Virginia's 71st House of Delegates district
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Virginia's 71st House of Delegates district is responsible for electing one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, which is the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.The 71st district is primarily located in the city of Richmond.[https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-71/redistricting/ House of Delegates District 71] map at vpap.org{{cite web |title=Details map of VA House District 71 |publisher=Virginia Division of Legislative Services |url=http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/Data/2011HouseMaps/HB5005%20-%20House%2071.pdf |postscript=. Map.}}
Currently, the 71st district is represented by Democrat Jeff Bourne, who was elected in a special election held in February, 2017.[https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-71/elections/?year_and_type=2017special Special election results from 2017 for 71st district] at vpap.org Prior to Bourne's election, the district had been represented by Democrat Jennifer McClellan since 2006.[https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-71/election-results-map/?election=6359 House of Delegates District 71] election results at vpap.org
District officeholders
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! Years ! colspan=2 | Delegate ! Party ! Electoral history |
| nowrap | January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1986 | | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia |
| nowrap | January 8, 1986 – January 14, 1998 | | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Retired |
| nowrap | January 14, 1998 – May 2005 | | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; Appointed Virginia Secretary of Administration |
| nowrap | January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2017 |align=left |100px | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia |
| nowrap | February 8, 2017 – present | | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Elected via special election |
