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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985
  • AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983

Professional Experience

  • BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985
  • AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983
  • Electronics Engineer, present
  • Marketing Director, present
  • Employee, Waterways Consulting Limited Liability Company, present
  • President, Newtown Buidling Supplies, 2014
  • Served, United States Navy Reserves, 1987-1998

Political Experience

  • BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985
  • AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983
  • Electronics Engineer, present
  • Marketing Director, present
  • Employee, Waterways Consulting Limited Liability Company, present
  • President, Newtown Buidling Supplies, 2014
  • Served, United States Navy Reserves, 1987-1998
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2019
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 78, 2002-2013
  • Chesapeake City Council, 1998-2001
  • Vice Mayor, Chesapeake City Council, 2000-2001

Former Committees/Caucuses

Director, Governor's Commission on National and Community Service, present

Member, Joint Commission on Technology and Science, present

Member, Virginia Commission on Base Retention, present

Member, Virginia Commission on Military Bases, present

Chair, Virginia Delegation, Chesapeake Bay Commission, present

Member, Virginia Housing Commission, present

Member, Virginia National Guard Caucus, present

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

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

Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delagates

Former Member, Subcommittee #1 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee #1 (Transportation), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Coal Ash, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

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

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Health, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Rehabilitation and Social Services #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tolling, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Aerospace Advisory Council

Member, Board of Southern States Energy

Member, Commission on Administrative Rules

Member, Commission on Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability

Member, Commission on Technology and Science

Member, Commission on the Chesapeake Bay

Member, Commission on the Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact

Member, Education and Health Committee

Member, Organization Board of Hampton Roads Transportation Planning

Member, Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverage Control

Member, Subcommittee on Certificate of Public Need

Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education

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

Member, Transportation Committee

Member, Work Group on Criminal Justice Diversion

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985
  • AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983
  • Electronics Engineer, present
  • Marketing Director, present
  • Employee, Waterways Consulting Limited Liability Company, present
  • President, Newtown Buidling Supplies, 2014
  • Served, United States Navy Reserves, 1987-1998
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2019
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 78, 2002-2013
  • Chesapeake City Council, 1998-2001
  • Vice Mayor, Chesapeake City Council, 2000-2001
  • Member, Advisory Board, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, present
  • Member, Alumni Board, Old Dominion University, present
  • Honorary Chair, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, present
  • Member, Chesapeake Rotary Club, present
  • Member, Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia, present
  • Board Member, First Tee of Hampton Roads, present
  • Member, Great Bridge Baptist Church, present
  • Member, Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Forum, present
  • Member, Lodge #9, Fraternal Order of Police, present
  • Football/Baseball Coach, Recreation League, present
  • Member, South Norfolk Ruritan, present
  • Member, Sports Authority, Hampton Roads, present
  • Member, State Board, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, present
  • Member, Virginia Republican Central Committee, present
  • Former Member, Chesapeake Crimeline
  • Former Chair, Fourth Congressional District Grand Old Party Committee
  • Former Chair, Republican Party of Chesapeake
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