Kenneth R. Plum
Ken Plum | |
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Plum in 2009 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 13, 1982 – January 10, 2024 Serving with Dorothy McDiarmid and Jack Rust until 1983 | |
| Preceded by | John Buckley |
| Succeeded by | Karen Keys-Gamarra |
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| In office January 11, 1978 – January 9, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Carrington Williams |
| Succeeded by | Jack Rust |
| Constituency | 18th district |
| Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia | |
| In office March 7, 1998 – December 2, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Suzie Wrenn |
| Succeeded by | Emily Couric (General Chair) Larry Framme (State Chair) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Ray Plum November 3, 1941 Shenandoah, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jane Meacham |
| Education | Old Dominion University (BA) University of Virginia (MEd) |
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Kenneth Ray Plum (born November 3, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District from 1982 to 2024. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district included a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of Reston.[1]
Plum was selected as chair of the House Democratic caucus on January 14, 2009. He was previously a chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. He currently serves as Caucus Chair Emeritus.[2] He also serves as the Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[3]
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 1995 | Ken Plum | 10,353 | 65% | Dan McGuire | 5,532 | 35% | |||||||
| 1997 | Ken Plum | 11,924 | 58% | Dan McGuire | 37% | Gary Alexander | Independent | 981 | 5% | ||||
| 1999 | Ken Plum | 10,430 | 62% | M.N. Pocalyko | 5,975 | 35% | P.L. Thomas | Independent | 463 | 3% | |||
| 2001 | Ken Plum | 16,424 | 99% | no candidate | Write-ins | 201 | 1% | ||||||
| 2003 | Ken Plum | 11,803 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 186 | 2% | ||||||
| 2005 | Ken Plum | 16,310 | 79% | no candidate | D. E. Ferguson | Libertarian | 4,166 | 20% | |||||
| 2007 | Ken Plum | 12,101 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 302 | 2% | ||||||
| 2009 | Ken Plum | 12,893 | 60% | Hugh M. Cannon | 8,581 | 40% | |||||||
| 2011 | Ken Plum | 9,522 | 64% | Hugh M. Cannon | 5,327 | 36% | |||||||
| 2021 | Ken Plum | 25,701 | 71.5% | Matt Lang | 10,220 | 28.5% |
References
- ^ "Official Member Bio".
- ^ Whitley, Tyler; Jeff E. Schapiro (January 14, 2009). "Legislature convenes, short one delegate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Election Results Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Virginia State Board of Elections
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