school age children of National Guard and Reserve personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vanderhye has long been active in Democratic Party politics, volunteering on numerous national, state, and local campaigns. She is a 1990 graduate of Leadership Fairfax. She is a graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. She is married to Robert A. Vanderhye, an attorney and energy specialist. They have two children. 2007 campaign Vanderhye officially began her campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates on November 14, 2006 with a fundraiser in McLean. Another McLean resident, Richard "Rip" Sullivan, a lawyer with the firm Reed Smith, also sought the Democratic Party nomination for the seat which had been held by Republican Vince Callahan since 1968. In an open primary on June 12, 2007, Vanderhye defeated Sullivan, winning 52% of 3,304 votes cast. The Republican Party nominee for the seat was Dave Hunt, a McLean resident and businessman who previously served as legislative assistant to the retiring incumbent. The Virginia Democratic Party targeted the race as a potential pick-up, based on the trend in the last several elections in which democratic candidates for governor and United States Senate won majorities in the district. 2009 campaign Vanderhye declared her intention to run for reelection and was not opposed in a party primary. The Republican Party nominee for the seat was Barbara Comstock, a McLean resident and political consultant who previously served as Director of the Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice. The race was among the most expensive (in terms of money spent) of the Virginia House of Delegates elections in 2009. Vanderhye lost the election. Election results References External links Official Virginia House of Delegates: Bio for Margaret G. Vanderhye (2008 session) Articles and other information Virginia Public Access Project: Margaret E. Vanderhye Vanderhye Legislative Tracking Page at Richmond Sunlight Vanderhye Promises 'Real Solutions' - Connection Newspapers Raising Kaine Interview Green is Good Video/audio April 16, 2007 - Dulles Area Democrats Candidate Forum Video 1948 births Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Northwestern University alumni Politicians from Chicago People from McLean, Virginia Women state legislators in Virginia 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians