Felisha Storm

Felisha Storm
Storm in 2019
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Franklin-7 district
In office
January 9, 2019 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byCindy Weed
Succeeded byPenny Demar
Personal details
BornFelisha Rose Leffler
U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationSweet Briar College (BA)

Felisha Rose Leffler Storm is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. She was the Republican nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates for the 84th district in the 2025 election, losing to incumbent delegate Nadarius Clark.

Early life, education, and career

Storm (née Leffler) was raised in Enosburgh, Vermont, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from Sweet Briar College. She was inspired to get into politics 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 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, 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, defeating Progressive/Democratic candidate Dennis Williams with 58.8% of the vote.

She did not run for re-election in 2022. Although Vermont 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 shot from a car driving outside her home based on her home security system - and an anonymous letter alleging she engaged in "un-American" activities to the police.

2025 Virginia House of Delegates campaign

In 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, solar panels on farmland, and speed cameras; further claiming the latter "violate our 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. In the November general election, Storm was defeated by Clark with 39% to his 61% of the vote.

Personal life

Previously a resident of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, Storm now lives in Virginia.

She was married in 2023 and divorced in 2025 when she left her then husband Joshua Storm for alleged infidelity.

Electoral history

2025

2025 Virginia 84th House of Delegates District general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nadarius Clark (incumbent) 23,034 60.19%
Republican Felisha Storm 15,192 39.70%
Write-in 44 0.11%
Total votes 38,270 100.00%
Democratic hold

2020

Vermont House of Representatives district Franklin-7 election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Felisha Leffler (incumbent) 1,178 58.8
Progressive Dennis Williams 820 40.9
Write-in Write-ins 7 0.3
Total votes 2,005 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Vermont House of Representatives district Franklin-7 election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Felisha Leffler 885 52.8
Progressive Cindy Weed (incumbent) 790 47.1
Total votes 1,696 100.0
Republican gain from Progressive

References

  1. ↑ Hescock, Tulley (February 26, 2020). "Women in politics: Vermont native represents hometown district at 24". The Vermont Cynic. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Goodstine, Avery (May 7, 2025). "Delegate candidates speak on crime, guns, solar panels". Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ McCallum, Kevin (May 25, 2022). "A Wave of Retirements Washes Over the Pandemic-Weary Vermont Legislature". Seven Days. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ Dritschilo, Gordon (December 2, 2021). "Some names emerge in congressional race, some don't". The Barre Montpelier Times Argus.
  5. ↑ Murray, Elizabeth (October 16, 2020). "Another Vermont lawmaker receives postcard alleging 'un-American' activity, calling for arrest". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Faleski, Stephen (April 14, 2025). "Who's on the ballot so far?". The Smithfield Times. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Faleski, Stephen (July 25, 2025). "Campaign finance update: Who's outspending whom in IW, Surry state House races?". The Smithfield Times. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Natalie (November 4, 2025). "Virginia House of Delegates District 84 results: Nadarius Clark wins". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2025 November General − Member, House of Delegates (84th District)". Virginia Department of Elections. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.