Kenneth R. Plum

Ken Plum
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 byJohn Buckley
Succeeded byKaren Keys-Gamarra
Constituency
In office
January 11, 1978 – January 9, 1980
Preceded byCarrington Williams
Succeeded byJack Rust
Constituency18th district
Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia
In office
March 7, 1998 – December 2, 2000
Preceded bySuzie Wrenn
Succeeded byEmily Couric (General Chair)
Larry Framme (State Chair)
Personal details
BornKenneth Ray Plum
(1941-11-03) November 3, 1941
Shenandoah, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseJane Meacham
EducationOld 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

Virginia House of Delegates, District 36: Results 1995 to 2021[4]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Third Party Party Votes Pct
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

  1. ↑ "Official Member Bio".
  2. ↑ Whitley, Tyler; Jeff E. Schapiro (January 14, 2009). "Legislature convenes, short one delegate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 14, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Election Results Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Virginia State Board of Elections
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