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Siobhan Dunnavant
Siobhan Dunnavant (Republican Party) was a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 12. She assumed office on January 13, 2016. She left office on January 10, 2024.
Dunnavant (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 16. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Dunnavant was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Dunnavant was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Health Committee
- General Laws and Technology Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
2019-2020
Dunnavant was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Health Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- General Laws and Technology Committee
- Local Government Committee
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Dunnavant served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Education and Health |
| • Finance |
| • Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 16
Schuyler VanValkenburg defeated incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 16 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) | 54.7 | 44,803 |
 | Siobhan Dunnavant (R) | 45.1 | 37,000 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 157 | ||
| Total votes: 81,960 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Schuyler VanValkenburg advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 16.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 16.
Endorsements
Dunnavant received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 12
Incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant defeated Debra Rodman in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Siobhan Dunnavant (R) | 50.8 | 39,730 |
 | Debra Rodman (D) | 49.1 | 38,401 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 78,274 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 12
Debra Rodman defeated Veena Gupta Lothe in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 12 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Rodman | 60.0 | 7,051 |
 | Veena Gupta Lothe | 40.0 | 4,705 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 11,758 | |||
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2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate 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.[1] Deborah Repp was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Siobhan Dunnavant defeated Edward Whitlock, Vince Haley and Bill Janis in the Republican primary. Robert "Scott" Johnson ran as a third party independent candidate. Dunnavant defeated Repp and Johnson in the general election.[2]
| Virginia State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Siobhan Dunnavant |
57.7% | 25,504 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Repp | 38% | 16,797 | |
| Independent | Scott Johnson | 4.3% | 1,881 | |
| Total Votes | 44,182 | |||
| Virginia State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Edward Whitlock |
9.4% | 1,728 |
| Siobhan Dunnavant |
38.2% | 7,008 |
| Vince Haley | 22% | 4,046 |
| Bill Janis | 30.4% | 5,573 |
| Total Votes | 18,355 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Siobhan Dunnavant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Dunnavant's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | As your state Senator, I will: | ” |
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2023
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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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ Friends of Siobhan Dunnivant, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Virginia State Senate District 12 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Glen Sturtevant (R) |
