State Senator Ghazala Hashmi at an event in Virginia Beach, VA.
Our time is now.
We must elect pro-choice Democratic women to lead in the General Assembly and local municipalities across the Commonwealth.
In 2023, we regained control of the House of Delegates AND maintained our pro-choice majority in the Senate. These wins ensured that more than one in three members in both chambers of the Virginia legislature were women.
Women Win With Us
Founded in 2015, Virginia's List helps Democratic, pro-choice women win state office. Ten years later, we are also proud to help candidates running for local office.
What have we done so far? The spark that ignited the January 21, 2017 Women’s March fired up a movement in Virginia that's still going strong.
In 2017, we nearly doubled the number of women in the Virginia House Democratic Caucus. In 2019, we held those seats, flipped both houses and picked up three in the Senate and for the first time in 400 years, elected women as Speaker and as Majority Leader.
In 2019, we helped build the majority in the House of Delegates and increase numbers in the Senate. We were able to elect the first woman Speaker of the House, House Majority Leader, and President Pro Temps of the Senate.
In 2021, 25% of the House of Delegates were Democratic women, but we know we can and must do better.
With our strong leaders elected in 2023, we look forward to supporting our pro-choice champions in 2025 and beyond.
Richmond Needs More Democratic Women
It's simple. Women are underrepresented in Virginia leadership.
Before Virginia's List:
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Women made up only 19% of the Virginia General Assembly even though we're 51% of the population, and only 14% of those legislators are Democratic women.
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Virginia was ranked 32nd in the country for the number of women elected to state office.
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Virginia had never elected a female governor, lieutenant governor, or U.S. Senator, and this is still true in 2022.
Let's Help Virginia Do Better
The Virginia's List PAC (Political Action Committee) knows all Virginians benefit when women have a voice and equal representation.
We provide the critical resources Democratic women need when they run for office in Virginia, but we can only do that with your support.
Join Virginia's List
We'd love you to help us elect more female Democrats in Virginia because you have the power to make a difference. Here are ways you can help:
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