Dave Marsden | |
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Member of the Virginia Senate | |
Assumed office January 13, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ken Cuccinelli |
Constituency | 37th District (2010–2024) 35th District (2024–Present) |
Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 41st district | |
In office January 11,2006 –January 13,2010 | |
Preceded by | Jim Dillard |
Succeeded by | Eileen Filler-Corn |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexandria,Virginia,U.S. | April 5,1948
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Julia-Anna Thompson |
Children | Nathan,Stuart,Connor |
Residence | Burke,Virginia |
Alma mater | Randolph-Macon College |
Occupation | Juvenile justice |
Committees | Transportation (Chair) Agriculture,Conservation and Natural Resources Commerce and Labor Finance and Appropriations Rules |
David William Marsden (born April 5,1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. In 2010 he was elected to represent the 37th district,a portion of Fairfax County,in the Senate of Virginia,and later re-elected to the senate. Between 2006 and 2010,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 41st district. Prior to his career in politics he spent 17 years as head of the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center until 1999. In 2000 Governor Jim Gilmore appointed him Chief Deputy and then Acting Director of the 2,700-person Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. He then served for 6 months in the administration of Governor Mark Warner.
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David W. Marsden graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in 1966 and Randolph-Macon College in 1970.
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