Stacey E. Plaskett
DemocratU.S. Representative, VI-0| Age | 60 (b. 1966-05-13) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Black / African-American (of Caribbean descent) |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Education | Choate Rosemary Hall (prep school); B.S. History and Diplomacy, Georgetown University (1988); J.D., American University Washington College of Law (1994) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County (1994–1997); House Committee on Ethics staff (1998–2002); U.S. Department of Justice counsel (2002–2004); General Counsel, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (2007–2014) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | Married — Jonathan Buckney-Small |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Staff, U.S. Delegate Ron de Lugo (VI), 1988 · Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County, NY, 1994–1997 · Staff, House Committee on Ethics, 1998–2002 · Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division), 2002–2004 · General Counsel, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, 2007–2014 |
| Committees | House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · House Committee on Ways and Means · House Committee on Budget |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Caucus on Black Innovation (co-founder and co-chair) |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government (118th Congress) · Ranking Member, Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (118th Congress) · Co-chair, New Democrat Coalition Infrastructure Taskforce · At-large Leadership Member, New Democrat Coalition · House Impeachment Manager (Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, 2021) — first non-voting House delegate to serve in that role |
| Party history | Formerly Republican; appointed by President George W. Bush to the Department of Justice (2002–2004). Switched to Democratic Party in late 2008, citing a better fit for new ideas. |
| Ideology | Center-left Democrat; member of the New Democrat Coalition (moderate-to-progressive wing). Served as lead House impeachment manager in Trump's second impeachment trial (2021). |
| Signature legislation | Territories Health Equity Act (sponsored) · Farm to School Act of 2025 (sponsored) · Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act (sponsored) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $-265,000–$-100,000 (2023) · estimate
| Bureau of Internal Revenue (VI) income tax liability (2008–2012) | other · $10,000–$15,000 · 2023 |
| Department of Education graduate student loan (1994) | other · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
Top donors: Lawyers/Law Firms ($47,841) · Bloomberg LP ($23,100)
Top industries: Lawyers/Law Firms · Media/Bloomberg · PACs (general)
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Former Staffers Criminally Charged and Convicted for Distributing Nude Images of Plaskett
Two former congressional staffers, Juan R. McCullum and Dorene Browne-Louis, were indicted in July 2017 and pleaded guilty in January 2018 to federal cyberstalking charges and D.C. conspiracy charges for stealing and distributing private nude images of Delegate Plaskett and her husband Jonathan Buckney-Small. McCullum took the images from Plaskett's iPhone in March 2016 under the pretense of helping repair it, then distributed them via a fake email account in July 2016 to political opponents, reporters, and others in an attempt to harm her re-election campaign. Browne-Louis assisted by providing email addresses and sending an image to a rival campaign. McCullum was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison plus two years of probation. Browne-Louis received two years of probation and a $2,000 fine. Plaskett was the victim, not the subject, of this criminal matter.