Jordan Krauss

Personal Life
Krauss was born on October 20th, 1979 in Centreville, Virginia. Her alma maters are in Virginia Tech (political science) and Yale Law School. Krauss married Colin Hale in 2003 and lives with him in Centreville. She and Colin have two daughters, Gabriella (born 2005) and Elizabeth (born 2007).

Virginia House of Delegates
Two years after graduating from Yale, in 2001, Krauss ran for the 40th district of the Virginia House of Delegates. The 40th district was being vacated by incumbent Republican Jay O'Brien so he could run for State Senate. Krauss won the Democratic party with 70.4% of the vote, going on to defeating Republican candidate Tim Hugo in the general election. Krauss received 50.7% of the vote, flipping the district with her closest margin of victory. She continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 2008, winning her 2003 and 2005 reelections with 51.7% and 52.6% of the vote respectively.

House of Representatives
Opting not to run for reelection to the House of Delegates in 2007, Krauss decided to run for the Northeast's third district. With strong support in her home state, she won the democratic primary with 44.3% of the vote and later won the general election with 52.1% of the vote.

Senate
Jordan Krauss ran for the United States Senate in 2012 and was uncontested in the democratic primary. She won the election with 57.4% of the vote against Republican George Allen. Krauss was elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate in 2015, becoming the first woman elected to this position.