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Nadarius Clark (born 1995) is an American activist and politician who served as delegate for the 79th district of the Virginia House of Delegates. Clark, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Steve Heretick in the Democratic primary and Republican nominee Lawrence Mason in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election.[1][2][3]
Nadarius Clark | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Glenn Davis (redistricting) |
Constituency | 84th district |
In office January 12, 2022 – March 28, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Steve Heretick |
Succeeded by | Rae Cousins (redistricting) |
Constituency | 79th district |
Personal details | |
Born | 1995 (age 28–29) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Virginia Union University |
He resigned on March 28, 2023 to run for election to a different seat in the chamber.[4] On June 20, 2023 Clark won the Democratic primary for the new 84th district.[5] He won the election with 53% of the vote to his Republican opponent's 47% Michael Dillender in Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district.
Nadarius Clark attended Virginia Union University for college, in Richmond.[6]
He worked as a campaign organizer for Tim Kaine from when he was governor. Clark became the youngest ever representative at 26 years old, the minimum age to be a representative is 21 years old.[6]
At the start of the 2024-2025 session, Clark introduced a bill that would prohibit the collection of medical debt if collection proceedings didn't start within 3 years of the due date on the final notice.[7]
In February of 2024, Clark introduced a bill to cap rising rents which ultimately didn't advance.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 2,033 | 45.73 | |
Democratic | Steve Heretick (incumbent) | 1,883 | 42.35 | |
Democratic | Dante Walston | 530 | 11.92 | |
Total votes | 4,446 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 10,647 | 56.1 | |
Republican | Lawrence Mason | 8,283 | 43.6 | |
Write-in | 63 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 18,993 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nadarius Clark | 15,899 | 52.99 | |
Republican | Michael Dillender | 14,046 | 46.82 | |
Write-in | 58 | 0.19 | ||
Total votes | 30,003 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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