Sally L. Hudson

Sally L. Hudson is an economist and state legislator in Virginia. Elected in 2019, she is the first woman to represent the 57th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Sally Lindquist Hudson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 57th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byDavid Toscano
Personal details
Born1988/1989 (age 31–32)[1]
Iowa City, Iowa[2]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCharlottesville, Virginia
CommitteesAgriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources; Communications, Technology and Innovation; Finance
Websitehttps://www.sallyforvirginia.com/

Early life

Hudson grew up in Nebraska.[3] She studied economics and math at Stanford University, and received her PhD in economics from MIT.

Career

After earning her Ph.D., Hudson joined the faculty at the Batten School of the University of Virginia as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics.[1] Her research focuses on public sector labor economics and higher education finance.[4]

Political career

2019

In the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, Hudson challenged incumbent Democrat David Toscano, the former house minority leader. However, Toscano announced his retirement and did not run for reelection. Instead, Hudson faced architect Kathleen Galvin in the primaries. Hudson won with 65.5% of the vote.[5]

Hudson ran unopposed in the general election, and won with 96.1% of the vote.[6]

As a freshman legislator in 2020, Hudson successfully carried legislation to authorize the use of ranked-choice voting in Virginia’s local elections.[7]

References
  1. Provence, Lisa (May 22, 2019). "New wave: Two women, two generations head into the 57th primary stretch". C-ville. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. "Bio for Sally Lindquist Hudson". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. Woods, Charlotte. "Sally Hudson Virginia House of Delegates - 57th District Democrat". Charlottesville Tomorrow. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. "Sally Hudson". Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. University of Virginia. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "2019 House of Delegates Democratic Primary - District 57". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. "2019 November General - Member House of Delegates (057)". Virginia State Board of Elections. November 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  7. Moomaw, Graham. "Ranked-choice voting may be coming to local elections in Virginia. Here's how it works". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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