Jennifer L. McClellan

Jennifer L. McClellan DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, VA-4

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Jennifer L. McClellanDEMDemocrat United States Representative, VA-4
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Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election, and defeated Republican nominee Leon Benjamin with 74.4% of the vote. She is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Richmond
Bachelor of Arts English studies
1990 - 1994
Matoaca High School
University of Virginia School of Law
Juris Doctor
1994 - 1997
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Majority Caucus Secretary
Virginia State Senate
2020 - 2023
Senator
Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
2017 - 2023
Delegate
Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
2006 - 2016
Minority Caucus Vice Chair of Operations
Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
2006 - 2016
Assistant General Counsel
Verizon Communications, present
2002 - Current
Associate
Hunton and Williams
1997 - 2002
Program Director
Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute
2001 - Current
Other Experience1 - 63 of 63
Board Member
Virginia Premier Health Plans
Current
Board Member
Chippenham Hospital
Current
Board Member
Johnston-Willis Hospital
Current
Board Member
Moton Museum
Current
Board Member
Virginia League of Planned Parenthood
Current
Board Member
The Farm Team
Current
Member
Steering Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia
Current
Member
Central Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia
Current
Member
Richmond NAACP
Current
Member
Fan District Association
Current
Member
Junior League of Richmond
Current
Member
Virginia State Bar (VSB) Administrative Law Section Council
Current
Member
Virginia State Bar (VSB) Diversity Conference
Current
Member
Richmond City Democratic Committee
Current
Member
Richmond Crusade for Voters
Current
Member
Democratic National Committee
Current
Vice Chair
Virginia Bar Association (VBA) Pro Bono Task Force
Current
Vice President
State Board of the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership
Current
1st Vice Chair of Organization
Democratic Party of Virginia
2007 - 2010
Member
Association of Democratic Chairs
2002 - 2010
Graduate
Leadership Metro Richmond
2004
President
Metro Richmond Area Young Democrats
1997 - 2004
Chair
3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia
2001 - 2002
President
Virginia Young Democrats
1994 - 1997
Advisory Board Member
Governor McDonnell’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Response
Board Member
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Richmond
Board Member
Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
Chair
Governor McAuliffe’s Transition Team
Former Board Member
Metro Richmond Boys & Girls Club
Former Board Member
Boaz & Ruth
Former Board Member
Oliver White Hill Foundation
Former Board Member
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
Former Board Member
State Fair of Virginia
Former Board Member
Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs
Former Board Member
Flagler Home at St. Joseph’s Villa
Former Chair
Virginia State Bar (VSB) Corporate Counsel Section
Former President
Virginia State Bar (VSB) Young Lawyers Conference
Member
Children’s Museum of Richmond
Member
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, present
Member
Virginia Center on Aging Advisory Committee
Member
Fan Women’s Club
Member
Governor Ralph Northam’s Transition Committee
Member
Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Bar Association
Member
Richmond Bar Association
Member
Metropolitan Women’s Bar Association
Member
League of Women Voters, present
Board Member
Richmond Metropolitan Authority
2004 - 2008
Vice Chair
Virginia College Building Authority
2002 - 2005
Former Member
Subcommittee #2 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Civil Law, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Judicial Appointments, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Education Innovation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #1, Virginians on the Monument, Virginia State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #2, Fundraising, Virginia State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on King in Virginia, Virginia State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Ethics, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Minority Caucus First Vice Chair
Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
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