On Tuesday, Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan won a special election for the state’s 4th Congressional district, becoming the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.
She beat conservative pastor Leon Benjamin to fill a seat left vacant by Donald McEachin, who died of colorectal cancer in November of 2022.
A part-time legislator for 17 years and a corporate lawyer, McClellan centered her campaign around her policy achievements in the Virginia Assembly and her commitment to bringing new perspectives to the position.1. She Passed Over 350 Bills During Her Time in the Virginia Assembly McClellan has served in the Virginia statehouse since 2005—first as a Delegate, and then as Senator. During that time, she championed issues including reproductive freedom, clean energy, and worker’s protections. She also sponsored a resolution that led to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in 2020 and spearheaded the Voting Rights Act of Virginia that was signed into law in 2021.
There were days I had to bring [my children] to the floor and nurse or pump during session.” McClellan subsequently creating spaces around the statehouse for nursing mothers to breastfeed, and later played an instrumental role in passing the Virginia Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.McClellan has been candid about how the oppression and violence her family has faced fuels her to make government a tool for change.
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