Amanda E. Batten (born 1979) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. In 2019 she was elected to the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses 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-numbe ...

. She serves as the House Majority Caucus Chair and represents the 71st district, comprising parts of James City County and York County.

Political career

Batten spent about ten years working as a legislative aide in the

Virginia General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, and the first elected legislative assembly in the New World. It was established on July 30, ...

. She worked for Senator Tommy Norment and Delegate Brenda Pogge. She was also employed as a fundraising manager for the Medical Society of Virginia. In March 2019, Pogge announced her retirement from the House of Delegates, and endorsed Batten as her replacement. Batten defeated former delegate Melanie Rapp Beale in the June primary by a 62-38 margin. Batten's top campaign issues were workforce development and ending a regional sales tax on Virginia's Historic Triangle. In the November general election, Batten defeated pediatrician Mark Downey by a 52-46 margin. In their 2021 rematch, Batten again defeated Downey, this time with a 55.8-44 margin. At the beginning of the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session, she was elected House Majority Caucus Chair.

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