# Karrie Delaney

Karrie Delaney is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 9
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7ec1cbe4-667d-4dbb-a840-459449ccd5df

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ec1cbe4-667d-4dbb-a840-459449ccd5df (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Delaney reported $157.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Delaney says (VA 2025–26 session)

98 classified statements: 98 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Delaney | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.2% | 10.4% | 310 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 39.2% | 331 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.2% | 2.9% | 40 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 31.6% | 14.4% | 74 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 31% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 12% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 7.1% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 414 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 11 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 117. 82.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 57 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 275: Celebrating the life of Michael R. Frey. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR275/
- HJ 236: Commending Jo Anne Perry Maxwell. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ236/
- HB 1299: Rules of construction; use of "shall," effective clause, report. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1299/
- HB 1298: Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1298/
- HB 1299: Rules of construction; use of "shall," effective clause, report. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1299/
- HB 1223: Health professionals; mandatory suicide training required. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1223/
- HB 1220: Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1220/
- HB 1224: Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1224/
- HB 1233: Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1233/
- HB 1218: Summer camps; employment of children. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1218/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $157.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2098395800934003045
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2096948018788360571
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2073376289856311366
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2058910787792453738
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2057181565281517992
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2057246115292938508
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2054979524022993032
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2055001647978275160
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2034717691076841699
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney/status/2032207537592848432

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0294
- Campaign site: https://www.karriedelaney.com/
- X: https://x.com/KarrieKDelaney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelegateKarrieDelaney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karriekdelaney/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karrie-delaney-3b5007288/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ec1cbe4-667d-4dbb-a840-459449ccd5df