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Richard Stuart's Biography

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Full Name:

Richard H. Stuart

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Lisa; 3 Children

Birth Date:

01/06/1964

Birth Place:

Fredericksburg, VA

Home City:

Montross, VA

Attended, International Law of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University

JD, T.C. Williams School of Law, 1991

BA, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1988

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 25, 2024-present

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 28, 2008-2024

Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 25, 2023

Former Member, Advisory Commission on Public Private Partnership, Virginia State Senate

Former Chairman, Advisory Council on the Freedom of Information Act, Virginia State Senate

Former Chair, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

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

Former Member, Commission on State Water, Commonwealth of Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Commission on Unemployment Compensation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Committee on District Courts, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, General Laws and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

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

Former Member, Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Law, Commonwealth of Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Attorney, Richard H. Stuart, Professional Corporation, 2007-present

Attorney, Westmoreland County School Board, 2006-2012

Assistant Commonwealth Attorney/Commonwealth Attorney, Westmoreland County, 2004-2007

Served, United States Marine Corps, 1984-1992

Trustee, Westmoreland County Volunteer Fire Department, 1999-present

Member, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, present

Member, Bank of Lancaster, Westmoreland Advisory Board, present

Member, National Conference of State Legislators Committees, present

Member, Northern Neck Land Conservancy, present

Member, Saint James Episcopal Church, present

Member, Southern Legislative Conference Committee, present

Member, Virginia Bar Association, present

Former Member, Bay Trust Company

Former Member, Board of Directors, George Washington National Memorial Foundation

Former Member, Board of Directors, Riverside Tappahannock Hospital

Board Chair, Woodland Academy, 2002-2007

Awards:

2010 Virginia Sheriffs' Association Legislator of the Year;
2011 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Legislator of the Year
2013 ACU Conservative Award;
2013 Virginia Chamber Advocate in Legal Reform;
2013 Virginia League of Conservation Voters Legislative Leadership Award (SB1291);
2014 Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Child Advocate Award

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