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