Stacey Plaskett
Stacey Plaskett (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Plaskett (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Prior to serving as the Virgin Islands U.S. House representative, Plaskett was general counsel for the Virgin Islands economic development authority from 2007 to 2014.[1]
The U.S. House representative from the United States Virgin Islands is a non-voting position in Congress. The delegate in this position can, however, vote in congressional committees. Plaskett was assigned to the Committee on Agriculture and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in her last two terms.
The Virgin Islands have had a non-voting congressional delegate since 1972.
Biography
Plaskett earned her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. After graduation, she worked for Delegate Ron de Lugo. She also worked for a congressional lobbying group. Plaskett then earned her law degree from American University and worked as a prosecutor. Plaskett later served as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee and at the U.S. Justice Department as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general. She also worked as general counsel with the U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority and now works in private practice.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Plaskett's academic, professional, and political career:[2]
- 2015-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Delegate from U.S. Virgin Islands
- 2007-2014: General counsel, Virgin Islands economic development authority
- 2002-2004: Staff, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1994: Graduated from American University with a J.D.
- 1988: Graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S.
Presidential preference
2020
Plaskett initially endorsed Kamala Harris (D), then Michael Bloomberg (D) and, lastly, Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election.[3][4][5]
2016
Plaskett endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2020 presidential election.[6]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2021-2022
Plaskett was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
- Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Chair
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Budget
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Oversight
- Select Revenue Measures
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Plaskett was assigned to the following committees:[7]
2015-2016
Plaskett served on the following committees:[8]
Key votes
Elections
2020
See also: United States House of Representatives election in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District
Incumbent Stacey Plaskett defeated Shekema George in the general election for U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stacey Plaskett (D) | 87.9 | 13,620 |
 | Shekema George (Independent) | 11.5 | 1,782 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 15,487 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stacey Plaskett advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District
Incumbent Stacey Plaskett won election in the general election for U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Plaskett (D) | 98.4 | 16,341 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 264 | ||
| Total votes: 16,605 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2016
Incumbent Stacey Plaskett (D) defeated Gordon Ackley (R write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Plaskett defeated Ronald Russell in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2016.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Stacey Plaskett Incumbent |
100% | 14,531 | |
| Total Votes | 14,531 | |||
| Source: The Green Papers | ||||
2014
Plaskett won election to the U.S. House to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands' At-Large District.[10][11] Plaskett defeated Emmett Hansen and Shawn-Michael Malone in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2014.[12] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stacey Plaskett |
90.7% | 10,091 | |
| Republican | Vince Danet | 9.3% | 1,037 | |
| Total Votes | 11,128 | |||
| Source: Elections System of the Virgin Islands | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Stacey Plaskett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
Government
External links
|
Candidate U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District |
Officeholder U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Plaskett for Congress, "About," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "PLASKETT, Stacey M., (1964 - )," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Blog4President , "Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett Becomes Eleventh CBC Member to Endorse Kamala Harris," November 21, 2019
- ↑ The Virgin Islands Daily News , "Plaskett endorses Bloomberg," February 12, 2020
- ↑ Yahoo News , "Biden picks up endorsements from 9 former Bloomberg backers in Congress," March 11, 2020
- ↑ Virgin Islands Free Press, “REP. PLASKETT THROWS HER SUPPORT BEHIND HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT,” April 21, 2016
- ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ The Green Papers, "The Green Papers: Virgin Islands 2016 General Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrun - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwin2 - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwin
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Donna Christensen (D) |
U.S. House Virgin Islands At-large District 2015-Present |
Succeeded by - |
