Holly Seibold is a Virginia politician and educator. She is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, following a January 2023 special election to fill Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district, which became vacant following the resignation of Democrat Mark Keam.
Holly Seibold | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Keam |
| Constituency | 35th district (2023–2024) 12th district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Website | hollyseibold |
Political career
editOn September 6, 2022, Democrat Mark Keam, who represented the 35th district in the Virginia House of Delegates, resigned to take a position in the Biden administration. Keam's resignation lead to a special election for the seat.[1] Seibold ran for the seat and defeated Karl V. Frisch in the Democratic party's nomination caucus, which was held on November 8, 2022.[2] She won the general election, held on January 10, 2023, defeating Republican candidate Monique Baroudi.[3] She was sworn in on January 11, 2023.[4]
Personal life
editSeibold has lived in Vienna, Virginia since 2012.[1]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Holly M. Seibold | 1,210 | 51.42% | |
| Democratic | Karl V. Frisch | 1,143 | 48.58% | |
| Total votes | 2,353 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Holly M. Seibold | 7,321 | 67.25% | ||
| Republican | Monique Baroudi | 3,555 | 32.65% | ||
| Total votes | 10,876 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Democrats to determine nominee for 35th District delegate this week". Tysons Reporter. October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "HD35 Democratic Nomination Caucus Result Report" (PDF). Fairfax Votes. Fairfax County Democratic Committee. October 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Special Election Results: January 10, 2023".
- ^ Schneider, Gregory S.; Vozzella, Laura (January 11, 2023). "Gov. Youngkin says he's leading Va. out of darkness as General Assembly convenes". Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2023.