Democrats seize on enthusiasm gap in 2025 Virginia House races
Stephen Miller-Pitts is making his second bid to unseat Republican Del. Carrie Coyner in the 75th House District, which includes parts of Chesterfield and Prince George counties and the city of Hopewell. The combat veteran, educator, service-disabled small business owner and community activist previously ran against Coyner in 2023, losing by just five percentage points.
Now, he is one of three Democrats vying for his party’s nomination, a testament to the growing Democratic enthusiasm in the district fueled by President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass layoff policies, which have sent shockwaves through Virginia’s workforce and left many families in economic uncertainty.
“I built a lot of great momentum and community engagement with my first run, and I really wanted to build upon what we did two years ago when nobody really was looking at this seat,” Miller-Pitts told The Mercury in a phone interview Wednesday.
He emphasized that the district is “peculiar, because it’s rural, urban and suburban all in one, and those are three different mindsets and constituent bases that need resources and individuals advocating for them at the General Assembly. And so that’s why I’m jumping back in the race again.”
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