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Janet Howell

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Won the General, 2019 Virginia State Senate District 32

Virginia State Senate, District 32 (1992 - Present)

Minority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BA, Government, Oberlin College
  • MA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania

Political Experience

  • BA, Government, Oberlin College
  • MA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 1992-present
  • Former Minority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Certificate, Oath and Confirmation Review, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Advisory Council on Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Member, Board of Growth and Opportunity

Member, Board of Trustees for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Member, Commission on Employee Retirement Security and Pension Reform

Member, Commission on Federal Action Contingency Trust (FACT) Fund Approval

Member, Commission on Legislative Audit and Review

Member, Commission on Virginia State Crime

Member, Education and Health Committee

Chair, Finance and Appropriations Committee

Member, Joint Rules

Member, Local Government Committee

Member, Privileges and Elections Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Special Subcommittee to Consult on the Plan to Close State Training Centers

Member, Subcommittee for Health and Human Resources Oversight

Member, Subcommittee on Capital Outlay

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development and Natural Resources

Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding

Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources

Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education

Member, Subcommittee on K-12 Education

Member, Subcommittee on Public Education

Chair, Subcommittee on Resources

Member, Subcommittee on the Future Competitiveness of Virginia Higher Education

Member, Subcommittee on Virginia Preschool Initiative

Member, Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century

Member, Work Group on Criminal Justice Diversion

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Government, Oberlin College
  • MA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 1992-present
  • Former Minority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 2019
  • Chair, Advisory Board, Embry Rucker Shelter Community
  • Member, American Association of University Women
  • Board Member, Arlington Home Ownership Made Easier, Incorporated (AHOME)
  • Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Laurel Learning Center
  • Board Member, Boy Scouts of the National Metropolitan Area
  • Board Member, CHILDHELP
  • Vice-Chair, Citizens Committee, Land Use & Transportation Planning
  • Chair, Fairfax County Advisory Social Services Board
  • Program Co-Chair, Fairfax County Committee of 100
  • President/Secretary, Forest Edge Parent Teacher Association
  • Board Member/Membership Chair, Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
  • Board Member, Herndon Intermediate Parent Teacher Association
  • Co-Chair, Hunter Mill Citizens for School Bonds
  • Co-Chair, Hunter Mill Council
  • Board Member, Jobs for Virginia Graduates
  • Chair, Land Use Committee, Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations
  • Vice President, Langston Hughes Parent Teacher Association
  • Member, League of Women Voters
  • Volunteer, Meals on Wheels
  • Former President/Secretary, Reston Community Association
  • President, Reston Council of Parent Teacher Associations/Parent Teacher Organizations
  • Board Member, Reston Interfaith
  • Co-Chair, Reston Transportation Committee
  • Board Member, South Lakes Parent Teacher Association
  • Coordinator, South Lakes Pyramid
  • Member, Steering Committee, Reston Hospital Center
  • Board Member, Tysons Transportation Association (TYTRAN)
  • Board Member, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
  • Former Chair, Virginia State Board of Social Services
State Bills
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