Jennifer McClellan – U.S. Representative, VA-4

Jennifer McClellan entered the U.S. Congress in 2023 after winning a special election to replace the late Congressman A. Donald McEachin. A lifelong Virginia native, McClellan was born in Petersburg to parents who served the community: her father worked as a professor at Virginia State University and her mother worked as a counselor at VSU. McClellan attended Matoaca High School in Chesterfield County, where she was valedictorian. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond, where she served as a Charter member of the Rho Rho Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She then obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law. McClellan has served the greater Richmond area in elected office for nearly twenty years. She was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2005 and served in that post until she was elected to the Virginia State Senate in 2017, where she succeeded A. Donald McEachin after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. 

In Congress, she sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. A principled and progressive legislator, McClellan has always worked to ensure Virginians’ voices are heard in government. Throughout her eighteen sessions in the Virginia General Assembly, McClellan passed over 370 pieces of legislation, including landmark bills to protect and expand voting rights, combat climate change, preserve reproductive health care, and enhance workers’ protections and labor rights. McClellan lives in Richmond with her husband, David Mills, and their two children. 

Megan Amaya – Campaign Manager, Maurice Neblett for Mayor

Megan Tarabay Amaya, born in Richmond, VA and now residing in Henrico County’s Varina area, is the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Maurice Neblett, marking her first involvement in a political campaign since joining in July. With property management expertise dating back to 2007 across single home, Section 8, market-rate, and commercial spaces, Megan has managed daily operations, tenant relations, and financial oversight. Since 2018, she has been hands-on in supporting local businesses with operational needs. A mother of two, Megan is dedicated to building a supportive and inclusive Richmond community.

Katherine Jordan – City Councilor, 2nd District

Katherine Jordan is running, unopposed, for her second term representing the 2nd district* on Richmond City Council. Jordan focuses on a greener, more responsive and community-driven Richmond. 

In her first term she passed the Climate Emergency Resolution and supported consequential green initiatives, helped ensure funds for RPS and the Fox rebuild, and was the lone “no” vote -twice- on the casino. Along with CM Lynch and President Nye, she also pushed unsuccessfully for a council vote on Ranked Choice Voting.  

Prior to council, she helped lead the VAratifyERA campaign and served on Richmond’s Green City Commission. She is a graduate of UVA with an undergrad degree in art history and graduate degree in urban & environmental planning. 

Jordan loves the arts, the environment, our fragile democracy and her family & friends. 

You can find her via linktr.ee/KatherineJRVA

*The 2nd includes neighborhoods such as Scott’s Addition, the Diamond District and new CarMax Park Stadium for the Flying Squirrels, Carver, most of Jackson Ward, the Fan, the Arts District and Monroe Ward.

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