Senate and House Name Education Committee Members

The 2020 session of the Virginia General Assembly is in its first full week of committee meetings and floor debate. Both the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia have named members of their respective education committees. VSBA’s lobbyists will be present the entire session of the General Assembly representing the legislative priorities and positions of school boards across the Commonwealth.

The Senate of Virginia has named both the full Senate Education and Health Committee, as well as its Subcommittee on Public Education. Below you will find members of these committees with links to their membership profile on the Virginia Assembly website.

The Senate of Virginia Committee on Education and Health

Chair- Senator L. Louise Lucas (Senate District 18)

Senator Richard L. Saslaw (Senate District 35)

Senator Janet D. Howell (Senate District 32)

Senator Stephen Newman (Senate District 23)

Senator Mamie E. Locke (Senate District 2)

Senator George L. Barker (Senate District 39)

Senator J. Chapman Petersen (Senate District 34)

Senator John A. Cosgrove (Senate District 14)

Senator Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. (Senate District 6)

Senator Siobhan S. Dunnavant (Senate District 12)

Senator David R. Suetterlein (Senate District 19)                     

Senator Mark J. Peake (Senate District 22)

Senator John S. Edwards (Senate District21)

Senator A. Ben Chaffin (Senate District 38)

Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi (Senate District 10)

The Senate of Virginia Subcommittee on Public Education

Chair- Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi (Senate District 10)

Senator Janet D. Howell (Senate District 32)

Senator Mamie E. Locke (Senate District 2)

Senator Siobhan S. Dunnavant (Senate District 12)

Senator Mark J. Peake (Senate District 22)

Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn named the following Delegates as members of the House Committee on Education. You may view profiles for each committee member by accessing the links provided below.

Chair- Delegate Rosyln C. Tyler (House District 75)

Vice Chair- Delegate Elizabeth R. Guzman (House District 31)

Delegate David L. Bulova (House District 37)

Delegate Delores L. McQuinn (House District 70)

Delegate Mark L. Keam (House District 35)

Delegate Sam Rasoul (House District 11)

Delegate Lamont Bagby (House District 74)

Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne (House District 71)

Delegate Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (House District 72)

Delegate Suhas Subramanyam (House District 87)

Delegate Joshua G. Cole (House District 28)

Delegate Martha M. Mugler (House District 91)

Delegate Nancy D. Guy (House District 83)

Delegate Mark L. Cole (House District 88)

Delegate Daniel W. Marshall, III (House District 14)

Delegate Roxann L. Robinson House District 27)

Delegate Glenn R. Davis, Jr. (House District 84)

Delegate Christopher E. Collins (House District 29)

Delegate John J. McGuire, III (House District 56)

Delegate John G. Avoli (House District 20)

Delegate Amanda E. Batten (House District 96)

Delegate William C. Wampler, III (House District 4)

The House Committee on Education will operate with three subcommittees this session: Post-Secondary and Higher Education, Pre-K-12, and the SOL/SOQ. At the present time, subcommittee chairs and members have not been released. We anticipate the subcommittee appointments to be provided to the public this week and will report back to you once the announcement is made by the Chair of the House Committee on Education.

As always, thank you for your continued efforts on behalf of students in the Commonwealth. 

If you have questions regarding VSBA’s work at the General Assembly, you may contact VSBA Chief Lobbyist, Stacy Haney, at shaney@haneyphinyo.com or VSBA Government Relations Specialist JT Kessler at jason@vsba.org.