David Toscano
American politician
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David Joseph Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer.
David Toscano | |
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| Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office November 19, 2011 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ward Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Eileen Filler-Corn |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 57th district | |
| In office January 11, 2006 – January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mitchell Van Yahres |
| Succeeded by | Sally L. Hudson |
| Mayor of Charlottesville | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Vandever |
| Succeeded by | Kay Slaughter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Joseph Toscano June 28, 1950 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Tramontin |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Boston College (MA, PhD) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Career
A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council from 1990 to 2002 and was mayor from 1994 to 1996.[1] In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, succeeding Mitchell Van Yahres. He represented the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County.[2][3] Toscano served as House Minority Leader from 2011-2018.[4]
Electoral history
Toscano first won the Democratic nomination for the District 57 House of Delegates seat in 2005.[5]
Toscano only faced a general election opponent three times: in 2005, against Republican, T. W. McCrystal;[6] and in 2009 and 2011 against Independent candidate, Robert Brandon Smith III.[7][8]
In 2011, Toscano was elected Minority leader in the House of Delegates.[9]
Toscano did not seek reelection in the 2019 election, while facing an already declared challenge in the Democratic Party primary from Sally L. Hudson,[10] who ultimately won the primary and the general election to succeed him in that seat.[11]
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| United States House of Representatives, 7th district | |||||
| November 2, 1982[12] | General | J. Kenneth Robinson | Republican | 76,752 | 59.86 |
| Lindsay G. Dorrier Jr. | Democratic | 46,514 | 36.28 | ||
| David J. Toscano | Independent | 4,950 | 3.86 | ||
| Write Ins | 8 | 0.00 | |||
| Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district | |||||
| November 8, 2005[6] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,121 | 75.27 |
| Thomas W. McCrystal | Republican | 4,613 | 24.59 | ||
| Write Ins | 27 | 0.14 | |||
| Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic | |||||
| November 6, 2007[13] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,164 | 98.35 |
| Write Ins | 171 | 1.65 | |||
| November 3, 2009[7] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,071 | 78.18 |
| Robert Brandon Smith III | Independent | 3,848 | 21.38 | ||
| Write Ins | 79 | 0.44 | |||
| November 8, 2011[8] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,949 | 80.42 |
| Robert Brandon Smith III | Independent | 2,600 | 19.10 | ||
| Write Ins | 65 | 0.48 | |||
| November 5, 2013[14] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 19,168 | 97.91 |
| Write Ins | 409 | 2.09 | |||
| November 3, 2015[15] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,459 | 96.75 |
| Write Ins | 351 | 3.25 | |||
| November 8, 2017[16] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 25,419 | 96.89% |
| Write Ins | 816 | 3.11% | |||
