Kenneth R. Plum
American politician (born 1941)
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Kenneth Ray Plum (born November 3, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District from 1982 to 2024. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district included a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of Reston.[1]
Preceded byJohn Buckley
Succeeded byKaren Keys-Gamarra
Constituency
- 50th district (1982–1983)
- 36th district (1983–2024)
Preceded byCarrington Williams
Ken Plum | |
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Plum in 2009 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 13, 1982 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Buckley |
| Succeeded by | Karen Keys-Gamarra |
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| In office January 11, 1978 – January 9, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Carrington Williams |
| Succeeded by | Jack Rust |
| Constituency | 18th district |
| Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia | |
| In office March 7, 1998 – December 2, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Suzie Wrenn |
| Succeeded by | Emily Couric (General Chair) Larry Framme (State Chair) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Ray Plum November 3, 1941 Shenandoah, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jane Meacham |
| Education | Old Dominion University (BA) University of Virginia (MEd) |
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Plum was selected as chair of the House Democratic caucus on January 14, 2009. He was previously a chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. He currently serves as Caucus Chair Emeritus.[2] He also serves as the Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.[3]
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 1995 | Ken Plum | 10,353 | 65% | Dan McGuire | 5,532 | 35% | |||||||
| 1997 | Ken Plum | 11,924 | 58% | Dan McGuire | 37% | Gary Alexander | Independent | 981 | 5% | ||||
| 1999 | Ken Plum | 10,430 | 62% | M.N. Pocalyko | 5,975 | 35% | P.L. Thomas | Independent | 463 | 3% | |||
| 2001 | Ken Plum | 16,424 | 99% | no candidate | Write-ins | 201 | 1% | ||||||
| 2003 | Ken Plum | 11,803 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 186 | 2% | ||||||
| 2005 | Ken Plum | 16,310 | 79% | no candidate | D. E. Ferguson | Libertarian | 4,166 | 20% | |||||
| 2007 | Ken Plum | 12,101 | 98% | no candidate | Write-ins | 302 | 2% | ||||||
| 2009 | Ken Plum | 12,893 | 60% | Hugh M. Cannon | 8,581 | 40% | |||||||
| 2011 | Ken Plum | 9,522 | 64% | Hugh M. Cannon | 5,327 | 36% | |||||||
| 2021 | Ken Plum | 25,701 | 71.5% | Matt Lang | 10,220 | 28.5% |
