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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, General Laws and Technology Subcommittee #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee General Government and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Outlay and General Government, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws and Technology #1, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Education

  • BA, Government/Religion, The College of William and Mary
  • JD, DePaul University School of Law

Professional Experience

  • BA, Government/Religion, The College of William and Mary
  • JD, DePaul University School of Law
  • Chief Counsel, National Republican Committee, 2004-present
  • Managing Partner, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky Professional Limited Liability Company, present
  • Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy, 2001-2004
  • Associate Counsel/Deputy Council, National Republican Committee, 1997-2001
  • Counsel, Florida Presidential Recount for Bush/Cheney Campaign, 2000
  • Staff, Dole for President Campaign, 1996
  • Staff Counsel, National Republican Convention, 1996

Political Experience

  • BA, Government/Religion, The College of William and Mary
  • JD, DePaul University School of Law
  • Chief Counsel, National Republican Committee, 2004-present
  • Managing Partner, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky Professional Limited Liability Company, present
  • Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy, 2001-2004
  • Associate Counsel/Deputy Council, National Republican Committee, 1997-2001
  • Counsel, Florida Presidential Recount for Bush/Cheney Campaign, 2000
  • Staff, Dole for President Campaign, 1996
  • Staff Counsel, National Republican Convention, 1996
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 27, 2008-present
  • Former Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
  • Former Deputy Whip, Senate Republican Caucus
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 27, 2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, General Laws and Technology Subcommittee #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee General Government and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Outlay and General Government, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws and Technology #1, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Commission on Rappahannock River Basin

Member, Finance and Appropriations Committee

Member, General Laws and Technology Committee

Member, Land Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees

Member, Privileges and Elections Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Claims

Member, Subcommittee on General Government

Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources

Member, Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Government/Religion, The College of William and Mary
  • JD, DePaul University School of Law
  • Chief Counsel, National Republican Committee, 2004-present
  • Managing Partner, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky Professional Limited Liability Company, present
  • Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy, 2001-2004
  • Associate Counsel/Deputy Council, National Republican Committee, 1997-2001
  • Counsel, Florida Presidential Recount for Bush/Cheney Campaign, 2000
  • Staff, Dole for President Campaign, 1996
  • Staff Counsel, National Republican Convention, 1996
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 27, 2008-present
  • Former Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
  • Former Deputy Whip, Senate Republican Caucus
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 27, 2019
  • Member, Advisory Board, Domestic Violence Prevention and Response, 2011-present
  • Member, Governor's Transportation Workgroup, 2010-present
  • Member, Prison Re-Entry Commission, 2010-present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Belle Grove Plantation, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Loudoun Mutual Insurance, present
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Virginia Outdoor Foundation, present
  • Co-Chair, Capital Campaign, Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, present
  • Member, Commemorative Commission to Honor the Contributions of the Women of Virginia, present
  • Trustee, Massanutten Military Academy, present
  • Member, Warrenton Rotary, present

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legislator of the Year, Virginia State Police;
  • Champion of Justice, Virginia Association of Commonwealth Attorneys;
  • Legislator of the Year, Virginia Treasurers Association;
  • Legislative Hero, Virginia League of Conservation Voters;
  • Legislator of the Year, Virginia Court Clerks Association

Policy Positions

Jill's campaign website highlights the following issues:

Grow the Economy

By reducing regulations and the tax burden, Jill is fighting to restore economic growth and make Virginia #1 for business. As a state senator, Jill Vogel has taken the lead in introducing legislation to begin addressing some of our economic challenges while looking forward to future opportunities for tax reform, regulatory relief, transportation improvements, and workforce development.

Restoring Trust in Government

Drawing from her experience as an ethics lawyer, Jill has fought to increase transparency and reform government. She introduced legislation that strengthens ethical standards and closes loopholes by banning all gifts to lawmakers from special interests and prohibiting candidates from using campaign funds on personal expenditures, which is – shockingly – legal under current law.

Defend the Constitution

As an ethics attorney, Jill was on the front lines against the Obama Administration's targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups in their fight against the IRS. As a state senator, she introduced and successfully passed a law prohibiting the individual Obamacare mandate to purchase health insurance. She also introduced the “Repeal Amendment” bill allowing states to repeal any unwanted federal law or regulation.

Standing for Public Safety

In her first year in the Senate, Vogel became a leader in enforcing our immigration laws. She introduced bills to allow state law enforcement to initiate deportation proceedings, to ban in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, and to require law enforcement to check immigration status as part of every arrest. This year, Jill is the only candidate for Lieutenant Governor who passed legislation to fight opioid abuse.

As a result of her work in the Senate, Vogel has been named the “Champion of Justice” by the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys and leads the field in sheriffs’ endorsements.

Defend the 2nd Amendment

Vogel's record on the 2nd Amendment has earned her an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association and a perfect score from the Virginia Citizens Defense League. In the 2017 legislative session Jill introduced more pro-gun bills strongly supported by the VCDL than any other Senator, and was also endorsed by the VCDL-PAC.

Protect Women and Children

Last year, Vogel successfully banned child-marriage in Virginia. She has worked to crack down on child predators and was a leader in the charge to provide insurance coverage in Virginia for children with autism. Vogel has introduced pro-life legislation while advocating for women's health, protections for victims of domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Create Education Opportunities

Vogel has supported school choice legislation, charter schools, and education savings accounts to give parents more control and choice over the education of their children.

Opposes All Discrimination

In the Senate, Jill voted to ban discrimination against gay and transgender people. She has a record of putting principle before party and upholding the Republican Creed, which states “that all individuals are entitled to equal rights, justice, and opportunities, and should assume their responsibilities as citizens in a free society.” As Lieutenant Governor, Jill will oppose discrimination in any form.

Debates/Survey

October 24, 2019

1. How does Virginia’s transportation funding formula benefit Loudoun County and what, if anything, should be done to improve the current process?

Reforms in transportation funding have benefitted Loudoun. However, there is still significant room for additional reform and opportunity for increased transportation money to reach Loudoun.

I served in the Senate during the time that when we advanced critical transportation reform. I was under particular pressure as I represented an area unfairly strangled by a funding scheme where success was built around legislative clout and advocacy for pet projects rather than quantifiable need. We finally made substantial improvements to transportation funding that benefited areas Loudoun County by implementing funding reforms and the SmartScale formula. It has been an effective way to redirect resources to congested areas where improvements affect the most people and where expansion of infrastructure has the greatest economic benefit.

As one of Virginia’s main economic and transportation hubs, SmartScale made Loudoun area projects a priority and those projects should continue to rank high on the SmartScale list of safety, congestion reduction, accessibility and land use factors. Likewise, the State of Good Repair component provides resources in fairer formulas to structures and pavement, high priority projects that have statewide benefit and district grant programs. Similiarly, there have been improvements in transit funding that are significant for Loudoun.

However, there remains significant room for improvement in the management of transportation issues in Loudoun and the remaining region. Calls for reform within VDOT are a consistent demand from smart and engaged people who understand some of the practical issues that stand in the way of transportation progress. A strict adherence to protecting money in the transportation trust fund only for transportation use and more flexible use of public private partnerships should be legislative priorities. Further, expanding the funding formula in ways that allow for self sustaining funding is an important consideration for future budgets. Also, consistently the stakeholders in my district call for more opportunity to move forward with regional solutions and the legislature is wise to encourage regional collaboration with the state in that way.


2. How would you more effectively align the Commonwealth’s and the County’s sources of revenue with their respective service responsibilities?

A county like Loudoun with such a unique transportation, education and public safety responsibility suffers more when the sources of revenue and responsibilities are misaligned. The General Assembly should act to adopt the reforms that they and leaders in local communities know is necessary to save money and more efficiently manage local governments and provide local government services in the modern era.

The current breakdown of cities, counties and towns and their respective taxing authorities is not consistent with the modern needs of localities and I am in favor of a total reform. When I was first elected to the Senate I advocated for a comprehensive reform and I was disappointed by what a monumental challenge such smart and simple proposals proved to be. While everyone seems to agree that the time has come, few people will undertake the task and that is unfortunate. That may be an initiative for a future Gubernatorial Administration, but in the meantime members of the legislature should work to educate those in decision making roles about the current antiquated system and how it can be improved to save localities money and better reflect the modern needs of our local governments and the citizens that they serve. For example, the heavy burden of disproportionately funding local government with narrow taxes is a huge challenge. The incongruous taxing authority generally and the fact that so much of the tax leaves the locality is a major challenge for our local governments.


3. With Virginia facing a teacher shortage crisis, what current or future measures will you support that will have an impact on this challenge?

Building a strong workforce begins with education. If we fail to invest in education then we have failed to invest in the region and in the economy. That is why I delivered a critical pay raise for teachers in 2019 and will continue to work to pay teachers what they deserve. Higher teacher pay is truly the only thing that will attract high quality teachers to Virginia and keep them in the Commonwealth.


4. How can the Commonwealth become a more effective partner in addressing Loudoun’s housing affordability challenge?

Loudoun has serious challenges with affordable housing opportunities that will create long term workforce issues unless local policymakers and the General Assembly can work more collaboratively to address it. I have worked with stakeholder groups on a number of bills to impact affordable housing and every year we make incremental progress charting a path for goals the next year. The Commonwealth clearly has numerous vehicles to impact housing diversity through funding and legislation. Changes in the Rental Housing Act; improving financing options; low interest loan incentives; higher density housing options; tax credit programs; grant programs and partnerships with the EDA are all options for a collaboration between the Commonwealth and the local community to improve housing options and I look forward to supporting more of those proposals.


5. Do you support Virginia’s Right To Work laws? Why or why not? If not, what superior solution would you propose?

I 100% support Virginia’s Right To Work Law. I have consistently voted and will continue to vote to protect Right to Work in Virginia. Right to Work is what keeps Virginia an attractive choice for business and it has been a key to making Loudoun one of the major economic growth zones in the country. Keeping these laws in place in Virginia is absolutely critical to the long-term economic health of the state and insures that we continue to attract jobs to our region.


6. Please describe what best qualifies you to hold the office you’re seeking?

I have the benefit of experience in public policy, law, business, community service and public service which informs my decisions as a legislator in a way that I hope makes me more practical, results oriented, open-minded and educated about the issues that matter. I have built a legislative office around constituent service and avoided partisan disputes. Instead, I have focused on legislative priorities that were meaningful to the people that I represent. That has served my district well and served the needs of the Loudoun Chamber. My district is incredibly diverse and sometimes that is an enormous challenge. However, my goal to do what is right for my district over what is demanded by a party or any one interest group is what has brought focus to my time in office. I have developed a close working relationship with the stakeholders in Loudoun and I have a very close relationship with the business community and the local Chambers whom I respect and rely on when it comes to decision making. I appreciate the support and collaboration of the Loudoun Chamber over the years and I am grateful for your consideration of my candidacy in the 2019 election cycle.

 

Source: BizVotes Candidates Questionnaire

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