Delores McQuinn

Rev. Delores L. McQuinn (born November 26, 1954, in Henrico County, Virginia) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 81st district, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico, and Charles City Counties and the City of Richmond. She was previously a member of the Richmond City Council.^{[1] [2]}

McQuinn studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University.^[3]

McQuinn was a member of the Richmond School Board 1992–96, serving as vice chair.^{[2] [3]}

McQuinn was elected to the Richmond City Council in a special election on April 6, 1999, replacing Leonidas B. Young, II, who resigned in February, and Sherwood T. White, an interim appointment. She served as Vice-Mayor 2003–2004 and Vice-President of the Council 2007–2008.^[4]

When Delegate Dwight Clinton Jones was elected Mayor of Richmond in November 2008, McQuinn ran for the Democratic nomination for his 70th district House seat. She defeated lawyer Carlos Brown for the nomination, and was unopposed in the general election on January 6, 2009.^{[1] [5]}

In the 2017 election, McQuinn faced a primary challenge from Alex Mejias.^{[6] [7]}

McQuinn serves as the Chair of the Transportation Committee and as a member of the Education, Appropriations, and Rules. She also serves as the Chair of the Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee and as a member of the Compensation and General Government Subcommittee, Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee in the Appropriations Committee. Additionally, McQuinn serves as a member of the Pre-K-12 Subcommittee in the Education Committee.^[8]

• 2009 Virginia House of Delegates election

• "Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate Delores L. McQuinn". Virginia House of Delegates. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
• "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". Archived from the original on June 17, 2010.

• "Delegate Delores McQuinn". Richmond Sunlight.
• "Delores L McQuinn". Virginia Public Access Project.

• 1954 births
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• Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Richmond, Virginia, city council members
• Virginia Commonwealth University alumni
• Virginia Union University alumni
• Women state legislators in Virginia
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• 21st-century American women politicians
• 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly

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