Patrick Alan Hope (born March 6, 1972) is an American politician. Since 2010, he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 1st district in Arlington County, outside Washington, D.C. Hope is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education Hope was born in San Antonio in 1972. He attended San Antonio Community College and then went to St. Mary's University there, receiving a B.A. degree in 1993. He then moved to Washington to attend the Catholic University of America, where he received an M.A. in 1996 and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law in 2001.
House of Delegates , Hope serves as the Chair the House Courts of Justice Committee, the Public Safety Committee, and the Health and Human Resources Committee.
On February 8, 2019, after two women had publicly accused Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, Hope announced that he would introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax on February 11, three days later, if the latter did not resign by then. Within days, he backed off the plan to begin impeachment proceedings, saying that he had received a lot of feedback that made it clear that more conversations needed to take place before moving forward.
Electoral history Hope won a five-way Democratic primary in June 2009 to replace retiring Delegate Al Eisenberg as the 47th district delegate. The following November, he won the general election with almost 64% of the vote against two opponents.
Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 47th district June 9, 2009 Democratic primary Patrick A. Hope 2,947 36.60 Alan E. Howze 1,553 19.28 Adam J. Parkhomenko 1,388 17.24 Miles F. Grant 1,136 14.11 Andres Tobar 1,027 12.75 November 3, 2009 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 13,540 63.54 Eric J. Brescia Republican 6,758 31.71 Joshua F. Ruebner Green 981 4.60 Write Ins 29 0.13 Al Eisenberg retired; seat stayed Democratic November 8, 2011 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 12,101 96.87 Write Ins 390 3.12 November 5, 2013 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 20,308 76.4 Laura Rebecca Delhomme Libertarian 6,077 22.9 Write Ins 207 0.8 November 3, 2015 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 11,656 77.4 Janet Helen Murphy Independent 3,281 21.8 Write Ins 120 0.8 November 7, 2017 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 29,706 96.2 Write Ins 1,171 3.8 November 5, 2019 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 20,860 96.12 Write Ins 843 3.88 November 2, 2021 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 31,078 78.2 Laura Hall Republican 8,549 21.5 Write Ins 112 0.3 November 7, 2023 General Patrick A. Hope Democratic 23,584 95.5 Write Ins 1,122 4.5
See also Virginia elections, 2009 Arlington, Virginia
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