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Michelle Maldonado
Michelle Maldonado (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 20. She assumed office on January 10, 2024. Her current term ends on January 14, 2026.
Maldonado (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 20. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source] The Democratic primary for this office on June 17, 2025, was canceled.
Biography
Michelle Maldonado earned a B.A. in Latin American Studies and in Spanish Literature & Language from Barnard College and a J.D. from George Washington University. Maldonado's career experience includes founding and working as the CEO of Lucenscia. She co-founded Mindful Women Meditate.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Maldonado was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20
Incumbent Michelle Maldonado is running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20 on November 4, 2025.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michelle Maldonado advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 20.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Christopher Stone advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 20.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 10
Suhas Subramanyam defeated Mike Clancy in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suhas Subramanyam (D) | 52.1 | 215,131 |
 | Mike Clancy (R) | 47.5 | 196,343 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,538 | ||
| Total votes: 413,012 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Aryan (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suhas Subramanyam | 30.4 | 13,504 |
 | Dan Helmer | 26.6 | 11,784 | |
 | Atif Qarni | 10.7 | 4,768 | |
 | Eileen Filler-Corn | 9.3 | 4,131 | |
 | Jennifer Boysko | 9.0 | 4,016 | |
 | David Reid | 3.2 | 1,419 | |
| Michelle Maldonado | 3.2 | 1,412 | |
 | Adrian Pokharel | 2.3 | 1,028 | |
 | Krystle Kaul | 2.2 | 982 | |
 | Travis Nembhard | 1.6 | 722 | |
 | Marion Devoe | 0.9 | 386 | |
 | Mark Leighton | 0.5 | 224 | |
| Total votes: 44,376 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Garay (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10
Mike Clancy defeated Aliscia Andrews, Alexander Isaac, and Manga Anantatmula in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Clancy | 64.2 | 17,434 |
 | Aliscia Andrews | 21.5 | 5,832 | |
 | Alexander Isaac | 9.4 | 2,544 | |
 | Manga Anantatmula | 4.9 | 1,327 | |
| Total votes: 27,137 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brooke Taylor (R)
- Clair McDade (R)
- Rodney Ferguson (R)
- John Beatty (R)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20
Incumbent Michelle Maldonado defeated Sharon Ashurst in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Maldonado (D) | 56.1 | 9,533 |
| Sharon Ashurst (R) | 43.7 | 7,422 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 17,000 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michelle Maldonado advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 20.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sharon Ashurst advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 20.
Endorsements
Maldonado received the following endorsements.
- Pres. Joe Biden (D)
- Vice Pres. Kamala D. Harris (D)
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 50
Michelle Maldonado defeated Steve Pleickhardt in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Maldonado (D) | 54.7 | 14,426 |
 | Steve Pleickhardt (R) | 45.1 | 11,893 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 26,371 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 50
Michelle Maldonado defeated incumbent Lee Carter and Helen Zurita in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Maldonado | 44.1 | 1,558 |
 | Lee Carter | 38.4 | 1,355 | |
 | Helen Zurita | 17.5 | 617 | |
| Total votes: 3,530 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 50
Steve Pleickhardt defeated Mike Allers in the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Pleickhardt (R) | 61.1 | 266 |
 | Mike Allers (R) | 38.9 | 169 | |
| Total votes: 435 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2025
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2024
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No stranger to crisis situations, Michelle has worked with federal law enforcement at the southern border, Minnesotans processing the murder of George Floyd, Michiganders experiencing the Flint water crisis, and Congressional staffers recovering from the events of January 6th. Michelle is both a bridge-builder and a fighter, able to envision and develop functional solutions under significant pressure.
- Embracing Honor, Integrity, and Service
- Building Bridges, Finding Solutions
- Focusing on People
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2023
Michelle Maldonado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Michelle Maldonado did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 20 |
Officeholder Virginia House of Delegates District 20 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Lee Carter (D) |
Virginia House of Delegates District 50 2022–present |
Succeeded by NA |
