House Committee

Education

Chair: Rasoul, Sam

Vice Chair: Simonds, Shelly

Typical Meeting Time: 8:00 a.m.

Meeting Day: Monday and Wednesday

Typical Meeting Location: House Committee Room A - 008

Clerk:

Sam Fidler

(804) 698-1945

sfidler@house.virginia.gov

DLS Contact:

Ryan Brimmer

(804) 698-1820 Brimmer

rbrimmer@dls.virginia.gov

Education Membership

Rasoul, Sam

D | District 38th

Capitol Office: 1107

District Phone: (540) 904-6905

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1038

Email: DelSRasoul@house.virginia.gov

Simonds, Shelly A.

D | District 70th

Capitol Office: 1106

District Phone: (757) 276-3022

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1070

Email: DelSSimonds@house.virginia.gov

McQuinn, Delores L.

D | District 81st

Capitol Office: 914

District Phone: (804) 698-1081

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1081

Email: DelDMcQuinn@house.virginia.gov

Guzman, Elizabeth R.

D | District 22nd

Capitol Office: 920

District Phone: (804) 698-1022

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1022

Email: DelEGuzman@house.virginia.gov

Sewell, Briana D.

D | District 25th

Capitol Office: 905

District Phone: (703) 261-4787

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1025

Email: DelBSewell@house.virginia.gov

Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K.

D | District 96th

Capitol Office: 912

District Phone: (757) 364-8428

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1096

Email: DelKConvirs-Fowler@house.virginia.gov

Askew, Alex Q.

D | District 95th

Capitol Office: 910

District Phone: (757) 298-7163

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1095

Email: DelAAskew@house.virginia.gov

Clark, Nadarius E.

D | District 84th

Capitol Office: 906

District Phone: (757) 839-4758

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1084

Email: DelNClark@house.virginia.gov

Cousins, Rae C.

D | District 79th

Capitol Office: 1111

District Phone: (804) 698-1079

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1079

Email: DelRCousins@house.virginia.gov

Reaser, Atoosa R.

D | District 27th

Capitol Office: 1019

District Phone: (703) 951-3794

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1027

Email: DelAReaser@house.virginia.gov

Laufer, Amy J.

D | District 55th

Capitol Office: 1018

District Phone: (540) 251-4603

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1055

Email: DelALaufer@house.virginia.gov

LeVere Bolling, Destiny L.

D | District 80th

Capitol Office: 1101

District Phone: (804) 698-1180

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1080

Email: DelDLeVereBolling@house.virginia.gov

Anderson, Jessica L.

D | District 71st

Capitol Office: 804

District Phone: (757) 707-1673

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1071

Email: DelJAnderson@house.virginia.gov

Dougherty, Lindsey

D | District 75th

Capitol Office: 1004

District Phone: (804) 621-5161

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1075

Email: DelLDougherty@house.virginia.gov

Bulova, Gretchen M.

D | District 11th

Capitol Office: 1016

District Phone: (703) 310-6752

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1011

Email: DelGBulova@house.virginia.gov

Cherry, Mike A.

R | District 74th

Capitol Office: 706

District Phone: (804) 946-1221

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1074

Email: DelMCherry@house.virginia.gov

Tata, Anne Ferrell H.

R | District 99th

Capitol Office: 719

District Phone: (757) 213-5193

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1099

Email: DelAFTata@house.virginia.gov

Scott, Phillip A.

R | District 63rd

Capitol Office: 712

District Phone: (540) 360-3789

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1063

Email: DelPScott@house.virginia.gov

Garrett, Thomas A., Jr.

R | District 56th

Capitol Office: 1005

District Phone: (804) 869-4444

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1056

Email: DelTGarrett@house.virginia.gov

Zehr, Eric

R | District 51st

Capitol Office: 801

District Phone: (434) 515-1189

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1051

Email: DelEZehr@house.virginia.gov

Kent, Hillary Pugh

R | District 67th

Capitol Office: 718

District Phone: (804) 456-8360

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1067

Email: DelHKent@house.virginia.gov

Whittle, Madison

R | District 49th

Capitol Office: 1021

District Phone: (434) 797-5861

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1049

Email: DelMWhittle@house.virginia.gov

Delegate	District #	Capitol Office	Party	District Address	District Phone	Capitol Phone	Email	Capitol Address	Seniority	House Leadership	Cities & Counties Represented	Member Since	Age	Birthplace	Education	Gender	Military Service	Occupation	Race	Religion
Rasoul, Sam	38th	1107	D	P.O. Box 13842 Roanoke, VA 24037	(540) 904-6905	(804) 698-1038	DelSRasoul@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	22	Minority Caucus Secretary (2015-)	City of Roanoke (part)	2014	45	Warren, OH	Roanoke College (B.B.A., 2002)<br />Hawaii Pacific University, HI (M.B.A., 2003)	Male	Virginia Defense Force (2007-08)	Healthcare consultant	Other	Muslim
Simonds, Shelly A.	70th	1106	D	P.O. Box 2296 Newport News, VA 23609	(757) 276-3022	(804) 698-1070	DelSSimonds@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	36		City of Newport News (part)	2020	59	Oxford, OH	Bucknell University (B.A., 1991)<br />Stanford University (M.A., 1994)	Female		Family Property Manager	Caucasian	Presbyterian
McQuinn, Delores L.	81st	914	D	P.O. Box 406 Richmond, VA 23218	(804) 698-1081	(804) 698-1081	DelDMcQuinn@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	7	Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms (2012-)	Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield (part), and Henrico (part)	January 14, 2009	72	Henrico, VA	Virginia Commonweath University<br />Virginia Union University	Female			African American	Baptist
Guzman, Elizabeth R.	22nd	920	D	P.O. Box 74 Nokesville, VA 20181	(804) 698-1022	(804) 698-1022	DelEGuzman@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	80		County of Prince William (part)	January 14, 2026	53	Jesus Maria, Lima, Peru	Northern Virginia Community College (A.D., Office Administration and Management)<br />Capella University (B.A., Public Safety)<br />American University, Washington, DC (M.P.A.)<br />University of Southern California, CA (M.S.W.)	Female		Social Worker and Public Administrator	Hispanic, Latino	Catholic/Christian
Sewell, Briana D.	25th	905	D	P.O. Box 1849 Woodbridge, VA 22195	(703) 261-4787	(804) 698-1025	DelBSewell@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	41		County of Prince William (part)	2022	36	Prince George's County, MD	The College of William and Mary (B.A., Public Policy, Minor in Sociology, 2012) American University (M.A., Public Administration with a Policy Analysis Concentration, 2014)	Female		Chief of Staff	African American	Baptist
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K.	96th	912	D	P.O. Box 6769 Virginia Beach, VA 23456	(757) 364-8428	(804) 698-1096	DelKConvirs-Fowler@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	30		City of Virginia Beach (part)	2018	N/A	Groton, CT	Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., 2003)<br />Old Dominion University (M.A., Elementary Education, 2012)	Female		Real Estate Broker	None Given	Non-denominational
Askew, Alex Q.	95th	910	D	P.O. Box 64544 Virginia Beach, VA 23467	(757) 298-7163	(804) 698-1095	DelAAskew@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	55		Cities of Norfolk (part) and Virginia Beach (part)	January 10, 2024	41	Virginia Beach, VA	Hampton University (B.A., History, 2007)	Male		Community Relations Coordinator Sentara Health	African American	Christian
Clark, Nadarius E.	84th	906	D	P.O. Box 829 Suffolk, VA 23439	(757) 839-4758	(804) 698-1084	DelNClark@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	56		Counties of Chesapeake (part) and Isle of Wight (part); Cities of Franklin and Suffolk (part)	January 10, 2024	31	Norfolk, VA	I. C. Norcom High School (advanced diploma, 2013); Virginia Union University (BFA, Music and Theatre, 2019)	Male		Mental Health Counselor / Political Consultant	African American, Hispanic	Christian
Cousins, Rae C.	79th	1111	D	General Assembly Building Post Office Box 406 Richmond, VA 23218	(804) 698-1079	(804) 698-1079	DelRCousins@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	60		City of Richmond (part)	January 10, 2024	N/A	Richmond, Virginia	The College of William and Mary (B.A., 2001), Howard University School of Law (JD, 2010)	Female		Attorney	African American	Baptist
Reaser, Atoosa R.	27th	1019	D	PO Box 651052 Sterling, Virginia 20165	(703) 951-3794	(804) 698-1027	DelAReaser@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	62		County of Loudoun (part)	January 10, 2024	N/A	Tehran, Iran	James Madison University (B.A. Modern Foreign Languages, Secondary Education); Antonio Scallia Law School (JD)	Female		Lawyer	Middle Eastern
Laufer, Amy J.	55th	1018	D	1186 Crozet Avenue Crozet, VA 22932	(540) 251-4603	(804) 698-1055	DelALaufer@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	67		Counties of Albemarle (part), Fluvanna (part), Louisa (part), and Nelson (part)	January 10, 2024	54	Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.Sc. in Biology, 1996); Columbia University Teachers College (M.A. Secondary Science Education, 2001)	Female		Former Teacher	Caucasian	Jewish and Episcopalian
LeVere Bolling, Destiny L.	80th	1101	D	General Assembly Building Post Office Box 406 Richmond, VA 23218	(804) 698-1180	(804) 698-1080	DelDLeVereBolling@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	75		County of Henrico (part)	January 10, 2024	32	Richmond, Virginia	University of Richmond (B.A., 2016), George Washington University (M.A. in International Affairs, 2018)	Female		Communications Director	African American	Baptist
Anderson, Jessica L.	71st	804	D	P. O. Box 1495 Williamsburg, VA 23187	(757) 707-1673	(804) 698-1071	DelJAnderson@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	92		Counties of James City (part) and New Kent (part); City of Williamsburg	January 14, 2026	45	Newport News, VA	Thomas Nelson Community College (AS, Business Administration, 2007)		N/A	Front Office Receptionist at a public elementary school	Caucasian, Latino	Christian
Dougherty, Lindsey	75th	1004	D	P. O Box 3361 Chester, VA 23831	(804) 621-5161	(804) 698-1075	DelLDougherty@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	94		Counties of Chesterfield (part) and Prince George (part); City of Hopewell	January 14, 2026	43	Knoxville, TN	North Carolina State University - Master of Public Administration, May 2012 University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Bachelor of Arts, May 2006	Female		Sr. Research Administrator	Caucasian
Bulova, Gretchen M.	11th	1016	D	,	(703) 310-6752	(804) 698-1011	DelGBulova@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	99		County of Fairfax (part); City of Fairfax	January 19, 2026	57	Ft. Benning, GA	College of William and Mary (BA), 1991; The George Washington University (MA), 994	Female		Museum Director	Caucasian	Catholic
Cherry, Mike A.	74th	706	R	P. O. Box 1146 Colonial Heights, VA 23834	(804) 946-1221	(804) 698-1074	DelMCherry@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	44		County of Chesterfield (part); City of Colonial Heights	2022	54	Rocky Mount, NC	Liberty University (B.S., Religion, 2010) Regent University (M.Ed., School Leadership, 2015; EdS, School Leadership, 2017)	Male	USAF (Retired Master Sergeant, 1991-2011)	Pastor	Caucasian	Christian
Tata, Anne Ferrell H.	99th	719	R	P.O. Box 1442 Virginia Beach, VA 23451	(757) 213-5193	(804) 698-1099	DelAFTata@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	49		City of Virginia Beach (part)	2022	N/A	Washington, DC	Florida State University, FL (B.S., Communications)	Female		Christian Media	Caucasian	Episcopalian
Scott, Phillip A.	63rd	712	R	2215 Plank Road, #287 Fredericksburg, VA 22401	(540) 360-3789	(804) 698-1063	DelPScott@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	46		Counties of Orange (part) and Spotsylvania (part)	2022	44	Voorhees, NJ	Liberty University (B.S., Religion, 2010; M.A., Management and Leadership, 2013; J.M., American Legal Studies, 2019)	Male		Team manager	Caucasian	Christian
Garrett, Thomas A., Jr.	56th	1005	R	2726 Fairground Road, Box #161 Goochland, VA 23063	(804) 869-4444	(804) 698-1056	DelTGarrett@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	57		Counties of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna (part), Goochland (part), Louisa (part), and Prince Edward (part)	January 10, 2024	54	Lilburn, Georgia	Lousia County High School, University of Richmond (B.A. 1994 and T.C. Williams Law, 2003)	Male	USA (January 1995 - July 2000)	Attorney	Caucasian	Protestant Christian
Zehr, Eric	51st	801	R	21430 Timberlake Road Box # 221 Lynchburg, VA 24502	(434) 515-1189	(804) 698-1051	DelEZehr@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	72		Counties of Bedford (part), Campbell (part), and Pittsylvania (part)	January 10, 2024	55	Lowville, New York	Beaver River Central School; Liberty University (B.A. Psychology 1995); Liberty University (M.A. Counseling 1997)	Male		Self-Employed Contractor	Caucasian	Reformed
Kent, Hillary Pugh	67th	718	R	PO Box 785 Warsaw, VA 22572	(804) 456-8360	(804) 698-1067	DelHKent@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	68		Counties of Caroline (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland	January 10, 2024	N/A	Richmond, Virginia	Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 2003); Virginia Commonwealth University (MPA, 2005)	Female		Sales and Marketing Management	Caucasian	Baptist
Whittle, Madison	49th	1021	R	,	(434) 797-5861	(804) 698-1049	DelMWhittle@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	87		Counties of Halifax (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Danville	January 14, 2026	66	Danville, VA	George Washington High School, Danville, VA	Male		President & CEO of MJRW, Inc.	Caucasian	Christian

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