LGBT+ Democrats Endorse Ten June 20th Primary Winners

by LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia

[Updated 6/25/2023 to include the endorsement of Jeremy McPike for the 29th Virginia Senate District.]

[Updated 6/30/2025 to include the endorsement of Kelly Fowler for the 96th Virginia House District.]

LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia, the official LGBT+ caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia, added ten June 20th Democratic projected primary winners to their 2023 endorsements. These candidates were previously endorsed by the caucus in a prior general election.

LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia endorsed:

Laura Jane Cohen, 15th Virginia House District. Cohen was previously endorsed for the Fairfax County Public School Board in 2019.

Amy Laufer, 55th Virginia House District. Laufer was previously endorsed for the 17th Virginia Senate District in 2019.

Alex Askew, 95th Virginia House District. Askew was previously endorsed for the 85th Virginia House District in 2021.

Kelly Fowler, 96th Virginia House District. Fowler was previously endorsed for the 21st Virginia House District in 2019 and 2021.

Lashrecse Aird, 13th Virginia Senate District. Aird was previously endorsed for the 63rd Virginia House District in 2017, 2019, and 2021.

Suhas Subramanyam, 32nd Virginia Senate District. Subramanyam was previously endorsed for the 87th Virginia House District in 2019 and 2021.

Jennifer Carroll Foy, 33rd Virginia Senate District. Carroll Foy was previously endorsed for the 2nd Virginia House District in 2019.

Dave Marsden, 35th Virginia Senate District. Marsden was previously endorsed for the 37th Virginia Senate District in 2015 and 2019.

Barbara Favola, 40th Virginia Senate District. Favola was previously endorsed for the 31st Virginia Senate District in 2015 and 2019.

Jeremy McPike, 29th Virginia Senate District. McPike was previously endorsed for the 29th Virginia Senate District in 2019.

“Primary contests provide Democrats the opportunity to choose who we hope will be the best nominee to win in the general election,  shared Joel McDonald, Chair of LGBT+ Democrats of Virginia. “While these campaigns can be heated, especially after redistricting, the ultimate goal is to strengthen our candidates and the Party to win. An immense amount of gratitude is owed to all who ran and supported these campaigns.”