Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne is seeking re-election to House District 71, which he has represented since 2017.

He is facing a challenge from Republican Nancye A. Hunter, a political novice.

The district contains parts of Richmond north and south of the James River, from North Side to Scott’s Addition and Fulton, to Manchester and the Commerce Road area.

Delegate Bourne, 45, is an attorney who previously served as a deputy attorney general for transportation, real estate and construction litigation for the state of Virginia.

Among his campaign priorities are criminal justice reform, ensuring affordable housing, improvements in education and safeguarding Virginia’s natural environment, with his campaign highlighting his previous work and legislation on these topics.

Delegate Bourne is vice chairman of the House Public Safety Committee and also serves on the Education, Labor and Commerce and Courts of Justice committees.

He served on the Richmond School Board for four years before winning a special election in 2017 to serve in the House of Delegates.

In the General Assembly, he has championed bills limiting long-term suspension for students to 45 days, protecting renters against landlords who mishandle eviction proceedings and expanding the list of people who may administer the drug to bring people back from an opioid overdose.

Ms. Hunter, 51, has presented herself as a concerned citizen who has pulled herself out of homelessness, waited tables and owned a business. She cites the events of the past year and the response from state and local governments as what inspired her run for the office.

Funding police officers and first responders, getting students back in schools with a quality education and lifting COVID-19 restrictions are among her major priorities. She also is campaigning on protecting gun rights and for Virginia to no longer tax military pensions. She also wants dollars from taxing marijuana to be used for drug addiction programs.

As of Sept. 30, Delegate Bourne has raised $230,422, according to campaign finance reports on the Virginia Public Access Project’s website. No campaign finance reports were available for Ms. Hunter.