Nancy Jacobs is a former Maryland State Senator representing District 34.
Virginia Lawrence (Parker) Clagett is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing Maryland's District 30 in Anne Arundel County,until her 4th term ended in December 2010. A proven vote-getter for decades,she lost re-election in November 2010 to Delegate Herbert H. McMillan. Clagett is a member of the Marlborough Hunt Club,a local Fox Hunt in Southern Maryland.
Lacey Edward Putney was an American politician. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from January 1962 until January 2014,making him the longest-serving member in the history of the Virginia General Assembly and one of the longest-serving state legislators in American history. He represented a district centered around his hometown of Bedford for his entire career,and at various times represented parts of neighboring Bedford and Botetourt counties.
Shannon Rutter Valentine served as the Secretary of Transportation for Virginia from 2018 to 2022. She was appointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor Ralph Northam in January 2018,and oversaw a $5 billion multimodal transportation system crossing seven agencies with more than 10,000 employees. As Secretary,she also serves as Chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). Valentine served previously in the Virginia House of Delegates 2006–2010,representing the 23rd district,made up of the city of Lynchburg,Virginia and part of Amherst County,serving on the House Transportation and Courts of Justice Committees. Following an assignment as a Director of the Transportation Policy Council in 2013 for then Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe's transition team,Valentine was appointed as the Lynchburg District representative to the CTB in May 2014. During this time,she created the first Regional Connectivity Study in Virginia that correlated transportation decisions with workforce,business expansion and recruitment and investment,covering eight modes of transportation. Her legislative priorities focused on transportation,economic development,education,and ethics. She led bipartisan efforts to create transparent government,expand clean energy production,and invest in intercity passenger rail service for the first time in Virginia's history. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Mark D. Sickles is an American politician serving as the Delegate from the 17rd District of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Betsy Duke is an American bank executive who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2008 to 2013. Duke was confirmed by the Senate to fill an unexpired term ending January 31,2012. She was the seventh woman to be appointed to the board. In July 2013,she announced her resignation from the board.
Paula Jean Miller is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2005–2012,representing the 87th district in the city of Norfolk. She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the special election to fill the seat being vacated by Ralph Northam,who was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,in the Virginia Senate,District 6,representing portions of Norfolk,the Eastern Shore,and Virginia Beach. She lost to fellow delegate Lynwood Lewis.
Christopher Todd Gilbert is an American politician and attorney. He previously served as the 57th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006,representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains,made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties,plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.
Kathy J. Byron is an American politician. She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1997 as a Republican,representing the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont,consisting of parts of Bedford,Campbell and Franklin Counties and the city of Lynchburg. In September 2023,Byron resigned from the Virginia House after being appointed as Deputy Director for External Affairs at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
Benjamin Lee Cline is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018.
Samuel Anthony "Sam" Nixon,Jr. is an American politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from March 1994 to April 2010,representing the 27th district in Chesterfield County,the southern suburbs of Richmond. From 2010 until 2015,he was the Chief Information Officer of the state,and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).
Beverly Jean Sherwood was an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1994,representing the 29th district in the Shenandoah Valley,including the city of Winchester and parts of Frederick and Warren Counties. She is a member of the Republican Party.
David E. Poisson is an American politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates 2006–10,representing the 32nd district in Loudoun County. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Poisson served on the House committees on Agriculture,Chesapeake and Natural Resources (2006–07),Counties,Cities and Towns (2008–2009),and Militia,Police and Public Safety (2006–2009).
Timothy Douglas Hugo is an American businessman,military veteran,and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2020,representing the 40th district. Hugo was defeated for re-election in 2019 by Democrat Dan Helmer.
Robert Bernard Bell III is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2023. In 2013,Bell ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of Virginia. He resigned from his seat prior to his final term ending in 2023 to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.
John Warren Cooke was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A Democrat,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1942–1980 and was its Speaker from 1968 until his retirement.
L. Kaye Kory is an American politician. She served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 38th district in Fairfax County from 2010 to 2024. She served on the Fairfax County School Board 1999–2009. Kory is a member of the Democratic Party.
Charlotte Milton Caldwell Giesen was a Virginia politician and news editor. A lifelong resident of Radford,Virginia,she served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1958 to 1961,becoming the first Republican woman elected to the House.
Lashrecse Dianna Aird /ˌla.ʃəˈɹis/ is an American Democratic politician who represented the 63rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. The district includes Dinwiddie County and the city of Petersburg as well as parts of the counties of Chesterfield and Prince George. Aird served on the General Laws,Health,Welfare and Institutions,and Appropriations committees.
Karen Patricia Simpson is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 3 in Frederick County,Maryland.
