Felisha Storm


Felisha Rose Leffler Storm is an American politician who served in the Vermont [House of Representatives] from 2019 to 2023. She is the Republican nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates for the Virginia's 84th [House of Delegates district|84th district] in the 2025 [Virginia House of Delegates election|2025 election].

Early life, education, and career

Storm was born and raised in Enosburgh, Vermont, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from Sweet Briar College. She was inspired to get into politcs after meeting then-governor Jim Douglas while volunteering as a child at homecoming and deployment ceremonies of military personnel.
She has worked as a realtor in the Hampton Roads area and is a former volunteer firefighter and EMT. She also worked as the Virginia Director of Grassroots Operations for Americans for Prosperity.

Vermont House of Representatives

Elections

In 2018 Vermont [House of Representatives election|2018], Storm ran for the Vermont House of Representatives as a Republican, defeating incumbent Progressive/Democratic representative Cindy Weed with 52.8% of the vote. At 23 years old, she was the youngest person elected to the Vermont General Assembly.
She ran for re-election in 2020 [Vermont House of Representatives election|2020], defeating Progressive/Democratic candidate Dennis Williams with 58.8% of the vote.
She did not run for re-election in 2022. Although Republican Party">Republican Party (USA)">Republican Party chair Paul Dame floated her name as a candidate for the 2022 [United States House of Representatives election in Vermont], she opted not to run.

Tenure

In 2020, Storm reported a potential gunshot— revealed to be a car driving nearby— outside her home and an anonymous letter alleging she engaged in "un-American" activities to the police.

2025 Virginia House of Delegates campaign

In 2025 [Virginia House of Delegates election|2025], Storm announced her campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates for the 84th district, challenging incumbent Democratic delegate Nadarius Clark. She pledged to protect 2nd Amendment rights and right-to-work laws as well as oppose illegal immigration to [the United States|illegal immigration], solar panels on farmland, and speed cameras; further claiming the latter "violate our Fourth Amendment to [the United States Constitution|Fourth] and Fifth Amendment rights." As of June 30, 2025, she had raised $119,945 and spent $26,870 whereas Clark had raised $248,306 and spent $169,760.

Personal life

While in college, Storm suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced her to return home. Previously a resident of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, Storm now lives in Suffolk, Virginia, with her husband, Joshua, an Army veteran.