It was represented by Democrat Ibraheem Samirah until 2021, when Irene Shin won the primary and general elections.
[4] Boysko, a pro-choice candidate who supported the Medicaid expansion,[1] won the election, receiving 54% of the vote to Vargas's 40%.
[7] On January 25, former Herndon town council member Connie H. Hutchinson announced her candidacy as an independent, citing her opposition to a bill to lift restriction on abortion as well as concerns about proposals to raise the minimum wage.
[11] On February 4, 2021, Irene Shin, the executive director of The Virginia Civic Engagement Table, announced that she is running for this seat in the June 8, 2021 Democratic Primary.
Shin defeated Samirah in the June 2021 primary and in the November 2, 2021 general election, Republican Julie Perry, with 65.4% of the vote.