Holly Seibold is a

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politician and

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. She is a Democratic member of the

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, following a January 2023 special election to fill Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district, which became vacant following the resignation of Democrat Mark Keam.

Political career

On September 6, 2022, Democrat Mark Keam, who represented the 35th district in the

, resigned to take a position in the

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. Keam's resignation lead to a special election for the seat. Seibold ran for the seat and defeated Karl V. Frisch in the Democratic party's nomination caucus, which was held on November 8, 2022. She won the general election, held on January 10, 2023, defeating Republican candidate Monique Baroudi. She was sworn in on January 11, 2023.

Personal life

Seibold has lived in

Vienna, Virginia Vienna () is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Vienna has a population of 16,473. Significantly more people live in ZIP codes with the Vienna postal addresses (22180, 22181, ...

since 2012.

Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seibold, Holly Living people People from Vienna, Virginia Schoolteachers from Virginia 21st-century American women politicians Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Women state legislators in Virginia Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly