Patrick Hope

Patrick Alan Hope (born March 6, 1972) is an American politician. Since 2010, he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 1st district in Arlington County, outside Washington, D.C. Hope is a member of the Democratic Party.^[1]

Patrick Hope
Hope in 2010
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2010
Preceded by	Al Eisenberg
Constituency	47th district (2010–2024) 1st district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born	Patrick Alan Hope (1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 (age 53) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Kristen Anne Satariano
Children	3
Residence	Arlington, Virginia
Alma mater	St. Mary's University, Texas
Profession	Attorney
Committees	Public Safety; Courts of Justice; Health Welfare and Institutions
Website	www.hopeforvirginia.org

Early life and education

Hope was born in San Antonio in 1972.^[1] He attended San Antonio Community College and then went to St. Mary's University there, receiving a B.A. degree in 1993. He then moved to Washington to attend the Catholic University of America, where he received an M.A. in 1996 and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law in 2001.^[1]

House of Delegates

As of May 2025^[update], Hope serves as the Chair the House Courts of Justice Committee, the Public Safety Committee, and the Health and Human Resources Committee.^[2]

On February 8, 2019, after two women had publicly accused Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, Hope announced that he would introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax on February 11, three days later, if the latter did not resign by then.^[3] Within days, he backed off the plan to begin impeachment proceedings, saying that he had received a lot of feedback that made it clear that more conversations needed to take place before moving forward.^[4]

Electoral history

Hope won a five-way Democratic primary in June 2009 to replace retiring Delegate Al Eisenberg as the 47th district delegate.^[5] The following November, he won the general election with almost 64% of the vote against two opponents.^[6]

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 47th district
June 9, 2009[5]	Democratic primary	Patrick A. Hope		2,947	36.60
		Alan E. Howze		1,553	19.28
		Adam J. Parkhomenko		1,388	17.24
		Miles F. Grant		1,136	14.11
		Andres Tobar		1,027	12.75
November 3, 2009[6]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	13,540	63.54
		Eric J. Brescia	Republican	6,758	31.71
		Joshua F. Ruebner	Green	981	4.60
		Write Ins		29	0.13
		Al Eisenberg retired; seat stayed Democratic
November 8, 2011[7]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	12,101	96.87
		Write Ins		390	3.12
November 5, 2013[8]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	20,308	76.4
		Laura Rebecca Delhomme	Libertarian	6,077	22.9
		Write Ins		207	0.8
November 3, 2015[9]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	11,656	77.4
		Janet Helen Murphy	Independent	3,281	21.8
		Write Ins		120	0.8
November 7, 2017[10]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	29,706	96.2
		Write Ins		1,171	3.8
November 5, 2019[11]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	20,860	96.12
		Write Ins		843	3.88
November 2, 2021[12]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	31,078	78.2
		Laura Hall	Republican	8,549	21.5
		Write Ins		112	0.3
November 7, 2023[13]	General	Patrick A. Hope	Democratic	23,584	95.5
		Write Ins		1,122	4.5

See also

• Virginia elections, 2009
• Arlington, Virginia