Delores Oates
Virginia State Delegate, District 31 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 2
- 45 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +19.7
- Won 2025
- 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.
- Communications, Technology and Innovation
- Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Oates sits in the Virginia House of Delegates
Oates is closer to the center than 15% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike Webert, Justin Pence, Mitchell Cornett
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Oates’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Oates’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Oates | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–22 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1876: Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2555: Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2056: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–44 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1869: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Oates 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 | Won | R+19.7 |
| 2023 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 | Won | R+25.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Oates has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Oates has run against
- J. Shane Boswell (D) · 2025 general, won
- Steven E. Foreman (D) · 2023 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Oates
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/aabaa796-77f3-4b39-a626-ae05944ec484
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET