Delegate Nadarius Clark is a community activist, organizer, and Virginia delegate fighting for working-class families. A Portsmouth native and Virginia Union University graduate, he began his activism in 2016, cofounding Generation Now Network and advocating for racial justice, health care, and education.
In 2021, Nadarius made history as the youngest Democrat ever elected to the House of Delegates and the first African American to represent the 79th district. He champions consumer protection, reproductive rights, and education funding while serving as Chair of the Public Safety subcommittee on Firearms and Vice Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committee.
A bold advocate for equity and justice, Delegate Nadarius Clark remains committed to uplifting Hampton Roads communities.
EDUCATION
As a Virginia delegate, Nadarius has championed fully funding public schools and wrote legislation to raise teacher pay to the national average to attract and retain the best educators. A graduate of I.C. Norcom High and Virginia Union University, he understands the value of education and advocates stronger vocational and trade programs to expand career opportunities.
SAFE COMMUNITIES
Serving on the House Public Safety Committee, Nadarius has prioritized law enforcement training to ensure a well-equipped and effective police force. He has also secured funding to retain officers in Hampton Roads and passed legislation protecting E-911 workers’ retirement benefits while introducing expanded benefits for firefighters.
MENTAL HEALTH and YOUTH
As a mental health advocate, Nadarius is committed to expanding mental health resources in schools and hospitals. He fights for better workforce incentives to address Virginia’s mental health crisis and understands the pressures today’s youth face.
GUN SAFETY
A responsible gun owner, Nadarius supports commonsense gun safety reforms, including an assault weapons ban and universal background checks. He co-chairs the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus and chairs the Firearms Subcommittee on Public Safety.
ECONOMY and INFRASTRUCTURE
Nadarius fights against the systemic racism that has long hindered economic opportunities in Hampton Roads. He advocates investments in historically marginalized communities, opposes gentrification that displaces residents, and supports major infrastructure improvements in Tidewater to address climate change while creating good-paying jobs.
RACIAL JUSTICE
An advocate for racial justice, Nadarius pushes for inclusive entrepreneurship and financial reparations. He supports reinvesting wealth from Virginia’s marijuana industry into communities harmed by the war on drugs and replacing Confederate monuments with Black Virginia heroes.
HEALTH CARE
Nadarius believes health care is a right, not a privilege. He is fighting to reduce medical debt burdens and improve access to quality care. He has introduced legislation to combat racial disparities in maternal health, addressing the fact that Black and Indigenous mothers are two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than are white mothers. Additionally, he advocates policies to close racial gaps in health care access and outcomes, ensuring that historically marginalized communities receive the care they deserve.
HB 1700: Bleeding Control Programs and Kits in Schools
Status: Signed into Law
This bill requires school boards to implement bleeding control programs and provide bleeding control kits in schools to improve emergency preparedness for life-threatening injuries.
HB 2174: Legal Duty for Estate Planning Malpractice Damages
Status: Signed into Law
This bill allows individuals to take legal action for malpractice related to estate planning if they suffer damages due to errors or omissions in estate planning services.
HB 2179: Virginia Investment Performance Grants: Awarding of Grants
Status: Signed into Law
This bill addresses the awarding of Virginia Investment Performance Grants, providing criteria and procedures for awarding these grants to stimulate economic growth in the state.
HB 2613: Child Abuse and Neglect; Custody and Visitation, Possession or Consumption of Authorized Substances
Status: Vetoed by Gov. Youngkin
This bill addresses custody and visitation issues in cases of child abuse and neglect, focusing on the possession or consumption of authorized substances by parents or guardians during those proceedings.
HB 34: Contract Actions; Collection of Medical Debt.
Status: Signed into Law
This bill amends the statute of limitations for medical debt. This means you cannot be sued, or have your wages garnished, for medical debt that is older than three years. The bill also clarifies when the statute of limitation begins to accrue even when there is no written contract.
HB 35: Firearm Safety Device Tax Credit; Expands Definition of Device
Status: Signed into Law
This bill expands the definition of firearm safety device as it relates to the firearm safety device tax credit to include any device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device.
HB 1401: VA Law Officers’ Retirement System; Adds Firefighters Employed by the Department of Military Affairs
Status: Signed into Law
This bill adds full-time firefighters employed by the Department of Military Affairs to the Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System, allowing our full-time firefighters employed by the military to access the same enhanced retirement benefits that other public safety personnel are granted.
HB 1473: Fentanyl Education and Awareness Informational One-Sheet
Status: Signed into Law
This bill requires the Department of Education to develop a fentanyl education and awareness informational one-sheet designed to promote awareness of the dangers associated with and the prevalence of fentanyl and provide essential information on fentanyl overdose prevention and preparedness among high school students.
Holding Virginia’s 84th House District is essential for Democrats to maintain control of the House of Delegates and continue advancing progressive policies. Delegate Nadarius Clark, a community activist and organizer from Hampton Roads, has been a steadfast advocate for reproductive rights, equitable economic development, and fully funded public education. His reelection is crucial to stopping right-wing attacks on our freedoms and ensuring that all Virginians have a representative who will fight for their interests in Richmond.
Last day to register for primary: June 17, 2025
Deadline to request absentee ballot (primary) June 6, 2025
Date of primary: June 17, 2025
Last day to register for general: November 4, 2025
Deadline to request absentee ballot (general) October 24, 2025
Date of general: November 4, 2025
District 84, which includes Suffolk, Franklin, Chesapeake, and Isle of Wight County, leans Democratic thanks to its proximity to the Hampton Roads metro and diverse population, but the district remains competitive due to the mix of suburban and rural inhabitants. The localities in the district are some of the fastest growing and changing in Virginia, with many military families and voters concerned with the growing cities and the strain on local infrastructure.
2024 Presidential Election:
Harris: 56.5%
Trump: 42%
2023 House of Delegates:
Democrat : 52.99%
Republican: 46.82%
2021 Gubernatorial:
Democrat : 50.9%
Republican: 48.6%
Population: 88,797
Households: 34,699
Over 65: 16%
Aged 18-64: 61%
Median age: 39.5
White: 47.5%
Black: 42.3%
Latino/a: 4.3%
Asian/ Pacific Islander: 1.9%
Native Am./ Indigenous:
Other/Two+: 8.3%
Median Income: $45,029
Poverty: 11.1%
College/Post Grad: 31.6%
Some College: 33%
HS Grad: 26%
No HS Grad: 9%
Felisha Storm, a former Vermont State Representative and lobbyist for the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity (AFP), brings a corporate-driven agenda to the 84th District. Her work with AFP, a group that has pushed anti-union, pro-corporate policies and tax cuts for the wealthy, ties her closely to the interests of big business over working families. Although she claims to advocate for parents, her stance on education is really an attack on public schools and teachers, disguised as pro-parent rhetoric. Storm’s policy positions, shaped by her lobbying career, are deeply anti-worker and anti-union, focusing on deregulation and reducing taxes for the wealthy while cutting vital services for the middle class. With her connections to Koch Industries and the Trump-era agenda, Storm’s brand of leadership puts corporate interests ahead of Virginia families, making her a candidate who favors the powerful, not the people.
After flipping the House of Delegates in 2023, we must protect our Democratic majority to continue safeguarding democracy, especially with the growing threats coming from the federal government. Keeping our majority ensures that Virginia remains a firewall against right-wing extremism and a leader in expanding opportunity, protecting freedoms, and defending democracy.
With recent Democratic victories in special elections and shifting political momentum in our favor, we are well-positioned to win in key swing districts that will maintain our Democratic control of the legislature. This election is our chance to solidify Virginia as a stronghold for democracy, protect fundamental rights, keep the Commonwealth moving forward, and create palpable momentum for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
In addition to all 100 House of Delegates seats being up for election, Democrats also could take back the executive branch of the Virginia state government! Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is running to be the first female governor of Virginia, while there will be a contested primary on the Republican side between current Lieutenant Governor Earle-Sears and two former state legislative Republicans.
Rural hospitals are closing, the percentage of care providers being much lower on a proportional basis in rural areas, and probably to me the most troubling, people aren’t living as long.
Bringing teacher salaries to the national level is absolutely necessary if the state expects to attract and retain highly qualified educators.
Virginia’s new “anti-rent gouging” bill aims to tackle rising rent costs
If you’re someone paying rent in Virginia right now, this is a bill to keep your eye on … I think it represents a major step forward for housing affordability beyond the build more mindset which has really failed us for the past 40 years when it comes to actually creating affordable housing.
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