Lamont Bagby, the newest member of the House of Delegates, center, talks with supporters Tuesday night during his victory celebration at a Shockoe Bottom restaurant. They are, from left, Mayor Dwight C. Jones; restaurant owner Genet Semere; Grant Neely, the mayor’s chief of staff; the Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors; and Levar Stoney, secretary of the commonwealth
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Bagby handily wins 74th House District seat
Lamont Bagby just jumped from the Henrico School Board into the General Assembly. The 38-year-old Democrat was sworn in this week to the House of Delegates after winning a smashing victory over challenger David M. Lambert, an independent candidate, in Tuesday’s special election for the 74th House District seat.