Angelia Williams Graves is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member for the

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since 2024. She previously represented

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from 2021 to 2024.

Biography

Graves obtained an

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from

Tidewater Community College Tidewater Community College (TCC) is a public community college in South Hampton Roads, Virginia, with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. It is part of the Virginia Community College System and is accredite ...

. She would then go on to obtain a

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in marketing from

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (ODU) is a Public university, public research university in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Established in 1930 as the two-year Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, it began by educating people with fewer ...

Political career

2010

Graves first entered politics in 2010 running for

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's Super Ward 7. Graves would win the election with 40% of the vote. She would be re-elected again in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Graves would also serve as vice-mayor from 2013 to 2016.

2021

On November 19, 2020, Graves announced her plan to run for the

district in the

following the resignation of Delegate Joseph C. Lindsey to become a judge in the Norfolk General District Court. Graves would defeat Rick James for the Democratic nomination in a firehouse primary. She would go on and defeat Republican Sylvia Bryant in the special election.

Election history

References

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