DemocratIn office since Nov 2009

Delores McQuinn

Virginia State Delegate, District 81 since 2009. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Delegate, District 81

In office
17 yrs
Since 2009
Bills became law
16
85 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
7.2%
Chamber median 1.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+44.1
Won 2021
Next election
2027
Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations
  • Education
  • Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 85 sponsored · 16 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1357 Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 1414 Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 1322 Sheriff Javier J. Smith Memorial Bridge; designates bridge on St. Route 106 in Charles City County.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 1418 Sickle Cell Trait Awareness and Education Program; established.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 298 Public elementary or secondary school students; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices.
Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McQuinn sits in the Virginia House of Delegates

McQuinn is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianMcQuinnMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: David Reid, Virgil Thornton, Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET

With McQuinn’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McQuinn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time McQuinn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2025Virginia House of Delegates, District 81Won—
2023Virginia House of Delegates, District 81Won—
2021Virginia House of Delegates, District 70WonD+44.1
2019Virginia House of Delegates, District 70Won—
2017Virginia House of Delegates, District 70Won—
2015Virginia House of Delegates, District 70Won—
2013Virginia House of Delegates, District 70Won—
2011Virginia House of Delegates, District 70Won—
2009Virginia House of Delegates, District 70WonD+56.3

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats McQuinn has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who McQuinn has run against

  • David Brown Vaught (I) · 2021 general, won
  • Henry Otis Brown (I) · 2009 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know McQuinn

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET