(Loudoun Times-Mirror) Democrat Ibraheem Samirah will succeed Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates 86th District seat in the closing days of the 2019 General Assembly session.
Samirah defeated Republican challenger Gregg Nelson and independent challenger Connie Haines Hutchinson by claiming nearly 60 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s special election.
“I don’t want to think of myself as the future by myself because there’s a lot of people that want to be involved in this, but I’m glad to be part of the stepping stones for that,” Samirah said as he addressed supporters.
Samirah, a 27-year-old dentist, said he is focused on addressing transportation, protecting health care and Medicaid expansion, pushing for universal full-day kindergarten and justice for all Virginians.
