Delores McQuinn

Rev. Delores McQuinn
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 70th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2009
Preceded by	Dwight Clinton Jones
Personal details
Born	November 26, 1954 ( 1954 -11-26) (age 56) Henrico County, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jonathan McQuinn
Children	James E. Minor III, Daytriel J. McQuinn
Residence	Richmond, Virginia
Alma mater	Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Union University
Committees	Counties, Cities and Towns; Transportation
Religion	Baptist

Rev. Delores L. McQuinn (born November 26, 1954, in Henrico County, Virginia) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On January 6, 2009 she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 70th district, made up of parts of Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and the city of Richmond. She was previously a member of the Richmond City Council.^[1][2]

Personal life

McQuinn studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University. She is^[update] an associate minister at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Richmond.^[3]

Political career

McQuinn was a member of the Richmond School Board 1992–96, serving as vice chair.^[2][3]

McQuinn was elected to the Richmond City Council in a special election on April 6, 1999, replacing Leonidas B. Young, II, who resigned in February, and Sherwood T. White, an interim appointment. She served as Vice-Mayor 2003–2004 and Vice-President of the Council 2007–2008.^[4]

When Delegate Dwight Clinton Jones was elected Mayor of Richmond in November 2008, McQuinn ran for the Democratic nomination for his 70th district House seat. She defeated lawyer Carlos Brown for the nomination, and was unopposed in the general election on January 6, 2009.^[1][5]

See also

• Virginia elections, 2009#House of Delegates

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "January 6, 2009 Special Election Unofficial Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/713AAEC0-0129-40BF-B769-DCC60E9CEF8E/Unofficial/8_s.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Virginia House of Delegates 2009
3. ^ ^{a b} "Biographies". Richmond Regional Planning District Commission. http://www.richmondregional.org/About%20Us/biographies.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-07. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "City of Richmond; City Council 1948–present". Richmond, Virginia: Office of the City Clerk. 2009-11-10. pp. 11–15. http://www.richmondgov.com/CityClerk/documents/Members1948toPresent.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
5. ^ "McQuinn to face no House opponent". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2008-12-12. http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/DELS12_20081211-211838/148470/. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 

References

• "Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate Delores L. McQuinn". Virginia House of Delegates. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/3665d583fa0f46e785257535005773ec?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.1A18. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
• "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html. 

External links

• "Delegate Delores McQuinn". Richmond Sunlight. http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/dlmcquinn/. 
• "Delores L McQuinn". Virginia Public Access Project. http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/33585. 

Persondata
Name	Macquinn, Delores L.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician American politician
Date of birth	1954-11-26
Place of birth	Henrico County, Virginia
Date of death
Place of death