Rae Cousins
Virginia State Delegate, District 79 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 19
- 60 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 1.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +84.8
- 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.
- Courts of Justice
- Education
- Labor and Commerce
- Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cousins sits in the Virginia House of Delegates
Cousins is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Shelly Simonds, Atoosa Reaser, Marcus Simon
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Cousins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%
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: Cousins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cousins | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–22 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1876: Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2555: Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2056: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–44 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1869: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–46 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cousins 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 79 | Won | D+84.8 |
| 2023 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 79 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cousins has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 79 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cousins has run against
- Kelsey M. Linnehan (R) · 2025 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Cousins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/359eaeba-903c-42b4-b9e3-5c5b4e9d721d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET