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Stephanie Lynch (Virginia)

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Richmond City Council 5th Voter District
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

6

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Stephanie Lynch is a member of the Richmond City Council in Virginia, representing Central 5th Voter District. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Lynch ran for re-election to the Richmond City Council to represent Central 5th Voter District in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Richmond, Virginia (2024)

General election

General election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District

Incumbent Stephanie Lynch won election in the general election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Stephanie Lynch (Nonpartisan)
 
97.8
 
10,503
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
233

Total votes: 10,736
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: City elections in Richmond, Virginia (2020)

General election

General election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District

Incumbent Stephanie Lynch defeated Jer'Mykeal McCoy, Mamie Taylor, and Nicholas Da Silva in the general election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Stephanie Lynch (Nonpartisan)
 
57.5
 
7,077
Jer'Mykeal McCoy (Nonpartisan)
 
21.8
 
2,686
Image of Mamie Taylor
Mamie Taylor (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
1,315
Nicholas Da Silva (Nonpartisan)
 
8.9
 
1,096
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
128

Total votes: 12,302
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2019

See also: City elections in Richmond, Virginia (2019)

General election

Special general election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Richmond City Council 5th Voter District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Stephanie Lynch (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
27.4
 
2,004
Image of Thad Williamson
Thad Williamson (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
16.0
 
1,172
Image of Mamie Taylor
Mamie Taylor (Independent)
 
14.9
 
1,085
Nicholas Da Silva (Independent)
 
13.9
 
1,016
Chuck Richardson (Independent)
 
12.4
 
905
Jer'Mykeal McCoy (Independent)
 
10.8
 
792
Robin Mines (Independent)
 
3.1
 
225
Image of Graham Sturm
Graham Sturm (Independent)
 
1.0
 
76
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
30

Total votes: 7,305
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Stephanie Lynch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Candidate Connection

Stephanie Lynch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lynch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Schools, infrastructure, equitable housing and economic development
Social services, child welfare, healthcare access, homelessness, criminal justice reform, mental health access
Bell Hooks, scholar, womanist, advocate and community activist
I’m a consensus builder with a unique lens towards social justice, coupled with a pragmatic approach to policy making and a skill set in moving large scale policy ideas into action
Building trust, promoting equity, listening, informing and engaging constituents in an intentional and meaningful way
-Implementing system wide Trauma-informed school based health centers

-Establishing premier after school programs for our youth

-Bolstering and maximizing our City’s beautiful Park systems
Operation Just Cause, my dad deployed into a war zone and left us in the middle of the night- I was 3
Babysitting, I was paid under the table- I was 10
Officially, Subway, I was 15, lasted 5 months and suffered disgusting acts of sexual harassment
Halloween
I love a good costume
“We Real Cool” by Bell Hooks

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Political offices
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Richmond City Council 5th Voter District
2019-Present
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