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Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district, inPrince William County, Virginia, elects one of the 100 members of theVirginia House of Delegates,[1] the lower house of the state'sbicameral legislature.
The 51st district has been represented byDemocratBriana Sewell since 2022.[2]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 16, 1998 – January 9, 2008 | M. B. McQuigg | Republican | Declined to run for reelection |
| January 9, 2008 – January 13, 2010 | Paul F. Nichols | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 13, 2010 – January 10, 2018 | Rich Anderson | Republican | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 10, 2018 – January 12, 2022 | Hala Ayala | Democratic | First elected in 2017 |
| January 12, 2022 – present | Briana Sewell | Democratic | Redistricting |
| January 10, 2024 – present | Eric Zehr | Republican | Incumbent |
In December 2020, Briana Sewell[3] announced her intention to run for Delegate of District 51. She is endorsed by Hala Ayala,[4] the district's current delegate who is vacating the seat to run for Virginia's Lieutenant Governor, a move announced in July 2020.[5] She is also endorsed by U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly, with whom she has worked in the past.[6] Briana served as Chief of Staff to the Prince William County Chair At-Large, Ann Wheeler, and was previously the Political Director and Senior Organizer for the Virginia Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy.[7] According to her candidate website,[8] Briana earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from the College of William and Mary and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from American University. She is running as a Democrat.[9]
RepublicanRich Anderson represented District 51 from 2010 to 2018.[10] In November 2017, he was defeated byDemocratHala Ayala in an election where theMedicaid expansion figured significantly; Anderson opposed while Ayala supported the policy, which ultimately passed, making an additional 14,000 Prince William County residents eligible forthe low-income health insurance program.[10]
Anderson declared his candidacy to challenge Ayala in 2019.[10]
Ayala retired to run for lieutenant governor she went on to lose the general election. She was succeeded by Briana Sewell to represent the district.
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