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'''Amy Laufer''' is the 2019 Democratic nominee for [[Virginia's 17th Senate district]], which stretches from [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] to the suburbs of [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Abermarle County]], and includes all of [[Orange County, Virginia|Orange County]] and parts of [[Culpeper County, Virginia|Culpepper County]], [[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa County]] and [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania County]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oTsd1N WTVR News, Richmond, Virginia, June 11, 2019, retrieved October 6, 2019]</ref>
==Early life==
Laufer grew up on a dairy farm in rural [[Wisconsin]], one of eight children and the first in her family to attend college, working her way through the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]] and earning a bachelor's degree in geology. She then joined the [[Peace Corps]], teaching elementary school in a rural town in [[Jamaica]]. Following the Peace Corps, she attended [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Teachers College at Columbia University]] in New York City, graduating with a master’s degree in secondary science education.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oa6ym1 Laufer for Virginia website, biography, retrieved October 6, 2019]</ref>
==Career==
Laufer is a former school teacher, having taught at [[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa County Middle School]] and [[Tandem Friends School]] in Charlottesville. In 2011, she was elected to the [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville School Board]], and served as the board’s vice chair and chair from 2012–16.
In 2014, she founded [[EMILY%27s_List#Similar_groups|Virginia’s List]], a political group supporting Democratic women running for office.
==Campaign for Senate==
Laufer's primary opponent was Ben Hixon, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Culpeper, whom she defeated June 11, 2019 by a margin of [[Virginia%27s_17th_Senate_district#Recent_election_results|78.6 percent to 21.4 percent]]. She faces Republican incumbent [[Bryce Reeves]] in November 2019.
==Personal and family==
Laufer lives in Albemarle County with her husband Aaron and their three children.
==References==
==External links==
* [https://ift.tt/31OkMY6 Official campaign website]
* [https://ift.tt/30NBgyx VoteSmart.org, Amy Laufer]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Virginia Democrats]]
==Early life==
Laufer grew up on a dairy farm in rural [[Wisconsin]], one of eight children and the first in her family to attend college, working her way through the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]] and earning a bachelor's degree in geology. She then joined the [[Peace Corps]], teaching elementary school in a rural town in [[Jamaica]]. Following the Peace Corps, she attended [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Teachers College at Columbia University]] in New York City, graduating with a master’s degree in secondary science education.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2oa6ym1 Laufer for Virginia website, biography, retrieved October 6, 2019]</ref>
==Career==
Laufer is a former school teacher, having taught at [[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa County Middle School]] and [[Tandem Friends School]] in Charlottesville. In 2011, she was elected to the [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville School Board]], and served as the board’s vice chair and chair from 2012–16.
In 2014, she founded [[EMILY%27s_List#Similar_groups|Virginia’s List]], a political group supporting Democratic women running for office.
==Campaign for Senate==
Laufer's primary opponent was Ben Hixon, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Culpeper, whom she defeated June 11, 2019 by a margin of [[Virginia%27s_17th_Senate_district#Recent_election_results|78.6 percent to 21.4 percent]]. She faces Republican incumbent [[Bryce Reeves]] in November 2019.
==Personal and family==
Laufer lives in Albemarle County with her husband Aaron and their three children.
==References==
==External links==
* [https://ift.tt/31OkMY6 Official campaign website]
* [https://ift.tt/30NBgyx VoteSmart.org, Amy Laufer]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Virginia Democrats]]
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