Edythe "Edie" Colton Harrison (born September 17, 1934) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...

from 1980 to 1983. She lost renomination to Tom Moss in 1982 after the state's House district maps were redrawn. In

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, she ran for

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

, losing to the

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

incumbent, John Warner. She was the first woman nominated for statewide office by the Virginia Democratic Party. In 1974, Harrison worked to found the Virginia Opera Association and led a fundraising campaign to restore the

Norfolk Municipal Auditorium Norfolk Municipal Auditorium was a 5,200 seat multi-purpose arena and music venue in Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America, USA that opened in May 1943. The arena was constructed after the Norfolk, Virginia, City of Norfolk and the United St ...

for the company's new home, the

Harrison Opera House The Edythe C. and Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, also known as the Harrison Opera House, is the official home of the Virginia Opera in the Neon District of Downtown Norfolk on the border of the Ghent Square neighborhood. Built as a public wor ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Edythe 1934 births 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians Candidates in the 1984 United States elections Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Norfolk, Virginia Politicians from Detroit Wayne State University alumni Women state legislators in Virginia 21st-century American women