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Kaye Kory

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kaye Kory

| image = Kaye Kory 2010.jpg

| caption = Kory in 2010

| state_delegate = Virginia

| district = 38th

| term_start = January 13, 2010

| term_end = January 10, 2024

| preceded = Robert D. Hull

| succeeded = Sam Rasoul (redistricting)

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|4|18}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Miami University
University of Iowa
George Mason University

| spouse = Ross C. Kory, Jr.

| children = Matthew, Alexander ("Sandy"), Caroline

| residence = Fairfax County, Virginia

| profession =

| committees = Counties Cities and Towns, Science and Technology

| religion =

| website = [http://www.kayekory.com www.kayekory.com]

}}

L. Kaye Kory (born April 18, 1947) is an American politician. She served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 38th district in Fairfax County from 2010 to 2024.{{cite web|title=Delegate Kaye Kory|url=http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0222|website=www.virginiageneralassembly.gov|access-date=October 20, 2014}} She served on the Fairfax County School Board 1999–2009. Kory is a member of the Democratic Party.{{cite web | title = Bio for Kaye Kory | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/1b1ec2fd5b60ec1685257b64004568f7?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.1A96 | access-date = May 31, 2013}}

{{As of|2020}}, Kory serves as the Chair of the Counties, Cities Towns Committee and as a member of the Labor and Commerce Committee, Finance Committee, and Public Safety Committee.{{Cite web|title=Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings|url=https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0222|website=virginiageneralassembly.gov|access-date=May 27, 2020}}

Early life and education

Kory was born in Chicago. She attended The American School in Japan, and received a B.A. from Oxford College, now part of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, in 1969. She has also attended the University of Iowa and George Mason University.

Kory married Ross C. Kory, Jr. They have three children.

Community activism

Kory became involved with the parent-teacher associations (or, PTA) at her children's schools, and was elected president and treasurer of the Justice High School PTA (formerly J.E.B. Stuart High School).

Electoral history

In June 1999, Kory won a special election for the Fairfax County School Board.{{cite web | url = http://www.kayekory.com/ | title = Kaye Kory Campaign Website | access-date = May 7, 2009 | archive-date = October 22, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211022185602/http://www.kayekory.com/ | url-status = dead }} Kory won her next three subsequent elections.

In June 2009, Kory upset nine-term Virginia House of Delegates incumbent Robert D. Hull in a Democratic primary. She went on to win the seat in the general election that November.

In the 2019 election, Kory defeated primary challenger Andres Jimenez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/candidates/19917/elections/|title=Elections for Kory, Kaye|website=www.vpap.org|access-date=March 25, 2019}} In the general election, she was elected unopposed.{{Cite web |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/Locality/FAIRFAX%20COUNTY/Member%20House%20of%20Delegates%20(038).html |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913013553/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/Locality/FAIRFAX%20COUNTY/Member%20House%20of%20Delegates%20%28038%29.html |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable"
DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 38th district
rowspan="2" | June 9, 2009{{cite web|title=June 2009 Democratic Primary Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Official/8_s.shtml |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612200542/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Official/8_s.shtml |archive-date=June 12, 2012 }}

| rowspan="2" align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic primary

| colspan="2" | L. Kaye Kory

| align="right" | 2,535

| align="right" | 50.64

colspan="2" | Robert D. Hull

| align="right" | 2,470

| align="right" | 49.35

rowspan="4" | November 3, 2009{{cite web|title=November 2009 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p2_s.shtml |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051828/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p2_s.shtml |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}

| rowspan="4" align="center" | General

| L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| align="right" | 9,621

| align="right" | 59.50

Danny R. Smith

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| align="right" | 6,505

| align="right" | 40.23

colspan="2" | Write Ins

| align="right" | 42

| align="right" | 0.25

colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | Incumbent lost in primary; seat stayed Democratic
rowspan="3" | November 8, 2011{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p2_s.shtml |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616054701/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p2_s.shtml |archive-date=June 16, 2013 }}

| rowspan="3" align="center" | General

| L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| align="right" | 8,106

| align="right" | 76.43

James L. "Jim" Leslie

| {{party shading/Independent Green}} | Independent Green

| align="right" | 2,402

| align="right" | 22.64

colspan="2" | Write Ins

| align="right" | 97

| align="right" | 0.91

rowspan="2" |November 5, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-38/elections/?year_and_type=2013regular|title=Elections: House of Delegates District 38|website=www.vpap.org|access-date=March 25, 2019}}

| rowspan="2" |General

|L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|12,534

|74.66

James L. "Jim" Leslie

| {{party shading/Independent Green}} |Independent Green

|4,087

|24.35

rowspan="2" |November 3, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-38/elections/?year_and_type=2015regular|title=Elections: House of Delegates District 38|website=www.vpap.org|access-date=March 25, 2019}}

| rowspan="2" |General

|L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|7,819

|74.65

James L. "Jim" Leslie

| {{party shading/Independent Green}} |Independent Green

|2,655

|25.35

rowspan="2" |November 7, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-38/elections/?year_and_type=2017regular|title=Elections: House of Delegates District 38|website=www.vpap.org|access-date=March 25, 2019}}

| rowspan="2" |General

|L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|16,023

|73.51

Paul Herring

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Republican

|5,723

|26.26

rowspan="2" |November 5, 2019{{Cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database » 2019 House of Delegates General Election District 38|url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/134840/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=Virginia Elections Database|language=en-US}}

| rowspan="2" |General

|L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|13,934

|93.26

colspan="2" |Write Ins

|1,007

|6.74

rowspan="2" |November 2, 2021{{Cite web|title=2021 November General|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=results.elections.virginia.gov|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205014030/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|url-status=dead}}

| rowspan="2" |General

|L. Kaye Kory

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

|16,853

|68.8

Tom Pafford

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Republican

|7,544

|30.8

References

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External links

  • {{cite web | title = Kaye Kory | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/19917}} (campaign finance)
  • {{cite web | title = Delegate Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church) | publisher = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/lkkory/}}
  • {{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |archive-date=April 29, 2013 }}

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Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates

Category:Women state legislators in Virginia

Category:Miami University alumni

Category:University of Iowa alumni

Category:George Mason University alumni

Category:School board members in Virginia

Category:Politicians from Chicago

Category:Politicians from Fairfax County, Virginia

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly