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Female Politicians in Virginia, D

  Edwina Dalton — of Virginia. Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  Charlotte Dammann — of Charlottesville, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Rosalyn R. Dance — of Petersburg, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008; elected Virginia state house of delegates 63rd District 2011. Female. Still living as of 2011.
  Pamela B. Danner — of McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Democrat. Candidate for Virginia state house of delegates 34th District, 2011. Female. Still living as of 2011.
  L. Karen Darner — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Virginia Daugherty — of Charlottesville, Va. Mayor of Charlottesville, Va., 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Mrs. Harry Daughtry — of Martinsville, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Carolyn Davis — of Blackstone, Nottoway County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mrs. F. Cleveland Davis — of Rockbridge County, Va.; Lexington, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1948. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (born c.1956) — of Vienna, Fairfax County, Va. Born about 1956. Republican. Member of Virginia state senate, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Jo Ann Davis (1950-2007) — of Gloucester, Gloucester County, Va. Born in Rowan County, N.C., June 29, 1950. Republican. Business owner; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1997-2001; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 2001-07; died in office 2007. Female. Assembly of God. Died in Gloucester County, Va., October 6, 2007 (age 57 years, 99 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1974 to Charles E. Davis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Sally Davis — of Woodbridge, Prince William County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Deanna DeMember — of Fairfax, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Carole Lee deTriquet (born c.1949) — of Chesapeake, Va. Born about 1949. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mrs. M. J. DeWitt — of Richmond, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Beverly Diamonstein — of Newport News, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Genevieve Dickinson — of Roanoke, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Mary Walton Dickinson — of Mineral, Louisa County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Vellie S. Dietrich-Hall (born c.1952) — of Springfield, Fairfax County, Va. Born about 1952. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Marjorie Lee Masterson Dietsch (1921-2015) — also known as Marjorie Lee Dietsch; Marjorie Lee Masterson — of Chesterfield County, Va.; Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., February 24, 1921. Republican. Candidate for Virginia state house of delegates, 1961. Female. Lutheran. Member, Alpha Phi. Died November 1, 2015 (age 94 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Masterson and Lillie Masterson; married, September 9, 1942, to Frederick 'Fritz' Dietsch.
  Elizabeth Kay Dillon (b. 1960) — Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., 1960. U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 2014-. Female. Still living as of 2017.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Emma M. Doak (1883-1951) — also known as Emma Marie Cricher; Mrs. W. N. Doak — of Roanoke, Va.; Washington, D.C.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, December 27, 1883. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1936. Female. German ancestry. Died in Virginia, November 12, 1951 (age 67 years, 320 days). Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
  Relatives: Married, October 15, 1908, to William Nuckles Doak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bridgit Donnelly — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Jennifer P. Dougherty (b. 1961) — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Alexandria, Va., 1961. Democrat. Restaurant business; mayor of Frederick, Md., 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2006.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Norma A. Douglass — of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Laura Drain — of Reston, Fairfax County, Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, November 20, 1949. Republican. Realtor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1996-2004; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2005-. Female. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Elizabeth Drewry Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) — also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth Simpson — of Northfork, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Motley, Pittsylvania County, Va., September 22, 1887. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64. Female. Baptist. Member, Delta Sigma Theta; National Education Association; NAACP. Died in September, 1979 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson; married to William H. Drewry.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Cynthia Noland Dunbar (b. 1964) — also known as Cynthia Dunbar — of Richmond, Fort Bend County, Tex.; Forest, Bedford County, Va. Born in Osage Beach, Camden County, Mo., June 27, 1964. Republican. Lawyer; author; member of Texas state board of education 10th District, 2007-10; member of Republican National Committee from Virginia, 2016-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 2018. Female. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Books by Cynthia Dunbar: One Nation Under God: How the Left is Trying to Erase What Made Us Great (2008)
  Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (1941-2007) — also known as Jennifer Dunn — of Bellevue, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 29, 1941. Republican. Washington Republican state chair, 1981-92; U.S. Representative from Washington 8th District, 1993-2005; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004. Female. Episcopalian. Died, from a pulmonary embolism, in Alexandria, Va., September 5, 2007 (age 66 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Ingrid Duran — of Falls Church, Va. Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
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