Matthew James (born September 11, 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former 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-number ...

from the 80th district, comprising parts of the cities

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, and Chesapeake. He won his seat in the 2009 election after defeating

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Jennifer Lee in the general election by nearly forty points. He succeeded incumbent Kenneth Melvin, who resigned in May 2009 to become a judge.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Matthew Living people 1955 births Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates African-American state legislators in Virginia Politicians from Norfolk, Virginia Politicians from Portsmouth, Virginia 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people