Holly Seibold is a

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

politician and

educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

. She is a Democratic member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

, following a January 2023 special election to fill

Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 35, in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, is currently represented by Dem ...

, which became vacant following the resignation of Democrat

Mark Keam Mark Lee Keam (born May 10, 1966) is a Korean American lawyer. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Keam represented the Virginia's 35th House of Delegates ...

Political career

On September 6, 2022, Democrat

, who represented the 35th district in the

, resigned to take a position in the Biden administration. Keam's resignation lead to a special election for the seat. Seibold ran for the seat and defeated Karl V. Frisch in the Democratic party's nomination caucus, which was held on November 8, 2022. She won the general election, held on January 10, 2023, defeating Republican candidate Monique Baroudi. She was sworn in on January 11, 2023.

Personal life

Seibold has lived in Vienna, Virginia since 2012.

Electoral history

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