Irene Shin

Irene Shin is an American politician and non-profit executive who has served as the delegate of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 86th district since January 2022. A Democrat, she defeated incumbent Ibraheem Samirah in the Democratic primary in 2021.[2]

Irene Shin
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 86th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2022
Preceded byIbraheem Samirah
Personal details
BornGlendale, California, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Herndon, Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Riverside (BA)

Early life and education

The daughter of Korean immigrants, she was born in Glendale, California and raised in Greater Los Angeles.[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside in 2010.[4]

Career

Shin has worked on various Democratic political campaigns, including as finance director for then-Senator Kamala Harris.[5] She is the executive director of non-profit Virginia Civic Engagement Table.[3] Shin serves on the Tysons Transportation District Service Advisory Board for Fairfax County.[6]

Virginia House of Delegates

2021 election
See also: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election § District 86

She announced a primary campaign against Delegate Ibraheem Samirah for District 86 in 2021.[7] Despite challenging an incumbent Democrat, Shin received support from the Virginia Democratic Party establishment including multiple state legislators.[8] She defeated Samirah in the June primary by 230 votes and out-raised him by over $100,000.[2]

She defeated Republican Julie Perry in the general election by a margin of 65–34%.[9]

Electoral history
Virginia's 86th House of Delegates district Democratic primary, 2021[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Shin 3,415 51.7
Democratic Ibraheem Samirah (incumbent) 3,185 48.3
Total votes 6,600 100.0
Virginia's 86th House of Delegates district, 2021[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Shin 19,296 65.4
Republican Julie Perry 10,116 34.3
Write-in 90 0.3
Total votes 29,502 100.0
Democratic hold

Personal life

She moved to Virginia in 2014 and lives in Herndon.[3]

References
  1. {{Cite web|url=https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0344
  2. Cline, Nathaniel (June 9, 2021). "Shin unseats Samirah for Democratic nomination in 86th House District race; to face Herndon teacher Julie Perry in November". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. Wilson, Patrick (June 11, 2021). "Meet the three progressive women who unseated attention-grabbing men in Democratic primaries". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  5. O'Connell, Michael (October 21, 2021). "Candidate Profile: Irene Shin For VA House Of Delegates". Patch. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. "Tysons Transportation Service District Advisory Board". Fairfax County. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. Cline, Nathaniel (February 23, 2021). "Herndon community organizer announces candidacy for 86th District House seat". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. Flynn, Meagen (June 9, 2021). "Four Democratic incumbents, one Republican ousted in Virginia House primaries". Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  9. Moore, Jack (November 3, 2021). "GOP flips enough seats to tie Va. House of Delegates; some races remain too close to call". WTOP-FM. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. "2021 June Democratic Primary". Virginia Department of Elections.
  11. "Nov. 2, 2021 General Election Statewide Candidates". Virginia Department of Elections.
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