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Patrick Hope
Democratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Terry Kilgore (R)
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 47
Years in office: 2010 - 2024
Successor: Wren Williams (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$17,640/year
Per diem
$237/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Education
Bachelor's
Saint Mary's University
Law
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, 2001
Graduate
Catholic University of America, 1996
Personal
Profession
Director of Legislative Affairs, American College of Cardiology
Contact
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Patrick Hope (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Hope (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Hope earned his B.A. in history from Saint Mary's University in 1993, his M.A. in congressional studies from the Catholic University of America in 1996, and his J.D. from the Catholic University's Columbus School of Law in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a director of legislative affairs for the American College of Cardiology, legislative counsel for the American College of Physicians and attorney for Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hope was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Hope was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Hope was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hope was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

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

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Courts of Justice
• Health, Welfare and Institutions
• Militia, Police and Public Safety

2015 legislative session

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

2014 legislative session

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

2012-2013

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

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Hope 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 1

Incumbent Patrick Hope defeated Bill Moher in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope (D)
 
81.5
 
33,850
Image of Bill Moher
Bill Moher (R)
 
18.3
 
7,595
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
96

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

Total votes: 41,541
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Patrick Hope defeated Arjoon Srikanth and Sean Epstein in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on June 17, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
 
72.3
 
9,316
Image of Arjoon Srikanth
Arjoon Srikanth Candidate Connection
 
19.0
 
2,445
Image of Sean Epstein
Sean Epstein
 
8.7
 
1,123

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

Total votes: 12,884
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Bill Moher advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Hope received the following endorsements.

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 1

Incumbent Patrick Hope won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope (D)
 
95.5
 
24,483
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.5
 
1,142

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

Total votes: 25,625
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Patrick Hope advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1.

Endorsements

Hope received the following endorsements.

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 47

Incumbent Patrick Hope defeated Laura Hall in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope (D)
 
78.2
 
31,078
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Laura Hall (R)
 
21.5
 
8,549
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
112

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

Total votes: 39,739
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Patrick Hope advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 47.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Laura Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 47.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 47

Incumbent Patrick Hope won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 47 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope (D)
 
96.1
 
20,860
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
843

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

Total votes: 21,703
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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.[1] Incumbent Patrick Hope (D) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 47 general election.[2]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Hope Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 29,706
Total Votes 29,706
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Patrick Hope ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 47 Democratic primary.[3]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Hope Incumbent

Republican primary election

No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. [4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate

Endorsements

In 2017, Hope’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[5]

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 Patrick Hope was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Janet Murphy is running as an independent candidate. Hope defeated Murphy in the general election.[7][8]

2014

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

Hope ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th District.[9] Don Beyer defeated Hope, former northern Virginia Urban League chief Lavern Chatman, Virginia State Senator Adam Ebbin, Alexandria Mayor William Euille, Virginia Tech professor Derek Hyra and radio talk-show host Mark Levine in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2014.[10]

U.S. House, Virginia District 8 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDon Beyer 45.8% 17,780
Patrick Hope 18.3% 7,092
Adam Ebbin 13.6% 5,272
William Euille 8.4% 3,251
Mark Levine 6.7% 2,613
Lavern Chatman 5.4% 2,116
Derek Hyra 1.2% 478
Charniele Herring 0.3% 126
Bruce Shuttleworth 0.2% 85
Satish Korpe 0.1% 42
Total Votes 38,855
Source: Results via Associated Press

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Hope won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 47. Hope ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic Primary. He defeated Laura Delhomme (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[11]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Hope Incumbent 76.4% 20,308
     Libertarian Laura Delhomme 22.9% 6,077
     Other Write-in 0.8% 207
Total Votes 26,592

2011

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Hope won re-election to District 47 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and ran unopposed the November 8 general election.[12]

2009

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009

In 2009, Hope was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. He defeated Eric Brescia and Joshua Ruebner in the general election.[13]

Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Hope (D) 13,540
Eric Brescia (R) 6,758
Joshua Ruebner G) 981

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Patrick Hope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Patrick Hope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Patrick Hope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Patrick Hope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

As of August 2017, Hope’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]

“

Health & Human Services

Ensure Virginia's most vulnerable populations are protected.

  • Fully implement the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand coverage and access to all Virginians.
  • Emphasize preventative care and coordination of overall care through health information technology
  • Fully fund home and community-based services allowing more individuals to live in the community

Transportation

Commit to providing Northern Virginia with its own permanent funding mechanism for transportation, infrastructure and maintenance.

  • Encourage mass transit through tax incentives to individuals and businesses
  • Develop incentives for businesses to encourage telecommuting
  • Targeted road improvements to ease congestion

Energy & Environment

Make Virginia the science epicenter of the U.S. through green technology and green job creation.

  • Provide tax credits for purchasing energy-efficient appliances and for weatherizing homes
  • Invest in renewable energy such as wind, solar, and other clean technologies
  • Aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from homes, businesses, and government buildings

Education

Fully fund the Virginia Retirement System.

Prepare Arlington children to be successful students and productive citizens.

  • Increase high-school completion rates and support for initiatives for dropout prevention
  • Full funding for preschool, reduction in class size, an increase teacher salaries
  • Support full funding of Standards of Quality

Economy

Job creation in Virginia is our top priority.

  • Seek ways to protect and create new jobs
  • Continue benefits for those who lose their job
  • Protect those at risk of losing their homes

[15]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Patrick Hope campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia House of Delegates District 1Won general$162,599 $223,722
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 47Won general$243,116 $186,332
2019Virginia House of Delegates District 47Won general$137,841 N/A**
2017Virginia House of Delegates District 47Won general$80,329 N/A**
Grand total$623,884 $410,054
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.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Hope and his wife, Kristen, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
    3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    5. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 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 ap
    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"
    13. ↑ FollowtheMoney.org, "Virginia House of Delegates 2009 General Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    14. ↑ hopeforvirginia.org, "On the Issues," accessed August 18, 2017
    15. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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    Preceded by
    Terry Kilgore (R)     		Virginia House of Delegates District 1
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Virginia House of Delegates District 47
    2010-2024    		 Succeeded by
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