Ben Litchfield
Ben Litchfield (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 20, 2023.
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Biography
Ben Litchfield was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Litchfield earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 2009 and a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law in 2013. His career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 27
Tara Durant defeated Joel Griffin and Monica Gary in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 27 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Durant (R) | 48.1 | 34,180 |
 | Joel Griffin (D) | 46.3 | 32,927 | |
 | Monica Gary (Independent)  | 4.6 | 3,282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 653 | ||
| Total votes: 71,042 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 27
Joel Griffin defeated Ben Litchfield in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 27 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Griffin | 59.9 | 6,331 |
 | Ben Litchfield | 40.1 | 4,239 | |
| Total votes: 10,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 27
Tara Durant defeated Matt Strickland in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 27 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tara Durant | 57.0 | 8,066 |
 | Matt Strickland | 43.0 | 6,094 | |
| Total votes: 14,160 | |||
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Endorsements
Litchfield received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Litchfield's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ben Litchfield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Litchfield's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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One of my earliest memories is standing in line at the food pantry with my mother. But, like many working families, we picked ourselves up and kept going. Giving up was never an option.
Early in Ben’s childhood, his family was ripped apart by the opioid crisis. His father, like many blue-collar workers, got hurt on the job and became addicted to prescription pain killers. When those became too expensive, he started using heroin. Being raised by a single mother shaped Ben’s views on issues like paid family leave, childcare subsidies, and the challenges that working parents face balancing work and home.
After graduation, Ben went to work for the federal government assisting in the aftermath of the Financial Crisis and the Great Recession. During his time with the federal government, he held various positions including as an attorney at the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Ben is currently an Associate at Buckley LLP. Along the way, Ben settled down in Stafford County, with his wife, Valerie. More family followed and currently live in Spotsylvania County.- Jobs: Working to attract well-paying jobs to the district. Supporting small businesses and farmers by ensuring they have a local workforce that can afford to live in the communities where they work. Supporting working parents by expanding access to affordable early childhood education and childcare.
- Transportation: Addressing our transportation needs by expanding regional mass transit through FRED Regional Transit and VRE including weekend service from Fredericksburg to Washington, D.C. Delivering funds to fix flooded local roads like Brooke Road and Harrell Road in Stafford.
- Education: Supporting the creation of a school construction fund to address the expanding facility needs of the district. Working with local leaders to establish a regional school for workforce development. Reimagining public school education to create a direct pipeline from the classroom to the workplace.
Ben kept the big boys honest on Wall Street, now he's running to take on the powerful and wealthy in Richmond to deliver better jobs, transportation, and education for working people in Senate District 27.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 18, 2022
