Nadarius Clark
Nadarius Clark | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Davis (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 84th district |
| In office January 12, 2022 – March 28, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Heretick |
| Succeeded by | Rae Cousins (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 79th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1995 (age 28–29) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Virginia Union University |
Nadarius Clark (born 1995) is an American activist and politician who served as delegate for the 79th district of the Virginia House of Delegates. Clark, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Steve Heretick in the Democratic primary and Republican nominee Lawrence Mason in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election.[1][2][3]
He resigned on March 28, 2023 to run for election to a different seat in the chamber.[4] On June 20, 2023 Clark won the Democratic primary for the new 84th district.[5] He won the election with 53% of the vote to his Republican opponent's 47% Michael Dillender in Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district.
Early life[edit]
Nadarius Clark attended Virginia Union University for college, in Richmond.[6]
Political Career[edit]
He worked as a campaign organizer for Tim Kaine from when he was governor. Clark became the youngest ever representative at 26 years old, the minimum age to be a representative is 21 years old.[6]
At the start of the 2024-2025 session, Clark introduced a bill that would prohibit the collection of medical debt if collection proceedings didn't start within 3 years of the due date on the final notice.[7]
In February of 2024, Clark introduced a bill to cap rising rents which ultimately didn't advance.[8]
Electoral history[edit]
2021 elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 2,033 | 45.73 | |
| Democratic | Steve Heretick (incumbent) | 1,883 | 42.35 | |
| Democratic | Dante Walston | 530 | 11.92 | |
| Total votes | 4,446 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 10,647 | 56.1 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Mason | 8,283 | 43.6 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 18,993 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2023 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 15,899 | 52.99 | |
| Republican | Michael Dillender | 14,046 | 46.82 | |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 30,003 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Littlehales, Alex (June 9, 2021). "Meet Nadarius Clark: the 26-year-old vying for Virginia's House of Delegates". 13 News Now. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Virginia General Assembly: Nadarius Clark
- ^ Virginia Scope: Nadarius Clark, 3 October 2021 (audio)
- ^ Staff Reports (March 28, 2023). "Clark resigns House seat, completes move to Suffolk". The Smithfield Times. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Janney, Josh (June 20, 2023). "Nadarius Clark and Michael Dillender win their primaries in House District 84". The Virginian Piolot. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Service, Thailon Wilson | Capital News (2024-04-03). "Virginia's General Assembly is trending younger. At 28, Del. Clark strives to get young voters involved". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ McIntyre, Meghan (2024-01-26). "Three interesting bills: medical debt, mobile home park tenant rights and state data breaches • Virginia Mercury". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Service, Capital News (2024-02-12). "Virginia bills to cap rent increases don't advance this session • Virginia Mercury". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "2021 June Democratic Primary". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "2021 November General". web.archive.org. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Member, House of Delegates (84th District)". Election results. elections.viriginia.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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