| State | Virginia |
|---|---|
| District | 13 |
| Chamber | House of Delegates |
| Representative | Marcus Simon |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence | Falls Church |
| Incumbentsince | January 10, 2024 |
| Percent white | 48 |
| Percent black | 6 |
| Percent hispanic | 23 |
| Percent asian | 18 |
| Percent multiracial | 4 |
| Percent other race | 1 |
| Population (2023) | 85,213[1] |
| Voting age | 18 |
| Registered (2024) | 54,296[2] |
Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The 13th district consists of Falls Church as well as a portion of Fairfax County. Its seat is currently held by Marcus Simon.[3]
2017 election
In the 2017 off-cycle general election, Bob Marshall ran for re-election to hold his seat which he had held since 1992.[4] His Democratic opponent was Danica Roem,[5] who has lived in Manassas her entire life.[6] Roem campaigned on infrastructure issues, economic development, a minimum wage increase, school funding reform and civil rights issues.[7] Commenting on Marshall's proposed bill to regulate use of restrooms in schools, at highway rest stops, and in other government buildings,[8] Roem said that Marshall's "legislative priorities are more concerned with where I go to the bathroom than how his constituents get to work."[9]
On November 7, 2017 during the general election, Roem defeated Republican incumbent Bob Marshall by a wide margin, making Roem the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia Assembly and the highest-elected transgender person in the United States to date.[10][11]
District officeholders
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 1978 – January 13, 1982 | Mary Sue Terry | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection |
| January 13, 1982 – 1983 | Charles R. Hawkins | Republican | Declined to seek reelection |
| 1983 – January 8, 1992 | Joan H. Munford | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection |
| January 8, 1992 – January 10, 2018 | Bob Marshall | Republican | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2024 | Danica Roem | Democratic | First elected in 2017 (redistricted to the 20th District successfully ran for Senate District 30) |
| January 10, 2024 – present | Marcus Simon | Democratic | Redistricted from the 53rd District |
Electoral history
As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,579 civilians reside within Virginia's thirteenth state house district.[12]
General election results
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 13th district | |||||
| Nov 6, 2001[13] | General | R. G. Marshall | Republican | 11,551 | 62.7 |
| L. R. Brooks, Jr | Democratic | 6,863 | 37.3 | ||
| Write Ins | 8 | 0 | |||
| Nov 4, 2003[14] | General | R. G. Marshall | Republican | 12,629 | 98.8 |
| Write Ins | 156 | 1.2 | |||
| Nov 8, 2005[15] | General | R. G. Marshall | Republican | 15,754 | 55.5 |
| B. E. Roemmelt | Democratic | 12,633 | 44.5 | ||
| Write Ins | 17 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 6, 2007[16] | General | Robert Bob G. Marshall | Republican | 14,826 | 58.3 |
| Bruce E. Roemmelt | Democratic | 10,579 | 41.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 31 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 3, 2009[17] | General | Robert Bob G. Marshall | Republican | 22,982 | 61.3 |
| John J. Bell | Democratic | 14,472 | 38.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 33 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 8, 2011[18] | General | Robert Gerard Marshall | Republican | 6,008 | 59.6 |
| Carl Steven Genthner | Democratic | 4,054 | 40.2 | ||
| Write Ins | 11 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 5, 2013[19] | General | Robert Gerard Marshall | Republican | 8,946 | 51.3 |
| Atif Mustafa Qarni | Democratic | 8,448 | 48.5 | ||
| Write Ins | 35 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 3, 2015[20] | General | Robert Gerard Marshall | Republican | 7,147 | 56.0 |
| Donald Bruce Shaw, II | Democratic | 5,592 | 43.9 | ||
| Write Ins | 13 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 7, 2017[21] | General | Danica Anthony Roem | Democratic | 12,077 | 53.7 |
| Robert Gerard Marshall | Republican | 10,318 | 45.9 | ||
| Write Ins | 90 | 0.4 | |||
| Nov 5, 2019[22] | General | Danica Anthony Roem | Democratic | 12,066 | 55.9 |
| Kelly Sweeney McGinn | Republican | 9,468 | 43.9 | ||
| Write Ins | 46 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 2, 2021[23] | General | Danica Anthony Roem | Democratic | 15,604 | 54.2 |
| Christopher Michael Stone | Republican | 13,125 | 45.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 53 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 7, 2023[24] | General | Marcus B. Simon | Democratic | 16,778 | 78.5 |
| Dave A. Crance, Jr. | Republican | 4,323 | 20.2 | ||
| Write Ins | 265 | 1.2 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "State House District 13, VA". CensusReporter.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "House of Delegates District 13". VPAP.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Sophia Barnes. "Danica Roem Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Legislator". WRC-TV. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Danica Roem". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Linley Sanders (November 7, 2017). "Who Is Danica Roem? Meet The Transgender Virginia Candidate Running For Office In Trump's America". Newsweek. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Laura Vozzella & Moriah Balingit (January 5, 2017). "Virginia lawmaker proposes a ‘bathroom bill’ to restrict public bathroom use by transgender people". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Jocelyn Novek (June 6, 2017). "State elections see infusion of first-time women candidates". Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ 2017 November General Archived November 13, 2017 at archive.today Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Antonio Olivo (November 8, 2017). "Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "November 2001 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2003 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2005 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "November 2023 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2025-11-09.