Alfonso Lopez

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Alfonso Lopez
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Democratic Party

Virginia House of Delegates District 3
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Virginia House of Delegates District 49
Successor: Danny Marshall

Compensation

Base salary

$17,640/year

Per diem

$209/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Vassar College

Law

Tulane University, 1995

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Alfonso Lopez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 14, 2026.

Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Lopez previously served as minority whip.

Biography

Lopez earned his B.A. from Vassar College and his J.D. in environmental law from Tulane University in 1995.

Lopez's professional experience includes working as a partner at Alcalde & Fay, director at Congressional and Federal Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia, assistant administrator for U.S. Small Business Administration, senior legislative assistant for a Democratic U.S. Senator and staff for the White House Council on Environment Quality.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lopez was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Lopez was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lopez was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Lopez served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• Militia, Police and Public Safety
• Science and Technology

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Lopez served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Lopez served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Lopez served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 3

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez defeated Mike Webb in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 3 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alfonso Lopez (D)
 
81.7
 
17,416
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Mike Webb (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
17.1
 
3,651
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
260

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,327
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alfonso Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 3.

Endorsements

Lopez received the following endorsements.

  • Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 49

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez defeated Timothy Kilcullen and Terry Modglin in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alfonso Lopez (D)
 
76.5
 
19,799
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Timothy Kilcullen (R) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
5,013
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Terry Modglin (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
1,004
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
52

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,868
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 49

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez defeated Karishma Mehta in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alfonso Lopez
 
70.5
 
4,936
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Karishma Mehta Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
2,065

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,001
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Timothy Kilcullen advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 49.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 49

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez defeated Terry Modglin in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alfonso Lopez (D)
 
83.4
 
13,594
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Basic_Head_Shot.jpg
Terry Modglin (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
15.7
 
2,559
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
140

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,293
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 49

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez defeated Julius Spain Sr. in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 49 on June 11, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alfonso Lopez
 
77.1
 
5,024
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Julius Spain Sr. Candidate Connection
 
22.9
 
1,489

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,513
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2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[1] Incumbent Alfonso Lopez (D) defeated Adam Roosevelt (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 49 general election.[2]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Alfonso Lopez Incumbent 81.47% 19,308
     Republican Adam Roosevelt 18.53% 4,391
Total Votes 23,699
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Alfonso Lopez ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 49 Democratic primary.[3]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Alfonso Lopez Incumbent

Republican primary election

Adam Roosevelt ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 49 Republican primary.[4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Adam Roosevelt

2015

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[5] Incumbent Alfonso Lopez was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]

2014

See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Lopez ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th District.[8][9] Lopez ended his campaign on April 4, 2014.[10] He said he lacked the necessary funds to compete in a crowded Democratic primary.[10][11]

“It is clear to me that I do not have the resources necessary to run the campaign we wanted and that the people of the Eighth District deserved,” he wrote in a message to supporters.[10]

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Lopez won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 49. Lopez ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic Primary. He defeated Terrence Modglin (G) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[12]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 49 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlfonso Lopez Incumbent 78% 13,087
     Green Terrence Modglin 20.9% 3,505
     Other Write-in 1.1% 191
Total Votes 16,783

2011

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Lopez won election to District 49 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He defeated Stephanie Clifford in the primary on August 23, 2011. Lopez faced no opposition in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[13]

Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Primary, 2011
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlfonso Lopez 66.1% 2,138
Stephanie Clifford 33.9% 1,098
Total Votes 3,236

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Alfonso Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Alfonso Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

As of August 2017, Lopez’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]

“

Jobs and Small Business
Alfonso will support legislation to:

  • Ensure economic development grants given to private companies are actually creating jobs by requiring these businesses to file reports on job-creation progress.
  • Expand workforce-training programs for unemployed Virginians.
  • Pass the Fairness and Justice Act, a bill that would bring Virginia's anti-discrimination employment policy into line with the vast majority of Fortune 500 companies.
  • Increase funding for small business loans.
  • Create greater incentives for small business development.
  • Work to emulate aspects of the Obama Administration’s Startup America program in Virginia.

Education
Alfonso will support legislation to:

  • Increase participation in Pre-K programs. Science tells us that 90% of a child’s brain development occurs before age five. We must expand voluntary Pre-K programs for more four-year-olds.
  • Provide funds to reduce class sizes and meet Virginia’s Standards of Learning.
  • Create programs to help special needs, non-English-speaking and gifted students.
  • Expand opportunities for Northern Virginians in the state colleges and universities.
  • Increase funding, access and support for Virginia’s vibrant community college system.
  • Ensure that teachers are paid a quality, professional wage – not just in Northern Virginia – but all over the Commonwealth.

Transportation and Transit
Alfonso will support legislation to:

  • Provide a tax-break to businesses that initiate and document tele-work, tele-commuting and flex schedule plans. Virginia should emulate the innovative plans that the U.S. General Services Administration are initiating at the Federal level.
  • Improve bus lines and METRO service to make them even more efficient.
  • Provide Northern Virginia with its own permanent funding mechanism for transportation, infrastructure, maintenance, and dedicated funding for public transit.
  • Provide tax incentives to individuals and businesses to encourage increased use of mass transit options.
  • Build on the Federal Recovery Act funding provided to Virginia for investment in inter-city high-speed rail.
  • Adjust the road maintenance formula allocations to better reflect the realities of 21st Century Virginia.
  • Require planning and provide dedicated funding for bicycle and trail improvements.
  • Provide localities with more power to manage development and require that land-use decisions take into account traffic congestion considerations.

Energy and Environment
Alfonso will support legislation to:

  • Increase the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) goal to 20% by 2025. Develop incentives for meeting the goals.
  • Provide incentives for the use and implementation of advanced electrical metering infrastructure.
  • Implement the recommendations of the Governor’s Commission on Climate Change, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Establish a tougher, mandatory energy efficiency standard under which investor-owned electric utilities would be required to reduce electricity use by at least 25% of 2006 consumption levels by 2025. A utility would have to make alternate compliance payments if it does not meet the energy efficiency goal.
  • Mandate that all new State, Local, university, or school system buildings (larger than 5,000 square feet) be built to LEED silver or equivalent Green Globes standards. Virginia should lead by example and show businesses that we can meet large portions of our energy needs through measures like tougher building codes and energy efficient appliances, lighting, and heating.
  • Mandate any entity (private or government) that is required to report emissions under an existing air pollution control permit to also report greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Expand eligibility for the current solar tax credit to a broader range of alternative energy companies.
  • Work to restrict construction of new coal-fired powered plants in Virginia and encourage greener energy sources.
  • Expand the use of public transit and alternate modes of transportation.
  • Create incentives to use more of Virginia’s resources such as offshore wind and solar.
  • Establish an income tax credit for individuals and corporations installing solar photovoltaic and thermal (hot water and hot air) systems and small wind systems.
  • Further expand the existing incentive grant available to solar photovoltaic manufacturers to cover manufacturing of other low and no-carbon energy sources. This will include other renewable energy sources and support formation of new green jobs in Virginia.
  • Exempt solar, hydrokinetic, thermal systems, and wind systems from payment of sales taxes.
  • Revamp the green jobs/angel investor tax credit to target it toward energy business, technology, and R&D investments.

Civil Rights
Alfonso will support legislation to:

  • Repeal the 2006 constitutional amendment prohibiting domestic partnerships and civil unions.
  • Codify employment non-discrimination and allow local governments to have non-discrimination policies for their employees.
  • Implement In-State Tuition benefits for children who graduate from a Virginia high school, are accepted by an institution of higher education in Virginia, whose parents can prove they pay taxes and that they are in the process of becoming naturalized.
  • Implement comprehensive immigration reform.
  • Defend the civil rights of all Virginians.
  • Defend a woman’s right to choose.

[15]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Alfonso Lopez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023* Virginia House of Delegates District 3Won general$221,317 $256,440
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 49Won general$436,874 $353,391
2019Virginia House of Delegates District 49Won general$221,422 N/A**
2017Virginia House of Delegates District 49Won general$149,624 N/A**
Grand total$1,029,237 $609,831
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, Lopez’s endorsements included the following:

  • NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[16]

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Personal

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Lopez and his wife, Sarah, have one child.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
    3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    5. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    6. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
    7. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
    8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named run
    9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named runs
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named campaignend
    11. ↑ Arlington Patch, "Alfonso Lopez Ends Campaign for Congress," accessed April 5, 2014
    12. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
    13. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results"
    14. ↑ Alfonso Lopez for Delegate, "Issues," accessed August 18, 2017
    15. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    16. ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017

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