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Female Politicians in Virginia, D


  Edwina Dalton — of Virginia. Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  Charlotte Dammann — of Charlottesville, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Rosalyn R. Dance — of Petersburg, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008; elected Virginia state house of delegates 63rd District 2011. Female. Still living as of 2011.
  Pamela B. Danner — of McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Democrat. Candidate for Virginia state house of delegates 34th District, 2011. Female. Still living as of 2011.
  L. Karen Darner — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Virginia Daugherty — of Charlottesville, Va. Mayor of Charlottesville, Va., 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Mrs. Harry Daughtry — of Martinsville, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Carolyn Davis — of Blackstone, Nottoway County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mrs. F. Cleveland Davis — of Rockbridge County, Va.; Lexington, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (born c.1956) — of Vienna, Fairfax County, Va. Born about 1956. Republican. Member of Virginia state senate, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Jo Ann Davis (1950-2007) — of Gloucester, Gloucester County, Va. Born in Rowan County, N.C., June 29, 1950. Republican. Business owner; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1997-2001; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 2001-07; died in office 2007. Female. Assembly of God. Died in Gloucester County, Va., October 6, 2007 (age 57 years, 99 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1974 to Charles E. Davis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Sally Davis — of Woodbridge, Prince William County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Deanna DeMember — of Fairfax, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Carole Lee deTriquet (born c.1949) — of Chesapeake, Va. Born about 1949. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mrs. M. J. DeWitt — of Richmond, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Beverly Diamonstein — of Newport News, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Genevieve Dickinson — of Roanoke, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Mary Walton Dickinson — of Mineral, Louisa County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Vellie S. Dietrich-Hall (born c.1952) — of Springfield, Fairfax County, Va. Born about 1952. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Bridgit Donnelly — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Jennifer P. Dougherty (b. 1961) — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Alexandria, Va., 1961. Democrat. Restaurant business; mayor of Frederick, Md., 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2006.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Norma A. Douglass — of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Laura Drain — of Reston, Fairfax County, Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, November 20, 1949. Republican. Realtor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1996-2004; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2005-. Female. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) — also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth Simpson — of Northfork, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Motley, Pittsylvania County, Va., September 22, 1887. Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64. Female. Baptist. Member, Delta Sigma Theta; National Education Association; NAACP. Died in September, 1979 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to William H. Drewry.
  Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (1941-2007) — also known as Jennifer Dunn — of Bellevue, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 29, 1941. Republican. Washington Republican state chair, 1981-92; U.S. Representative from Washington 8th District, 1993-2005; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004. Female. Episcopalian. Died, from a pulmonary embolism, in Alexandria, Va., September 5, 2007 (age 66 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Ingrid Duran — of Falls Church, Va. Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

 

 


 
   
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