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Member, House of Delegates, 20th District

Special election (unexpired term ends 1/11/2028)

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the House of Delegates votes on Virginia laws and the state budget in the lower chamber of the General Assembly.

Special election to fill the rest of the term of Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-Manassas), who resigned effective May 31, 2026, citing a desire to spend more time with family and return to full-time work. The district covers Manassas, Manassas Park and part of Prince William County.

Candidates Compare by issue

Sonia Ruth Vasquez Luna

Democratic

Manassas City Council member; labor union official · Manassas

The gist

Supports repealing Virginia's right-to-work law.
Supports more funding for career and technical education.
Proposes bus service from Haymarket to Innovation Park.
Supports more bike lanes and pedestrian walkways in Manassas.
Proposes limiting fees for public records requests under FOIA.
Proposes state grants for ASL interpreters at local meetings.
Proposes state grants for local government student internships.

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Supports repealing Virginia's right-to-work law.
Local Economic Growth
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“I will fight in the General Assembly to repeal right-to-work, protect collective bargaining, and ensure every worker in Virginia is treated fairly.”
Supports more funding for career and technical education.
Local Economic Growth
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“Advocate for increased Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and funding across the Commonwealth”
Proposes bus service from Haymarket to Innovation Park.
Expanding Transportation Options
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“I'll work with the General Assembly to create and expand buses from Haymarket to Innovation Park”
Supports more bike lanes and pedestrian walkways in Manassas.
Expanding Transportation Options
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“Advocate for the development and maintenance of dedicated bike lanes and pedestrian walkways throughout Manassas.”
Proposes limiting fees for public records requests under FOIA.
Thriving Communities
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“I will work with the General Assembly to limit excessive fees charged for public records requests”
Proposes state grants for ASL interpreters at local meetings.
Thriving Communities
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“advocate for a grant program that allows local governments to facilitate ASL interpreters during official meetings”
Proposes state grants for local government student internships.
Thriving Communities
Campaign website · Sonia Vasquez Luna for Delegate · soniavasquezluna.com
“establish a grant program that allows local governments to facilitate internship programs”

Nathaniel "Nate" Fritzen

Republican

Food-service supervisor · Manassas

The gist

Proposes reducing regulations on housing construction and upzoning.
Supports more housing density near transportation hubs.
Proposes statewide 'incremental' growth models for land use.
Supports fewer taxes and fewer regulations.
Proposes judging land-use policy by tax revenue per acre.
Supports preserving land as green space.

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Proposes reducing regulations on housing construction and upzoning.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“My day one priority, if elected, would be to continue reducing the rules and regulations around housing and commercial construction and upzoning.”
Supports more housing density near transportation hubs.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“The solution I recommend is increasing density around transportation hubs and where current utility services and transportation infrastructure exist.”
Proposes statewide 'incremental' growth models for land use.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“We should as a State adopt 'incremental' growth models that allow density near transportation and utility infrastructure.”
Supports fewer taxes and fewer regulations.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“That fewer taxes, and fewer regulations are the best way forward to becoming the best place that we can be to live and work”
Proposes judging land-use policy by tax revenue per acre.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“the metric to gauge its effectiveness is tax revenue generated on a per acre basis”
Supports preserving land as green space.
Candidate Profile: Nate Fritzen For VA House District 20 Delegate
Candidate questionnaire · Patch · patch.com
“preserving land for green space preservation used for recreation and ecological revival”

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