Kenneth R. Plum
American politician (born 1941)
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 36th district | |
In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Fred Creekmore Tom Forehand |
Succeeded by | Ellen Campbell (redistricting) |
Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party | |
In office March 7, 1998 – December 2, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Suzie Wrenn |
Succeeded by | Emily Couric (General Chair) Larry Framme (State Chair) |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 50th district | |
In office January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 Serving with Dorothy McDiarmid & Jack Rust | |
Preceded by | Dick Bagley John D. Gray |
Succeeded by | Harry J. Parrish |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 18th district | |
In office January 11, 1978 – January 9, 1980 Serving with Vince Callahan, Dorothy McDiarmid, Ray Vickery, & Martin Perper | |
Preceded by | Carrington Williams |
Succeeded by | Jack Rust |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Ray Plum (1941-11-03) November 3, 1941 (age 82) Shenandoah, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jane Meacham |
Education | Old Dominion University (BA) University of Virginia (MEd) |
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Kenneth Ray Plum (born November 3, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District from 1982 to 2024. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district included a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of Reston.[1]
Plum was selected as chair of the House Democratic caucus on January 14, 2009. He was previously a chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. He currently serves as Caucus Chair Emeritus.[2] He also serves as the Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[3]
Electoral history
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||
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1995 | Ken Plum | 10,353 | 65% | Dan McGuire | 5,532 | 35% | |||||||
1997 | Ken Plum | 11,924 | 58% | Dan McGuire | 37% | Gary Alexander | Independent | 981 | 5% | ||||
1999 | Ken Plum | 10,430 | 62% | M.N. Pocalyko | 5,975 | 35% | P.L. Thomas | Independent | 463 | 3% | |||
2001 | Ken Plum | 16,424 | 99% | no candidate | Write-ins | 201 | 1% | ||||||
2003 | Ken Plum | 11,803 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 186 | 2% | ||||||
2005 | Ken Plum | 16,310 | 79% | no candidate | D. E. Ferguson | Libertarian | 4,166 | 20% | |||||
2007 | Ken Plum | 12,101 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 302 | 2% | ||||||
2009 | Ken Plum | 12,893 | 60% | Hugh M. Cannon | 8,581 | 40% | |||||||
2011 | Ken Plum | 9,522 | 64% | Hugh M. Cannon | 5,327 | 36% | |||||||
2021 | Ken Plum | 25,701 | 71.5% | Matt Lang | 10,220 | 28.5% |
References
- ^ "Official Member Bio".
- ^ Whitley, Tyler; Jeff E. Schapiro (January 14, 2009). "Legislature convenes, short one delegate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Election Results Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Virginia State Board of Elections
External links
- Official website
- Member Bio
- Ken Plum Bio
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Preceded by | Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party 1998–2000 | Succeeded byas General Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party |
Succeeded byas State Chair of the Virginia Democratic Party |
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