28 Facts About Lashrecse Aird

Lashrecse Aird interned with Dance throughout college and worked for Dance as a legislative assistant after college.

When Dance ran for the state Senate in 2015, Lashrecse Aird ran to fill her vacant seat in the House of Delegates.

Lashrecse Aird was the youngest woman elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.

In 2016, Lashrecse Aird served as a member of Virginia's Electoral College.

In 2017, Aird was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee by Republican Speaker William J Howell.

Lashrecse Aird is the Chair of 4th Congressional District Democratic Committee, which oversees local Democratic committees in the area between Hampton Roads and Richmond.

Lashrecse Aird is a member of the Democratic Party of Virginia Steering Committee.

In 2020, Lashrecse Aird was appointed to the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.

Lashrecse Aird is endorsed by state senators Jennifer Boysko, Ghazala Hashmi, Barbara Favola, Janet Howell, Mamie Locke, and Louise Lucas.

On November 7,2023, Lashrecse Aird defeated Eric Ditri in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 13.

In 2019, Lashrecse Aird passed HB 2005 which expanded eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families.

Also in 2019, Lashrecse Aird passed HB 2317 establishing a safety protocol wherein a parent may request the presence of a law enforcement officer during a custody exchange.

In 2020, Lashrecse Aird joined Luke Torian as chief co-patron on HB 1250, known as the Virginia Community Policing Act.

Also during the 2020 Session, Lashrecse Aird passed HB 757, which deals with criminal records searches for prospective employees.

Lashrecse Aird passed HB 690 which repealed the prohibition on increasing the amount of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families that a family receives upon the birth of a child during the period of TANF eligibility.

Lashrecse Aird joined Republican Christopher Collins as Chief Co-Patron on HB 2655 which established the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program.

Lashrecse Aird has placed a significant emphasis on education through both legislation and by advocating for money for school systems in her district.

In 2018, Lashrecse Aird proposed a budget amendment to increase funding for the state's At-Risk Add-On program, which would substantially increase state funding for schools with low-income students.

In 2021, Lashrecse Aird joined Jennifer McClellan to reintroduce legislation to require the state to meet the funding obligations prescribed by the State Board of Education.

In 2021, Lashrecse Aird joined Danica Roem as a co-patron on her bill to require all eligible school districts to participate in the Federal After School Meals Program.

In 2021, Lashrecse Aird passed HB 1930 which prohibits most state universities from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history during the initial admissions process.

Lashrecse Aird co-patroned HB 1526, known as The Virginia Clean Economy Act.

In 2019, Lashrecse Aird sponsored and passed HB 2741, which created the Virginia Clean Energy Advisory Board and created a pilot program to distribute loans and rebates for the installation of solar energy infrastructure.

In 2020, Lashrecse Aird sponsored and passed HB 1707 to increase the board's membership.

In 2021, Lashrecse Aird passed HJ 538, a resolution that recognizes access to clean, potable, and affordable water is a necessary human right and established initiatives to ensure no Virginian goes without access to this essential need.

Lashrecse Aird is an advocate for reproductive freedom and serves on the board of the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood.

In January 2021, Lashrecse Aird joined Lamont Bagby as a co-patron of HB 2333 which established a program to enable eligible health care providers to volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Commonwealth during the state of emergency.

In 2021, Lashrecse Aird served as a chief co-patron of Marcia Price's HB 1890, known as the Voting Rights Act of Virginia.