Candi King
Candi Patrice Mundon King is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 23rd district. In December 2025, Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger announced Mundon King as her nominee to be secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mundon assumed office at the start of Governor Spanberger’s term.
Biography
King obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Norfolk State University. She has worked as a nonprofit program manager and an education advocate.Political career
2021
King announced her campaign for delegate in December 2020, shortly after her predecessor Jennifer Carroll Foy resigned to run for governor, causing a special election. After winning the Democratic primary, King faced Republican Heather Mitchell in the general election on January 5, 2021. King won with 51.5% of the vote, with a margin of 263 votes.King's re-election involved a primary challenge from Prince William County resident Pamela Montgomery. The race became one of the most expensive primaries in the state because of money contributed by clean energy group Clean Virginia and utility provider Dominion Energy. Despite the flood of outside money, King won with 67.77%-32.23%.
In the November general election, King successfully won a full term against Republican Gina Ciarcia, a history teacher at a private Christian school.