Debra Rodman

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Debra Rodman
File:Debra Rodman (cropped).jpg
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 73rd district
In office
January 10, 2018 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byJohn O'Bannon
Succeeded byRodney Willett
Personal details
Born1972 (age 53–54)[1]
Tallahassee, Florida[1]
PartyDemocratic[1]
SpouseDarryl Lowery [1]
Children2[1]
ResidenceHenrico, Virginia[2]
Alma materUniversity of Miami
University of Florida[1]
ProfessionAnthropologist and professor[2]
CommitteesAgriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources; Education; Health, Welfare and Institutions[1]
Websitewww.debrarodman.com

Debra H. Rodman (born 1972) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 2017, and represented the 73rd district comprising parts of Henrico County. Rodman is a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life and career

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Debra Rodman was raised in Coral Gables, Florida.[2] Rodman is an associate professor at Randolph-Macon College, teaching anthropology and women's studies.[2] She travels to Guatemala yearly, where she researches the effects of migration on that country. Rodman also serves as an expert witness for asylum seekers.[2][3] She is Jewish. [4]

Political career

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In 2017, Rodman ran for the Virginia House of Delegates for the 73rd district, then held by Republican incumbent John O'Bannon. Rodman defeated three other candidates in a caucus on April 29, 2017 to win the Democratic nomination.[5] In the general election, Rodman defeated O'Bannon by a 3% margin.[6] She raised $373,000 over the course of the campaign, outraised by O'Bannon by nearly $200,000.[7] In 2019, Rodman challenged incumbent Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant for the Senate of Virginia's 12th District seat.[8][9] Rodman narrowly lost the election to Dunnavant on November 5, 2019.[10]

Electoral history

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Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia Senate, 12th district
Nov 5, 2019[11] General Siobhan Dunnavant Republican 39,700 50.76
Debra Rodman Democratic 38,364 49.05
Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 73rd district
Nov 7, 2017[12] General Debra Rodman Democratic 14,697 51.48
John O'Bannon Republican 13,803 48.35

Legislative issues

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Rodman ran on and helped pass Medicaid Expansion, which gives health care access to over 400,000 Virginians.[13] She also refuses to take money from Dominion Power or Appalachian Energy.[14]

In the 2019 legislative session, Rodman was the chief sponsor for bills to expand LGBTQ equality, voting rights, and increase the tipped minimum wage.[15]

Rodman was on the Education Committee, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[16]

References

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