Laufer, one of eight children, grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin. She became the first in her family to attend college, and she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, earning a bachelor's degree in geology. She then joined the Peace Corps, teaching elementary school in a rural town in Jamaica. Following the Peace Corps, she attended Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City, graduating with a master's degree in secondary science education.[4]
Careeredit
Laufer is a former school teacher, having taught at Louisa County Middle School and Tandem Friends School in Charlottesville. In 2011, she was elected to the Charlottesville School Board, and was re-elected in 2015.[5][6] Laufer served as Board Chair from 2015-2016.[7][8] In January 2019, Laufer resigned from the school board due to purchasing a home outside of Charlottesville City.[9][10] Laufer ran for the Charlottesville City Council in 2017, but was defeated in the general election.[11][12] During 2022, Laufer briefly served as the Chair of the Albemarle County Democrats until June.[4]
In 2014, she founded Virginia's List, a political group supporting Democratic women running for office.
In July 2022, Laufer announced her candidacy for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in the newly formed 55th District.[16] The 55th was created in the 2021 redistricting process and has no incumbent.[17] Her opponent in the Democratic race is Kellen Squire, an ER nurse at the University of Virginia Hospital. The winner of the primary will face Republican Reid Wernig.[18] On June 21, Laufer won her primary against Squire by a nearly 70-30% margin.[19]
Abortion statements against Squireedit
Laufer criticized her opponent in the Democratic primary, Kellen Squire, for his past statements on abortion when he ran against Rob Bell in 2017.[20] In late May 2023, Laufer sent out campaign mailers quoting Squire as being "fervently and unabashedly pro-life". Squire responded that his statements were taken out of context, and that Laufer's use of his statements did not reflect the full intent. Squire works as an ER nurse and provides abortions.[21] Laufer's campaign stood by their usage of Squire's statement.[22]
Personal and familyedit
Laufer lives in Albemarle County with her husband Aaron and their three children, Hannah, Adam, and Henry.[8] One of Laufer's children attended Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville.[23]
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Amy Josephine Laufer born May 13 is an American Democrat from Virginia She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election from the Virginia s 55th House District 1 2 3 Amy LauferMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 55th districtIncumbentAssumed office January 10 2024Preceded byBuddy Fowler redistricting Charlottesville City School BoardIn office 2012 2019Personal detailsBornMay 13WisconsinPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseAaron LauferChildren3EducationUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee BS Columbia University Teachers College MA Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Campaign for Virginia State Senate 4 Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates 4 1 Abortion statements against Squire 5 Personal and family 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLaufer one of eight children grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin She became the first in her family to attend college and she graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee earning a bachelor s degree in geology She then joined the Peace Corps teaching elementary school in a rural town in Jamaica Following the Peace Corps she attended Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City graduating with a master s degree in secondary science education 4 Career editLaufer is a former school teacher having taught at Louisa County Middle School and Tandem Friends School in Charlottesville In 2011 she was elected to the Charlottesville School Board and was re elected in 2015 5 6 Laufer served as Board Chair from 2015 2016 7 8 In January 2019 Laufer resigned from the school board due to purchasing a home outside of Charlottesville City 9 10 Laufer ran for the Charlottesville City Council in 2017 but was defeated in the general election 11 12 During 2022 Laufer briefly served as the Chair of the Albemarle County Democrats until June 4 In 2014 she founded Virginia s List a political group supporting Democratic women running for office Campaign for Virginia State Senate editLaufer in Virginia s 17th Senate district which stretched from Fredericksburg to the suburbs of Charlottesville in Albemarle County and included all of Orange County and portions of Culpepper Louisa and Spotsylvania counties 13 Laufer s primary opponent was Ben Hixon former chairman of the Democratic Party of Culpeper whom she defeated handily She narrowly lost the general election to Republican incumbent Bryce Reeves by three percentage points 14 nbsp County and independent city results Reeves 50 60 60 70 Laufer 60 70 2019 Virginia Senate election District 17 15 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Republican Bryce Reeves incumbent 6 325 82 3Republican Rich Breeden 1 359 17 7Total votes 7 685 100Democratic Amy Laufer 6 042 78 2Democratic Ben Hixon 1 679 21 7Total votes 7 722 100General electionRepublican Bryce Reeves incumbent 34 494 51 6Democratic Amy Laufer 32 176 48 1Total votes 66 878 100Republican holdCampaign for Virginia House of Delegates editIn July 2022 Laufer announced her candidacy for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in the newly formed 55th District 16 The 55th was created in the 2021 redistricting process and has no incumbent 17 Her opponent in the Democratic race is Kellen Squire an ER nurse at the University of Virginia Hospital The winner of the primary will face Republican Reid Wernig 18 On June 21 Laufer won her primary against Squire by a nearly 70 30 margin 19 Abortion statements against Squire edit Laufer criticized her opponent in the Democratic primary Kellen Squire for his past statements on abortion when he ran against Rob Bell in 2017 20 In late May 2023 Laufer sent out campaign mailers quoting Squire as being fervently and unabashedly pro life Squire responded that his statements were taken out of context and that Laufer s use of his statements did not reflect the full intent Squire works as an ER nurse and provides abortions 21 Laufer s campaign stood by their usage of Squire s statement 22 Personal and family editLaufer lives in Albemarle County with her husband Aaron and their three children Hannah Adam and Henry 8 One of Laufer s children attended Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville 23 References edit Amy Laufer Ballotpedia Retrieved 2023 12 15 Amy Laufer Campaign website lauferfordelegate com 2022 06 27 Retrieved 2023 05 31 Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and made this such a special day Twitter May 13 2023 Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 a b Curtis Andrew 2022 06 27 Amy Laufer lauferfordelegate com Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 Virginia Elections Database 2011 School Board General Election Charlottesville City Virginia Elections Database Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 Virginia Elections Database 2015 School Board General Election Charlottesville City Virginia Elections Database Archived from the original on October 2 2022 Retrieved 2023 06 01 Board Members Charlottesville City Schools 2015 08 08 Archived from the original on 2015 08 08 Retrieved 2023 06 01 a b Board Members Charlottesville City Schools 2016 05 04 Archived from the original on 2016 05 04 Retrieved 2023 06 01 MINUTES SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS PDF charlottesvillepublic ic board com January 10 2019 Archived from the original PDF on June 1 2023 Retrieved June 1 2023 Board Members Charlottesville City Schools 2019 02 16 Archived from the original on 2019 02 16 Retrieved 2023 06 01 vpap org The Virginia Public Access Project Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 Amy Laufer running for City Council NewsRadio WINA February 28 2017 Archived from the original on June 2 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 02 WTVR News Richmond Virginia June 11 2019 retrieved October 6 2019 Ballotpedia retrieved November 23 2021 Virginia State Senate District 17 Ballotpedia Retrieved November 12 2019 Knott Katherine 2022 07 17 Laufer formally announces run leads Dems in fundraising for state s 55th House district The Daily Progress Retrieved 2023 05 31 2021 Redistricting 55th District The Virginia Public Access Project Retrieved 2023 05 31 Reid Wernig Ballotpedia Retrieved 2023 05 31 Election Results enr elections virginia gov Retrieved 2023 06 21 Shuler Sydney 2023 05 30 You can t trust him Laufer campaign hits Squire for pro life comments The Daily Progress Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 05 31 Folks hope everyone is having an amazing Memorial Day weekend As I was knocking doors today I heard some lies had been circulating about our campaign so I wanted to take a moment to address them directly Twitter May 30 2023 Archived from the original on June 1 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 Taylor Felicity May 30 2023 Democratic candidates in HD 55 address weekend flyers www cbs19news com Archived from the original on May 31 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 01 MINUTES MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS PDF charlottesvillepublic ic board com January 5 2012 Archived from the original PDF on June 1 2023 Retrieved June 1 2023 External links editOfficial campaign website Va House of Delegates 2023 VoteSmart org Amy Laufer nbsp This article about a Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amy Laufer amp oldid 1206869952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
