Catherine M. "Cathy" Hudgins (born 1944) is an American politician who served as a member of the Board of Supervisors for Fairfax County, Virginia, from 1999 to 2019, representing the Hunter Mill district, which includes Reston and Vienna.
She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the first African American and non-white person elected to the Board of Supervisors.
[6] She defeated incumbent Republican supervisor Robert B. Dix, Jr. Dix's share of the vote was split by an independent conservative candidate, John Thoburn, the owner of several Christian private schools and longtime opponent of the Supervisor.
[9] In 2007, Hudgins faced no major party opponents and defeated three independent candidates, including Marie T. Huhtala, a retired career foreign service officer who had previously served as Ambassador to Malaysia from 2001 to 2004.
In that year's campaign, the major issue was development in the Hunter Mill district, including the construction of high-density residences.