Susan Platt

Susan Platt

Democratic Party

Education

Other

University of Pittsburgh

Personal

Profession

Political Consultant

Contact

Personal website

Susan Platt was a 2017 Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia. She was defeated in the primary election on June 13, 2017.

Biography

Platt served as the campaign manager for U.S. Senator Chuck Robb's (D) successful 1994 re-election campaign and as the chief of staff to former U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D). She has operated Susan S. Platt Consulting, a political consulting firm, since 1998.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

Elections

2017

See also: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017

Virginia held an election for lieutenant governor on November 7, 2017. Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam (D) was running for governor, leaving the lieutenant governor election an open race.

The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the primary election was March 30, 2017.

Justin Fairfax (D) defeated Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) in the election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Justin Fairfax	52.77%	1,368,261
	Republican	Jill Holtzman Vogel	47.23%	1,224,519
Total Votes				2,592,780
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Justin Fairfax defeated Susan Platt and Gene Rossi in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Democratic Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Justin Fairfax	49.13%	252,400
Susan Platt	39.19%	201,316
Gene Rossi	11.69%	60,041
Total Votes		513,757
Source: The New York Times

Jill Holtzman Vogel defeated Bryce Reeves and Glenn Davis in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

Virginia Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jill Holtzman Vogel	42.73%	151,998
Bryce Reeves	39.98%	142,218
Glenn Davis	17.29%	61,517
Total Votes		355,733
Source: The New York Times

The following issues were found on Platt's campaign website. For a full list of Platt's positions, click here.

“	Jobs & economy Recognize that income inequality has for far too long impacted our society and promote progressive Democratic values in Virginia like supporting labor unions and raising the minimum wage to $15/hour Create new jobs by investing in clean energy technologies and through tourism by promoting Virginia as a welcoming destination for everyone Encourage each locality to find its own unique success story in order to create new jobs and strengthen local businesses Reject Donald Trump’s plan to cut the federal workforce which will hurt the economy and cause jobs to be lost in Northern Virginia Make Virginians employable by reducing the cost of secondary education and supporting career and technical education in Virginia Energy & environment Conserve Virginia’s lands and waters by implementing bans on offshore drilling, mountaintop mining, and fracking, as well as continuing the moratorium on uranium mining Protect Virginia’s natural beauty by allocating resources to continue cleaning the Bay, to diversify energy, and to mandate benchmarks for clean energy use Capitalize on increasingly affordable clean energy opportunities to create hi-tech 21st-century jobs and refuse to be beholden to the Dominion Power and Appalachian Power monopolies by rejecting their money and their Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines Education Modernize our public schools and better prepare our children to compete in a 21st century economy by supporting prior use tax credit legislation such as that introduced by Rep. McEachin, as well as revise the Standards of Learning to reduce reliance on standardized testing Provide schools with the resources they need to fully fund universal Pre-K education and give raises to our hardworking teachers Help end the school-to-prison pipeline by lowering police referral rates for disciplinary actions and keeping students in school with shorter suspensions	”
—Susan Platt

External links

Suggest a link

• Susan Platt for Virginia homepage
• Susan Platt on Twitter
• Virginia Lieutenant Governor homepage