Alex Askew

Alex Askew is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2020.

Alex Q. Askew
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 85th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byCheryl Turpin
Personal details
Born1985 (age 35–36)[1]
Virginia Beach, Virginia[2]
Political partyDemocratic
Websitehttps://alexaskew.com/

Biography

Askew was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He attended Tallwood High School and graduated from Hampton University. 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.[3]

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

2014

Askew ran for the 90th district in the 2014 special election, but lost in the Democratic primary to Joe Lindsey.[4]

2019

Askew ran for the 85th district in 2019 to succeed delegate Cheryl Turpin, who was resigning to run for the 7th district of the Virginia Senate. He won the general election against Republican Rocky Holcomb with 51.6% of the vote.[5]

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  2. Albiges, Marie. "GOP ex-delegate Holcomb wants his seat back in Virginia Beach. A Democratic consultant is opposing him". pilotonline.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  3. "Candidate Profile: Alex Askew (85th District)". Oct 1, 2019. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  4. Sizemore, Bill. "Lindsey is Democratic nominee for Howell's House seat". pilotonline.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  5. "2019 November General". Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
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