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Redistricting, the New 8th

On December 28, 2021, the Virginia Supreme Court finalized new congressional districts for 2023-2033. The 8th District was redrawn as part of this process. The new 8th District still includes all of Arlington County, Alexandria City, and Falls Church City. The changes to the district were made in the Fairfax County portions of the district. The new boundaries take effect for the 2022 election and will apply to the 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections until they are redrawn again.

You can view an interactive map of the new 8th District here.

Documents & Resources

8th CD Committee Bylaws can be found here (PDF, 4pp)
8th CD resolutions can be found here (PDF, 23pp)
DPVA Party Plan (PDF 30pp)
DPVA Resources (central reorganization, data and VAN, election resources, finance and budget, nomination processes, party structure, special elections, local committee reorganization), here

Members

Membership on the committee is outlined in the DPVA Party Plan

Party Plan 6.1 – the 20 elected members, the core of the committee
Party Plan 4.1 – State Party officers, elected leaders, etc.
Party Plan 6.2 – one General Assembly member, and 3 city / county representatives
Party Plan 4.20 – constituency group representative (not already a Central Committee member)

Current 8th CD Membership: 39 total voting members, last updated March 20, 2022.

Party Plan 6.1 Members

20 members of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee were elected to serve a four-year term (2022-2026) to the State Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Virginia at the 2022 Virtual Convention on March 5, 2022.

Arlington County – 3 female members & 4 male members
Margo Horner, Maya Jones, Maureen Markham, John Bryant Atkins, Bryan Coleman, Paul Ruiz, Tony Weaver
City of Alexandria – 2 female members & 2 male members
Carrie Elizabeth ‘PJ’ Palmer Johnson, Holly Wallace, Pat Mulloy, 1 male/non-binary member (vacant)
City of Falls Church – 1 female member
Peg Willingham
Fairfax County – 4 female members & 4 male members
Rose Chu, Reese EspyGlassman, Holly Hazard, Maritza Zermeno, Russell Brooks, Paul Jameson, Sadam Salim, Matthew Savage

Party Plan 4.1 Members

As outlined in section 4.1 of the Party Plan, voting members of the Central Committee who are members of their respective district committee, i.e. for the 8th district, include:

Ricardo Alfaro, Vice Chair for Technology and Communications, DPVA
Samantha Jane, VAYD Na?ional Party Representative
Congressman Don Beyer
Delegate Charniele Herring (46th), VA House Majority Leader
Elaine Kamarck DNC (At-Large)
Senator Scott Surovell (34th), VA Senate Majority Leader
U.S. Senator Mark Warner

Party Plan 6.2 Members

The district committee upon organization, and every two years thereafter, i.e. two-year term of offices, as outlined in the Party Plan section 6.2 (DPVA Party Plan), elects one Democratic member of the General Assembly and three county or city representatives (these positions may be used to insure that the equal division requirement of Section 4.3 is met, i.e. gender balance). Members so chosen shall be counted in determining a quorum and shall be voting members of the district committee as soon as elected by the district committee. Confirmation of the election of the General Assembly member and the county or city representatives shall be made by the Central Committee.

Alexandria – Meronne Teklu
Arlington – Steve Baker
Fairfax (8th CD portion)- Nelly Samaniego
General Assembly – Senator Adam Ebbin

Party Plan 4.20 Members

OFFICERS

At the first meeting of the newly reorganized district committee in 2022 the committee elected the following officers:

Chair, Margo Horner chair@va8thcddems.org
1st Vice Chair, David Lord (Alexandria) 1stvicechair@va8thcddems.org
2nd Vice Chair, Saddam Salim (Fairfax) 2ndvicechair@va8thcddems.org
Secretary, Maureen Markham secretary@va8thcddems.org
Treasurer, Rose Chu treasurer@va8thcddems.org