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Zach Cummings
Zach Cummings (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 31. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 20, 2023.
Cummings completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Zach Cummings earned a high school diploma from Dover High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Otterbein University in 2005.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 31
Russet Perry defeated Juan Pablo Segura in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 31 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russet Perry (D) | 52.7 | 46,821 |
 | Juan Pablo Segura (R) | 47.0 | 41,755 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 196 | ||
| Total votes: 88,772 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 31
Russet Perry defeated Zach Cummings in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 31 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russet Perry | 65.1 | 8,733 |
 | Zach Cummings | 34.9 | 4,688 | |
| Total votes: 13,421 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Juan Pablo Segura advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 31.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cummings in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Zach Cummings completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cummings' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Zach Cummings was elected to the Leesburg Town Council in 2020, and quickly got to work by spearheading small business grants to help local businesses successfully navigate through COVID-19. During his current tenure, he has led the effort to streamline citizen and small business interaction with local government.
As a small business owner, Zach understands that small businesses are the heart of our economy. He understands our community is only as strong as the businesses and their employees that call it home. One path towards fostering strong small businesses in Virginia is to ensure we have a strong, educated workforce. As a state senator, Zach will fight to level the playing field and ensure that small businesses get the same treatment as large corporations. Virginia needs Zach in Richmond to ensure we focus on our small businesses and our employees to create our strong economy.
As State Senator, Zach will fight to deliver for Loudoun and Fauquier Counties. The 31st State Senate District contains people from many different walks of life, backgrounds, and beliefs and Zach will fight for everyone equally. Zach knows that the strength of our community lies in its people.- Zach will fight to protect a woman's right to choose, fending off efforts to limit access to reproductive health care.
- As a realtor, Zach has seen firsthand the need for affordable housing in our communities.
- Virginia must work to create a clean energy economy to reduce our dependence on state-sanctioned utility monopolies.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 19, 2023
