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Jay Leftwich
2024 - Present
2026
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Jay Leftwich (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 90. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 14, 2026.
Leftwich (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 90. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source] The Republican primary for this office on June 17, 2025, was canceled.
Biography
Leftwich graduated from James Madison University in 1985 and T.C. Williams School of Law with a J.D. in 1988. His professional experience includes working as a lawyer.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Leftwich was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Leftwich was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Leftwich was assigned to the following committees:
- House Courts of Justice Committee, Vice Chair
- General Laws Committee
- Education Committee
- House Privileges and Elections Committee
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Leftwich served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Courts of Justice |
| • Education |
| • General Laws |
| • Science and Technology |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Leftwich served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Courts of Justice |
| • Education |
| • Science and Technology |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Leftwich served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Courts of Justice |
| • Education |
| • Science and Technology |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 90
Incumbent Jay Leftwich and Rodney Nickens are running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 90 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Jay Leftwich (R) | |
 | Rodney Nickens (D)  | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rodney Nickens advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 90.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeremy Rodden (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Leftwich advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 90.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 90
Incumbent Jay Leftwich defeated Jeremy Rodden in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 90 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Leftwich (R) | 63.0 | 17,131 |
 | Jeremy Rodden (D) | 36.8 | 10,000 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 27,187 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeremy Rodden advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 90.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Leftwich advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 90.
Endorsements
Leftwich received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78
Incumbent Jay Leftwich defeated Melanie Cornelisse in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Leftwich (R) | 66.0 | 24,907 |
| Melanie Cornelisse (D) | 33.9 | 12,788 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 37,761 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Stuart (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Melanie Cornelisse advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 78.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Leftwich advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 78.
Campaign finance
2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78
Incumbent Jay Leftwich won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Leftwich (R) | 91.3 | 16,648 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.7 | 1,587 | ||
| Total votes: 18,235 | |||
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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 Jay Leftwich (R) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 78 general election.[3]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 78 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jay Leftwich Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,768 | |
| Total Votes | 20,768 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic primary election
No Democratic candidate filed to run for this seat. [4]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Jay Leftwich ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 78 Republican primary.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 78 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Jay Leftwich Incumbent | ||
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 Jay Leftwich was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8]
2013
Leftwich won election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78. Leftwich entered the race after the June 11 Republican primary to fill the vacancy left on the ballot by incumbent John Cosgrove (R), who left the race to serve in the Virginia State Senate. He defeated Linda Bryant (D) and Dan J. Foster (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9][10]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 78 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jay Leftwich |
57.1% | 13,770 | |
| Democratic | Linda Bryant | 39.1% | 9,430 | |
| Libertarian | Dan J. Foster | 3.7% | 889 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 23 | |
| Total Votes | 24,112 | |||
Endorsements
In 2013, Leftwich’s endorsements included the following:
- The Virginia Farm Bureau[11]
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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2017
As of August 2017, Leftwich's website highlighted the following themes:[12]
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Jobs and the Economy The most pressing issue the General Assembly will face next year is to address legislation that will enhance the growth of Virginia’s economy and create jobs. I will work to maintain Virginia’s strong record of attracting jobs and keeping unemployment numbers as low as possible. This includes protecting our military presence as well as the businesses that support our warriors. By improving our transportation system, businesses will be able to move goods and services more efficiently; this will increase productivity and increase income/revenue for individuals, as well as the Commonwealth. This will also allow us to fully utilize The Port of Virginia, which is poised to expand and host unlimited trade possibilities. I will work to build a business base to compliment our outstanding medical facilities, including bio-tech, medical research and pharmaceutical interests. We must streamline the regulatory process to reduce the cost of doing business. This will allow projects, both governmental and private, to come to fruition faster- before inflationary factors make a project cost prohibitive. History tells us that a thriving economy reduces the tax burden on citizens. Transportation I am not a fan of the formula used to fund the most recent transportation package and would have fought to increase funding for transportation through other means. While on the Chesapeake School Board, administration evaluated several programs each year to determine whether they remained effective and were being run efficiently. The same process on the State level should yield savings. The cost of doing business could have been reduced and increased revenue could have been realized through streamlining the regulatory process. For example, the cost of improving Dominion Boulevard has gone from 1 million dollars to build one lane, one mile, to 5 million dollars. Government must accomplish goals better and faster. Tax reform could have also increased revenues by evaluating the propriety of long standing exemptions which may be antiquated. In short, while I may not agree with the way the transportation package was funded, I would not undo it and agree the completion of the projects that will be funded with the legislation are absolutely critical and necessary to our region’s economic prosperity. Medicaid Expansion I believe the General Assembly should receive and review the report of the Medicaid Innovative and Reform Commission (MIRC) appointed, with bipartisan support, by the General Assembly this past session. This issue has significant budgetary implications to Virginia and our nation. Some have indicated Virginia will “lose” money that will go to other states if we do not expand Medicaid. However, there is no “pot of money” in Washington for the expansion- the Federal Government is borrowing vast sums of money from China to fund its over spending. Further, other states that have implemented forms of Medicaid expansion are finding expenses far exceed those estimated. Before a program is implemented, we should know how much it will cost and how it will be funded. Education I am very proud to be a part of Chesapeake Public Schools, having served on the board for nearly twelve years and in my second term as Chairman. During my tenure, I have focused on three important hallmarks of public education: (1) Accountability, (2) Preparing Students for College and the Workforce and (3) Recruiting and Retaining Top Teachers. Chesapeake Public Schools lead South Hampton Roads in many areas. While we have the best SOL accreditation record in South Hampton Roads, I believe too much emphasis is placed on SOL's which has a “teaching to the test” affect. More emphasis should be placed on critical thinking skill which is not promoted by current educational legislation. In Chesapeake, we have made significant effort to achieve on SOL testing but also place importance on other aspects of learning. In keeping with that philosophy, Chesapeake has the highest on time graduation rate in South Hampton Roads, the lowest dropout rate in South Hampton Roads, and the smallest achievement gap in South Hampton Roads. I do not believe in State and Federal “one size fits all” solutions as they are not an accurate measure of success and increase the cost to taxpayers regardless of results. I will promote legislation that truly improves our educational system and the learning environment of our children. [13] |
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2024
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In 2024, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 9. Special sessions occurred May 13, 2024; June 18 to July 1; and July 18, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to February 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to February 8.
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2020
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In 2020, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 12. A special session was held from August 18 to November 9.
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2019
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In 2019, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through February 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 10 through March 10. Special sessions were held from April 11 to May 30 and from August 30 to October 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through February 25.
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2016
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In 2016, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 13 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 14 to February 28, 2015.
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2014
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In 2014, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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Additional reading
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 90 |
Officeholder Virginia House of Delegates District 90 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Jay Leftwich for Delegate - Facebook, "About," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official List of Candidates, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 General Election, Virginia House of Delegates," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Farm Bureau - Virginia, "2013 AgPAC Endorsements," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ jayleftwich.com, "Issues," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Angelia Williams Graves (D) |
Virginia House of Delegates District 90 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Virginia House of Delegates District 78 2014-2024 |
Succeeded by Betsy Carr (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Chesapeake Public Schools, At-large |
Succeeded by - |
