Timothy Douglas Hugo (born January 7, 1963) is an American businessman, military veteran, and
Republican politician in the Commonwealth of
Virginia
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. He served as a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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from 2003 to 2020, representing the
40th district. Hugo was defeated for re-election in
2019
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by
Democrat Dan Helmer
Daniel Isaac Helmer (born September 27, 1981) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2018, he lost the Democratic primary for . In 2019, he successfully ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in district 40, defea ...
.
Overview
From 2003 to 2020, Hugo served in the
Virginia House of Delegates
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, representing the
40th district in
Fairfax
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and
Prince William
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counties. The district encompassed both the
incorporated and
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areas of
Clifton
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in Fairfax County. It also included unincorporated parts of
Centreville,
Fairfax
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Places United States
* Fairfax, California
* Fairfax Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California
* Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California, centered on Fairfax Avenue
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, and
Fairfax Station
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Fairfax Sta ...
in Fairfax County as well as unincorporated sections of
Catharpin
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,
Gainesville,
Haymarket, and
Manassas in Prince William County. Approximately 80% of the district's population and 65% of its landmass is located in Fairfax County.
A member of the
Republican Party, Hugo was the House of Delegates' majority caucus chairman.
Hugo served on the Commerce and Labor (2007–2020), Education (2003), Finance (2004–2020), Privileges and Elections (2003–2006 and 2010–2020), Science and Technology (2007–2020), and Transportation (2003–2020) committees.
While the 40th district is historically Republican-leaning, Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senat ...
bested Republican nominee
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of ...
by an eight-point margin (51–43%) in the
2016 presidential election
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January
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. In the
2017 elections
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, Democrat Donte Tanner challenged Hugo, but narrowly lost. Despite having about 14% of the state's population residing within its boundaries, following the 2017 elections, Hugo remained the only Republican in the
Virginia General Assembly
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to represent a district based in Fairfax County. Hugo lost reelection in 2019 to Democrat Dan Helmer. At the time of his defeat, he was the last Republican to represent a significant portion of Fairfax County above the county level.
Education and professional career
In 1986, Hugo earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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(BA) from the
College of William & Mary
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.
In 1987, he received a Kodak
Fellowship
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(FS) from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government
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at
Harvard University
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. Between 1990 and 1998, he served in the
United States Army Reserve
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Since July 2020, ...
.
Hugo held several staff positions within the
United States House of Representatives
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. He was the
legislative director for representative
Jennifer Dunn
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Early l ...
of
Washington
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, and was the
chief of staff to representative
Bud Shuster
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of
Pennsylvania
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, chairman of the
.
Hugo is the executive director of
Free File Alliance
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, an association of
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companies.
Electoral history
Hugo was first elected in a December 2002 special election. He replaced Republican incumbent
Jay O'Brien, who vacated the seat after he won a November 2002 special election to represent the 39th district in the
Senate of Virginia
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. Hugo was re-elected in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015, never receiving less than 57% of the vote.
[Democrats optimistic after last vote in House 40th District](_blank)
(InsideNova) Following Democratic presidential nominee
Hillary Clinton
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's winning of the 40th district by an eight-point margin (51–43%) in
2016, Democrats targeted Hugo in 2017.
On November 7, 2017, Hugo had apparently lost by 68 votes to Democratic nominee Donte Tanner, but the following morning, election officials found an error in the reported results, and the results flipped to a 32-vote lead for Hugo.
[Vote canvass changes lead in critical Northern Virginia House race](_blank)
(Roanoke Times) After further canvassing, Hugo's lead increased to 115 votes. As of November 8, the race was too close to call.
On November 27, the state board of elections certified the results, giving Hugo a 106-vote victory, but on November 29, the Tanner campaign filed for a recount.
Democrats file for recounts in 2 tight Va. House races
(WTOP) A recount was conducted, and on December 14, the recount confirmed that Hugo won the election by 99 votes.[First Va. House recount confirms Del. Tim Hugo's re-election](_blank)
(WTOP) Hugo lost in the 2019 election to Dan Helmer
Daniel Isaac Helmer (born September 27, 1981) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2018, he lost the Democratic primary for . In 2019, he successfully ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in district 40, defea ...
.
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1963 births
Candidates in the 2021 United States elections
Living people
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
College of William & Mary alumni
Politicians from Norfolk, Virginia
21st-century American politicians
People from Clifton, Virginia