Charniele Herring

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Charniele Herring
Democratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates District 4
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: William Wampler III (R)
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Years in office: 2009 - 2024
Successor: Jed Arnold (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$17,640/year
Per diem
$237/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Education
Bachelor's
George Mason University
Law
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1997
Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Attorney
Contact
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Charniele Herring (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 10, 2024. Her current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Herring (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Herring began serving as state House majority leader on January 10, 2024.[1]

Biography

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Herring earned her B.A in economics from George Mason University in 1993 and her J.D. from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law in 1997. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney at Charniele Herring, Admin & Logistics Services Inc.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Herring was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Herring was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Herring was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Herring was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

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

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Counties, Cities and Towns
• Courts of Justice

2015 legislative session

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

2014 legislative session

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

2012-2013

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

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Herring 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

2025

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 4

Incumbent Charniele Herring won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 4 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring (D)
 
95.8
 
18,268
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.2
 
791

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

Total votes: 19,059
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charniele Herring advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 4.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Herring in this election.

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 4

Incumbent Charniele Herring won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 4 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring (D)
 
93.2
 
10,843
 Other/Write-in votes
 
6.8
 
794

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

Total votes: 11,637
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charniele Herring advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 4.

Endorsements

Herring received the following endorsements.

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 46

Incumbent Charniele Herring won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring (D)
 
92.2
 
20,445
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.8
 
1,740

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

Total votes: 22,185
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charniele Herring advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 46.

Republican convention

The Republican convention was canceled. Kyle Rooney advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 46.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 46

Incumbent Charniele Herring won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring (D)
 
92.0
 
12,287
 Other/Write-in votes
 
8.0
 
1,064

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

Total votes: 13,351
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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 Charniele Herring (D) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 46 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 46 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Charniele Herring Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 18,947
Total Votes 18,947
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Charniele Herring ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 46 Democratic primary.[4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Charniele Herring 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 46 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 Charniele Herring was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sean Lenehan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Andrew Bakker ran as a Libertarian candidate. Herring defeated Lenehan and Bakker in the general election.[7][8]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 46 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCharniele Herring Incumbent 67.1% 7,507
     Republican Sean Lenehan 28.3% 3,170
     Libertarian Andrew Bakker 4.5% 505
Total Votes 11,182

2014

See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Herring ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th District, and sought the Democratic nomination in the primary June 10, 2014.[9]She announced the end of her campaign on May 12, 2014, and endorsed Don Beyer.[10] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Herring won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 46. Herring ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic Primary. She was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[11]

2011

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Herring won re-election to District 46 of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was uncontested in the August 23 primary and ran unopposed the November 8 general election.[12]

2009

"Delegate Charniele Herring Sworn In."
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009

In 2009, Herring was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. She defeated Sasha Gong in the General Election.[13]

Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District 46 (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charniele Herring () 8,778
Sasha Gong (R) 4,929

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

Charniele Herring did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Charniele Herring did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Charniele Herring did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

As of August 2017, Herring's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]

“

Education
From personal experience I know that education is key to our children's future success. I will work to fund quality pre-K education for all of Virginia’s children; promote personal curriculums in our schools; and for higher teacher salaries to attract and maintain quality teachers for our children. John Adams and Tucker Elementary School are overcrowded. We need someone ready to work now to get funding for the expansion of these schools. This is crucial given the expected development of Landmark Mall, the Van Dorn corridor and the new housing along the Beauregard Corridor.

Environment
A healthy environment must be protected as well as our natural resources. I support finding alternative fuel sources that protect our environment instead of drilling off the shores of Virginia to feed our addiction to oil. Further, I support cost-saving and environmentally sound initiatives that will protect our environment such as telecommuting programs

Healthcare
At the age of thirteen, I testified before a White House committee about the need to maintain healthcare benefits for children of military families. I understand the importance of quality healthcare and the fear that one faces when struck with an illness and lack of the means to pay for treatment. Healthcare is a matter of human dignity. I support universal healthcare and will work to ensure that Virginia fully funds healthcare for those who cannot afford to cover themselves through private insurance companies.

Housing
I have worked to protect the interests of families by working with housing groups to get funding for the Homeless Intervention Protection Act expanded. In the face of our challenging economic times families are facing foreclosures and rising costs of rental housing. I will work to protect programs that currently protect families from ending up on the streets.

Transportation
Ever since I moved to Northern Virginia, traffic has been an issue. I am tired of hearing about the issue and seeing no resolution. I will work to get funding into a lock box for our roads and infrastructure once and for all. After a long day at work, we all want to spend less time on the roads and more time with our families. [15]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Charniele Herring campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia House of Delegates District 4Won general$773,571 $884,378
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 46Won general$1,196,414 $973,780
2019Virginia House of Delegates District 46Won general$428,918 N/A**
2017Virginia House of Delegates District 46Won general$214,897 N/A**
Grand total$2,613,801 $1,858,158
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.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Virginia Mercury, "Who Virginia Dems and the GOP picked to lead them in the 2024 General Assembly," November 15, 2023
    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. ↑ Roll Call, "Fifth Democrat to Enter Race to Replace Jim Moran," accessed January 27, 2014
    10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named herring_dropped
    11. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
    12. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    13. ↑ FollowtheMoney.org, "Virginia House of Delegates 2009 General Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    14. ↑ charnieleherring.com, "Issues," accessed August 18, 2017
    15. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    William Wampler III (R)     		Virginia House of Delegates District 4
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Virginia House of Delegates District 46
    2009-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Jed Arnold (R)


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    Majority Leader:Charniele Herring
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