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Ken Plum
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 36
Years in office: 1982 - 2024
Successor: Ellen Campbell (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 2, 2021
Education
Bachelor's
Old Dominion University, 1965
Graduate
University of Virginia, 1967
Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Education administrator
Contact
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Ken Plum (Democratic Party) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 36. He assumed office in 1982. He left office on January 10, 2024.

Plum (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

Plum earned his B.A. at Old Dominion University in 1965 and his M.Ed. from the University of Virginia in 1967.

Plum was an administrator for Fairfax County Public Schools from 1967 to 1997, a teacher from 1967 to 1997, and the director of adult and community education from 1966 to 1996.

He has sat on the board of Celebrating Special Children, the Dulles Corridor Rail Association Board, and the Virginia Literacy Foundation.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Plum was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Plum was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Plum was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Plum served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• Rules
• Science and Technology
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Plum served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Plum served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Plum served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Plum served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

Ken Plum did not file to run for re-election.

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36

Incumbent Ken Plum defeated Matthew Lang in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Plum
Ken Plum (D)
 
71.7
 
26,189
Image of Matthew Lang
Matthew Lang (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.1
 
10,287
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
69

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,545
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 36

Incumbent Ken Plum defeated Mary Barthelson in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Plum
Ken Plum
 
77.4
 
6,180
Image of Mary Barthelson
Mary Barthelson Candidate Connection
 
22.6
 
1,801

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,981
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Republican convention

The Republican convention was canceled. Matthew Lang advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 36.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36

Incumbent Ken Plum won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Plum
Ken Plum (D)
 
92.9
 
19,558
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.1
 
1,485

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,043
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2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[2] Incumbent Ken Plum (D) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 36 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken Plum Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 24,149
Total Votes 24,149
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Ken Plum ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 36 Democratic primary.[4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Ken Plum Incumbent

Republican primary election

No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. [5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate

2015

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[6] Incumbent Ken Plum was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8]

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Plum won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 36. Plum ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic Primary. He was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9]

2011

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Plum won re-election to District 36 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and defeated Hugh Cannon (R) in the November 8 general election.[10]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKen Plum Incumbent 64.1% 9,522
     Republican Hugh Cannon 35.9% 5,327
Total Votes 14,849

2009

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009

In 2009, Plum was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. He defeated Mac Cannon in the General Election.[11]

Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District 36 (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken Plum (D) 12,893
Mac Cannon (R) 8,581

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ken Plum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ken Plum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2011

Plum’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • "Working for a stable economy and job growth."
  • "Serving as a role model for civility in public life."
  • "Protecting and enhancing funding for public schools"
  • "Expanding transportation choices including rail in the Dulles Corridor."
  • "Safeguarding our environment."
  • "Keeping our community safe."

2007

Plum's answers to the Virginia State Legislative Election 2007 National Political Awareness Test are available. He listed his top priorities as:

  • "Work to improve quality of the environment and use of renewable energy."
  • "Expand mass transit"
  • "Strengthen our public education programs, pre-K through college"[12]

Campaign finance summary

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Ken Plum campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 36Won general$193,943 $183,873
2019Virginia House of Delegates District 36Won general$94,597 N/A**
2017Virginia House of Delegates District 36Won general$92,067 N/A**
Grand total$380,606 $183,873
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, Plum’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[13]

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 28, 2014
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
    4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    6. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    7. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
    8. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
    9. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
    10. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    11. ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia House of Delegates 2009 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    12. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed May 28, 2014
    13. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017

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    -     		Virginia House of Delegates District 36
    1982-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Ellen Campbell (R)


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