term & qualifications
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election. Delegates must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the election, residents of the district they represent, and qualified to vote for members of the Virginia General Assembly.
Salaries
Vacancies
2019 election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates are taking place in 2019 - All 100 seats are up for election. The primary is on June 11, 2019, and the general election is on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for Primary Candidates was March 28, 2019. Candidates last day to file for General Election is June 11, 2019. No independents or Republicans have announced whether they will run.
Democratic primary election
Sally Hudson and Kathleen Galvin are running in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 57 on June 11, 2019.
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- Sally Hudson, a professor at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, announced in December 2018 that she would challenge incumbent David Toscano in the 2019 Democratic primary for the seat.[6]Toscano announced his retirement from office on February 23, 2019.[7]
- Kathy Galvin, Charlottesville City Councilor was expected to formally announce on March 14 her run for the Democratic nomination as well.[8]
General Election
References
- ↑ https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0188 Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings
- ↑ https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/
- ↑ https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0188
- ↑ Web. Toscano announces retirement from House of Delegates, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 23, 2019, retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/Data/house%20plans/hb5005_passed_042811_houseplan/hb5005_passed_042811_houseplan.pdf Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Legislative Services, Redistricting 2010, (HB 5005-Passed 4/28/11)
- ↑ Web. Prof. Sally Hudson challenges David Toscano for House of Delegates seat, Jake Gold, News Article, Cavalier Daily, December 4, 2018, retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Toscano announces retirement from House of Delegates, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 23, 2019, retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Galvin to seek Democratic nod for 57th District seat, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 7, 2019, retrieved March 8, 2019.