Mark Sickles - Ballotpedia

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Mark Sickles is from Arlington, Virginia and lives in Franconia, Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in forest management from Clemson University and a master's degree in industrial management and a master's degree in technology and science policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He serves as chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources. He is also a former Deputy Minority Leader & Caucus Chair. Sickles is a Christian and a member of a Presbyterian Church. 

Mark is a public affairs consultant. He previously worked in corporate affairs for Weeks Marine, Inc. 

Mark currently serves as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 17. He was elected in 2023 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a State Delegate representing District 43. He was elected in 2017 and served for 3 terms. 

Wants to address transportation in Northern Virginia.

- Wants to address transportation in Northern Virginia.

Economy

As of September 17, 2025, Mark D. Sickles’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Supports "sensible gun safety measures."

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Education

As a state delegate, Sickles secured funding for nursing homes, disability services, and the behavioral health system.

- Supports affordable healthcare for all.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- As a state delegate, Sickles secured funding for nursing homes, disability services, and the behavioral health system.

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Mark D. Sickles

Mark Sickles is from Arlington, Virginia. He has a bachelor of science in forest management from Clemson University, and a master of science in industrial management and a master of science in technology and science policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He lives in Franconia, Virginia.

Mark is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 17. He assumed office in 2024 and won re-election in 2023. 

As of September 17, 2025, Mark D. Sickles did not have a website or any information online.

Received the "Legislative Hero" award from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters.

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Naomi Mesfin's campaign for State Delegate in District 17 is her first run for public office. 

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Said, "I'm running to cut your taxes, protect our communities and guarantee your freedoms."

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Supports investigating and charging "left-wing billionaires" who fund groups like Antifa and BLM.

Believes groups tied to "transgenderism, Palestine/Hamas, socialism and other radical leftist causes" should be targeted by the Justice Department and federal law enforcement agencies.

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