Joshua Cole won HD-28 in 2019 w. 52% of the vote. He was only 73 votes away from winning this district in 2017.
In 2017, Joshua Cole ran for the Virginia House of Delegates to represent Virginia's 28th District, becoming the first African-American and youngest person to receive any partys nomination, along the way. In a hard-fought race, he finished less than 100 votes shy of having the honor of representing the 28th District. In 2019, he came back and finished the job — becoming one of the youngest members elected to the Virginia General Assembly.Josh started his career in politics in 2005 as a page for the Virginia House of Delegates. He served as a Staff Assistant to the Clerk of the Virginia State Senate in 2016 and as Delegate Fowler's Chief of Staff.
He served on the Stafford County Public School's Superintendent's Equity, Diversity and Opportunity Committee, the greater Fredericksburg Area Interfaith Council, and was President of Stafford County NAACP.
8Joshua, on the issues:
➔ Healthcare
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➔ Human Rights
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HD-28 Voting Trend
2020: Biden received 54.38%.
2019 (HD): Cole won w. 52%
2018: Kaine received 55%.
2017: Northam received 51%.
2017 (HD): Dem lost w 50%
2016: Clinton received 45%.
2015 (HD) Dem lost w 40%
Most statistics from VPAP.
2020 election stats computed by Daily Kos.
Sources
Most candidate information drawn from Candidates' websites.