Tara Durant
Tara Durant | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 28th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Joshua G. Cole |
Personal details | |
Born | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | October 26, 1972
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Education | Coe College (BA) |
Tara A. Durant (born October 26, 1972)[1] is an American politician who is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 28th district. Elected in November 2021, she assumed office on January 12, 2022.
Early life and education[]
Durant was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and political science from Coe College and attended the University of Baltimore School of Law.[2]
Career[]
Outside of politics, Durant has worked as an educator in Iowa and Virginia. She was a teacher at the Holy Cross Academy in Stafford County from 2017 to 2021 and works as a librarian at the school.[3] She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021, defeating incumbent Democrat Joshua G. Cole.[4] She asumed office on January 12, 2022.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Candidate profile: Tara Durant". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Tara Durant's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ STAFF, INSIDENOVA. "Tara Durant announces campaign for 28th District House seat". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "GOP on track to regain House, despite Dem wins in Northern Va". WTOP News. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Tara Durant". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa Republicans
- Virginia Republicans
- Coe College alumni
- People from Stafford County, Virginia
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Women state legislators in Virginia
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- American schoolteachers