Jennifer McClellan

Jennifer McClellan
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office March 7, 2023
Preceded by	Donald McEachin
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 9th district
In office January 13, 2017 – March 7, 2023
Preceded by	Donald McEachin
Succeeded by	Lamont Bagby
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 71st district
In office January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2017
Preceded by	Viola Baskerville
Succeeded by	Jeff Bourne
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Leigh McClellan (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 51) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	David Mills ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2
Education	University of Richmond (BA) University of Virginia (JD)
Website	House website Campaign website
Jennifer McClellan's voice Jennifer McClellan speaks on the need to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default Recorded May 24, 2023

Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.^[1]

McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election,^[1][2] and defeated Republican nominee Leon Benjamin with 74.4% of the vote.^[3] She is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.^[4]