Fairfax, VA – Today, Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D-Braddock) announced that he has earned the endorsement of former Delegate Ken Plum, a trusted public servant who spent 44 years fighting for Reston and Fairfax County in the Virginia House of Delegates. Known for his lifelong commitment to education, equity, and community progress, Plum is backing Walkinshaw as the candidate best prepared to continue delivering for Northern Virginia in Congress.
“James Walkinshaw is the leader we need for this moment. He was a great ally of mine in fighting for Reston and I know he’ll always do what’s right. I hope you’ll join me in voting for him on June 28,” said Plum.
Walkinshaw expressed deep appreciation for Plum’s endorsement, noting their shared record of results and commitment to public service.
“I’m humbled by the confidence former Delegate Ken Plum has in me to be VA-11’s fighter against Trump’s dangerous agenda. While Delegate Plum retired from the General Assembly, he’s never quit fighting for our values. We’ve worked together to deliver for Reston, and I’m ready to build on that work in Congress—fighting for our values and delivering on Day One,” said Supervisor Walkinshaw.
Plum’s endorsement adds to a wave of growing support from leaders across Northern Virginia who trust Walkinshaw to deliver in Congress.
With 50+ endorsements from trusted local, state, and federal leaders—including major unions and organizations like the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, the National Federation of Federal Employees, Teamsters Local 639, and the Virginia State Association of Letter Carriers—Walkinshaw’s campaign continues to generate momentum ahead of the Democratic Firehouse Primary on Saturday, June 28.
Additional endorsements will be announced in the days ahead.
Learn more and join the campaign at: jameswalkinshaw.org.
Current Endorsements Include:
Unions:
- National Federation of Federal Employees, IAMAW, AFL-CIO
- Virginia State Association of Letter Carriers
- Teamsters Local 639
Organizations:
- New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
Federal
- Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08)
- Former Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
- Former Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10)
State
- Former Attorney General Mark Herring
- Former Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (HD-41)
- State Senator Barbara Favola (SD-40)
- State Senator Jennifer Boysko (SD-38)
- State Senator Dave Marsden (SD-35)
- Delegate David Bulova (HD-11)
- Delegate Vivian Watts (HD-14)
- Delegate Briana Sewell (HD-25)
- Delegate Rip Sullivan (HD-6)
- Former Delegate Ken Plum (HD-36)
Local
- Fairfax County Chairman Jeff McKay
- Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax Steve Descano
- Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid
- Supervisor Jimmy Bierman (Dranesville)
- Supervisor Rodney Lusk (Franconia)
- Supervisor Walter Alcorn (Hunter Mill)
- Supervisor Andres Jimenez (Mason)
- Supervisor Dan Storck (Mount Vernon)
- Supervisor Dalia Palchik (Providence)
- Supervisor Kathy Smith (Sully)
- Former Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova (Braddock)
- Former Fairfax County Vice Chairman Penny Gross (Mason)
- Former Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (Dranesville)
- City of Fairfax Mayor Catherine Read
- Former City of Fairfax Mayor David Meyer
- City of Fairfax Councilmember Billy Bates
- City of Fairfax Councilmember Stacey Hardy-Chandler
- Former City of Fairfax Councilmember Joseph Harmon
- Former City of Fairfax Councilmember So Lim
- Former City of Fairfax Councilmember Janice Miller
- Former City of Fairfax Councilmember Tom Ross
- Town of Herndon Mayor Keven LeBlanc
- Former Town of Herndon Mayor Sheila Olem
- Former Town of Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel
- Former Town of Herndon Mayor Mike O’Reilly
- Fairfax County School Board Chair Karl Frisch (Providence)
- Fairfax County School Board Vice Chair Sandy Anderson (Springfield)
- Fairfax County School Board Member and former Chair Rachna Sizemore Heizer (Braddock)
- Fairfax County School Board Member and former Chair Ilryong Moon (At-Large)
- Fairfax County School Board Member Marcia St. John-Cunning (Franconia)
- Former Fairfax County School Board Member Megan McLaughlin (Braddock)
- Former Fairfax County School Board Chair and Member Sandy Evans (Mason)
- City of Fairfax School Board Chair Carolyn Pitches
- City of Fairfax School Board Vice Chair Amit Hickman
- City of Fairfax School Board Member Lauren Bartelme
- City of Fairfax School Board Member Kristina Cecere
- City of Fairfax School Board Member Sarah Kelsey
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James Walkinshaw has devoted his career to ensuring that Northern Virginia remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family. He served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Gerry Connolly for more than a decade, stood up to the Trump Administration on the Board of Supervisors, and now he’s running for Congress to stop Trump’s dangerous agenda and deliver for Fairfax.
