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Rodman (born 1972) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 2017, and represented the 73rd district comprising parts of Henrico County. Rodman is a member of the Democratic Party.Table of ContentsPersonal life and career[edit]Political career[edit]Electoral history[edit]Legislative issues[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Personal life and career[edit]Debra Rodman was raised in Coral Gables, Florida.[2] Rodman is an associate professor at Randolph-Macon College, teaching anthropology and women’s studies.[2] She travels to Guatemala yearly, where she researches the effects of migration on that country. Rodman also serves as an expert witness for asylum seekers.[2][3]Political career[edit]In 2017, Rodman ran for the Virginia House of Delegates for the 73rd district, then held by Republican incumbent John O’Bannon. Rodman defeated three other candidates in a caucus on April 29, 2017 to win the Democratic nomination.[4] In the general election, Rodman defeated O’Bannon by a 3% margin.[5]She raised $373,000 over the course of the campaign, outraised by O’Bannon by nearly $200,000.[6]In 2019, Rodman challenged incumbent Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant for the Senate of Virginia’s 12th District seat.[7][8] Rodman narrowly lost the election to Dunnavant on November 5, 2019.[9]Electoral history[edit]DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%Virginia Senate, 12th districtNov 5, 2019[10]GeneralSiobhan DunnavantRepublican39,70050.76Debra RodmanDemocratic38,36449.05DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%Virginia House of Delegates, 73rd districtNov 7, 2017[11]GeneralDebra RodmanDemocratic14,69751.48John O’BannonRepublican13,80348.35Legislative issues[edit]Rodman ran on and helped pass Medicaid Expansion, which gives health care access to over 400,000 Virginians.[12] She also refuses to take money from Dominion Power or Appalachian Energy.[13]In the 2019 legislative session, Rodman was the chief sponsor for bills to expand LGBTQ equality, voting rights, and increase the tipped minimum wage.[14]Rodman was on the Education Committee, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[15]References[edit]^ a b c d e f g “Bio for Debra H. Rodman”. Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2018-05-22.^ a b c d e Wilson, Patrick (December 30, 2017). “Randolph-Macon associate professor among wave of Democrats who flipped Republican seats in Va. House”. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 22, 2018.^ Kruszewski, Jackie (January 22, 2018). “Settling in: Behind the scenes with two rookie Henrico legislators as they adjust to life in the Virginia General Assembly”. Henrico Citizen. Retrieved May 22, 2018.^ Martz, Michael (April 29, 2017). “Democrats nominate Debra H. Rodman to face Delegate O’Bannon”. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 22, 2018.^ Lappas, Tom (November 7, 2017). “Blue crush: Democrats celebrate key Henrico wins”. Henrico Citizen. Retrieved May 22, 2018.^ “House of Delegates District 73, 2017 Election”. Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved July 14, 2019.^ Wilson, Patrick (March 11, 2019). “Del. Debra Rodman joins Democratic primary for Dunnavant’s state Senate seat”. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 14, 2019.^ Wilson, Patrick (June 11, 2019). “Democrats choose Del. Debra Rodman to take on Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant”. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 14, 2019.^ Freeman Jr., Vernon (November 5, 2019). “Republican Siobhan Dunnavant wins tight race for State Senate District 12”. WTVR. Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “State Senate District 12”. www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.^ “Elections: House of Delegates District 73”. www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-15.^ Moomaw, Graham (March 30, 2018). “For Va. House Democratic freshmen, Medicaid expansion vote is payoff to 2017 campaigns”. Retrieved July 15, 2019.^ Zullo, Robert (November 9, 2017). “Thirteen candidates who refuse Dominion money win seats in the General Assembly”. Retrieved July 15, 2019.^ “2019 Session: Delegate Debra Rodman”. Virginia’s Legislative Information System. Retrieved July 15, 2019.^ “2019 Session: Delegate Debra Rodman”. Virginia’s Legislative Information System. 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