Alex Q. Askew is an American politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the

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, starting January 8, 2020. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican

Karen Greenhalgh Karen Starling Greenhalgh is an American politician who has represented the 85th district in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2022. In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It i ...

Biography

Askew was born and raised in

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. He attended

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and graduated from

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. During his career, he worked for a number of political campaigns at all levels, including the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama in 2012 and Bernie Sanders in 2016. Askew remains active in his community, and is involved in several programs including New Jerusalem Ministries, where he serves as a mentor and tutor to the local youth.

Political career

Askew ran for the 90th district in the 2014 special election, but lost in the Democratic primary to Joe Lindsey. Askew ran for the 85th district in

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to succeed delegate

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, who was resigning to run for the 7th district of the

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. He won the general election against

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with 51.6% of the vote. In an upset, Askew was narrowly defeated by cabinet store owner

. Due to the narrow margin of victory, a recount was conducted in early December. The recount reaffirmed Greenhalgh's victory with 115 votes. Askew conceded shortly thereafter. Askew is running to return to the House of Delegates to represent the 95th district in

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References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Askew, Alex Living people Politicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia Hampton University alumni Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates 21st-century American politicians 1985 births African-American state legislators in Virginia Candidates in the 2014 United States elections 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people