House Committee

Finance

Chair: Watts, Vivian E.

Vice Chair: Hernandez, Phil

Typical Meeting Time: 15 min after adjournment of House

Meeting Day: Monday and Wednesday

Typical Meeting Location: House Committee Room B - 205

Clerk:

Vonny Powell

804-698-1947

vpowell@house.virginia.gov

DLS Contact:

Rebecca Schultz; Keelin Cronin

Schultz (804) 698-1863; Cronin (804) 698-1832

rschultz@dls.virginia.gov

kcronin@dls.virginia.gov

Finance Membership

Watts, Vivian E.

D | District 14th

Capitol Office: 907

District Phone: (703) 978-2989

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1014

Email: DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov

Hernandez, Phil M.

D | District 94th

Capitol Office: 1103

District Phone: (804) 698-1094

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1094

Email: DelPHernandez@house.virginia.gov

Sullivan, Richard C. (Rip), Jr.

D | District 6th

Capitol Office: 908

District Phone: (571) 210-5876

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1006

Email: DelRSullivan@house.virginia.gov

Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth B.

D | District 5th

Capitol Office: 1105

District Phone: (703) 239-3155

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1005

Email: DelEBennett-Parker@house.virginia.gov

Anthony, Bonita G.

D | District 92nd

Capitol Office: 1002

District Phone: (757) 204-5492

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1092

Email: DelBAnthony@house.virginia.gov

Callsen, Katrina E.

D | District 54th

Capitol Office: 901

District Phone: (434) 443-5400

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1054

Email: DelKCallsen@house.virginia.gov

Gardner, Debra D.

D | District 76th

Capitol Office: 921

District Phone: (804) 698-1076

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1076

Email: DelDGardner@house.virginia.gov

Keys-Gamarra, Karen

D | District 7th

Capitol Office: 1001

District Phone: (804) 698-1007

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1007

Email: DelKKeys-Gamarra@house.virginia.gov

Maldonado, Michelle Lopes

D | District 20th

Capitol Office: 819

District Phone:

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1020

Email: DelMMaldonado@house.virginia.gov

Pope Adams, Kimberly

D | District 82nd

Capitol Office: 820

District Phone: (804) 894-6899

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1082

Email: DelKPopeAdams@house.virginia.gov

Cole, Nicole

D | District 66th

Capitol Office: 818

District Phone: (540) 255-0993

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1066

Email: DelNCole@house.virginia.gov

Carroll, Stacey A.

D | District 64th

Capitol Office: 817

District Phone: (540) 287-4699

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1064

Email: DelSCarroll@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

Franklin, Margaret Angela

D | District 23rd

Capitol Office: 816

District Phone:

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1023

Email: DelMFranklin@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

Ware, R. Lee

R | District 72nd

Capitol Office: 707

District Phone: (804) 598-6696

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1072

Email: DelLWare@house.virginia.gov

Fowler, Hyland F., Jr.

R | District 59th

Capitol Office: 1108

District Phone: (804) 227-3177

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1059

Email: DelBFowler@house.virginia.gov

McNamara, Joseph P.

R | District 40th

Capitol Office: 813

District Phone: (540) 384-0276

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1040

Email: DelJMcNamara@house.virginia.gov

Walker, Wendell S.

R | District 52nd

Capitol Office: 812

District Phone: (434) 515-2264

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1052

Email: DelWWalker@house.virginia.gov

Runion, Chris

R | District 35th

Capitol Office: 708

District Phone: (540) 255-0504

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1035

Email: DelCRunion@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

Davis, Will P.

R | District 39th

Capitol Office: 717

District Phone: (540) 963-5221

Capitol Phone: (804) 698-1039

Email: DelWDavis@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
Watts, Vivian E.	14th	907	D	8717 Mary Lee Lane Annandale, VA 22003	(703) 978-2989	(804) 698-1014	DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	2	Minority Caucus Chief Policy Advisor (2011-)	County of Fairfax (part)	1982-85; 1996	86	Detroit, MI	University of Michigan, MI (B.A., cum laude, 1962)	Female		Retired	Caucasian	Unitarian
Hernandez, Phil M.	94th	1103	D	PO Box 8927 Norfolk, VA 23503	(804) 698-1094	(804) 698-1094	DelPHernandez@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	58		City of Norfolk (part)	January 10, 2024	39	Virginia Beach, Virginia	The College of William and Mary (B.A., in Government and Music, 2010); UC Berkeley School of Law (JD, 2016)	Male		Nonprofit Executive	Latino
Sullivan, Richard C. (Rip), Jr.	6th	908	D	P.O. Box 994 McLean, VA 22101-0994	(571) 210-5876	(804) 698-1006	DelRSullivan@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	24	Majority Caucus Chair (2020-2022); Minority Caucus Campaign Chair (2016-2019)	County of Fairfax (part)	September 12, 2014	67	New York, NY	Amherst College, MA (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1981)<br />University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1987)	Male		Attorney	Caucasian
Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth B.	5th	1105	D	107 South West Street, #152 Alexandria, VA 22314	(703) 239-3155	(804) 698-1005	DelEBennett-Parker@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	43		City of Alexandria (part)	2022	N/A	Alexandria, VA	Cornell University, NY (B.A., 2007) National University of Singapore (Fulbright Fellow, 2010) University of London (M.A., 2011)	Female			Caucasian	Christian
Anthony, Bonita G.	92nd	1002	D	P.O. Box 1853 Norfolk, Virginia 23501	(757) 204-5492	(804) 698-1092	DelBAnthony@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	69		Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Norfolk (part)	January 10, 2024	N/A	Norfolk, Virginia	Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University (Master of Divinity, 2002), Old Dominion University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1992), Old Dominion University (M.E., Modeling and Simulation Engineering, 2016)	Female		University Administrator	African American	Christian
Callsen, Katrina E.	54th	901	D	P.O. Box 442 Charlottesville , VA 22902	(434) 443-5400	(804) 698-1054	DelKCallsen@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	70		County of Albemarle (part); City of Charlottesville	January 10, 2024	N/A	Schweinfurt, Germany	Yale University (B.A. Political Science, May 2008); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., May 2014)	Female		Attorney	African American, Caucasian
Gardner, Debra D.	76th	921	D	P.O. Box 406 Richmond, VA 23218	(804) 698-1076	(804) 698-1076	DelDGardner@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	73		County of Chesterfield (part)	January 10, 2024	70	Shelby, North Carolina	North Carolina Central University (B.A. Sociology, 1974); Virginia Commonwealth University (Master of Public Administration, 2001); Shelby High School of Shelby, North Carolina	Female		Retired / Small Business Owner	African American	Baptist
Keys-Gamarra, Karen	7th	1001	D	P.O. Box 212 Oakton, Virginia 22124-1111	(804) 698-1007	(804) 698-1007	DelKKeys-Gamarra@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	74		County of Fairfax (part)	January 10, 2024	N/A	St. Louis, Missouri	Washington University School of Law (JD, 1987), Tulane University (B.A., 1982)	Female		Attorney	African American	Christian
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes	20th	819	D	9108 Church Street, #102 Manassas, VA 20108		(804) 698-1020	DelMMaldonado@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	47		County of Prince William (part); Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park	2022	57	Falmouth, MA	Falmouth High School (1987) Barnard College at Columbia University (B.A., 1991) The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1996)	Female		Small business owner	African American	Christian
Pope Adams, Kimberly	82nd	820	D	P. O. Box 3928 Petersburg, VA 23805	(804) 894-6899	(804) 698-1082	DelKPopeAdams@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	82		Counties of Dinwiddie (part), Prince George (part), and Surry; City of Petersburg	January 14, 2026	43	Hopewell, VA	Virginia Tech, Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Information Systems, 2005 Liberty University Online, Master of Business Administration, 2017	Female		Accountant/Auditor	African American	Baptist
Cole, Nicole	66th	818	D	,	(540) 255-0993	(804) 698-1066	DelNCole@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	93		Counties of Caroline (part) and Spotsylvania (part)	January 14, 2026	56	Hampton, VA	Highland Springs High School, Diploma, June 87 University of Maryland College Park, Bachelor of Science in Business Management 12/91 Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Business Management, Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Health Services Management 6/97	Female		Financial Advisor	African American
Carroll, Stacey A.	64th	817	D	,	(540) 287-4699	(804) 698-1064	DelSCarroll@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	91		County of Stafford (part)	January 14, 2026	40	Saint Petersburg, FL	University of South Florida (Finance and Accounting, 2012) Webster University (Finance, 2016)	Female	Army National Guard (Current)	Certified Public Accountant	African American	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
Franklin, Margaret Angela	23rd	816	D	,		(804) 698-1023	DelMFranklin@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	98		Counties of Prince William (part) and Stafford (part)	January 19, 2026	N/A			Female
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
Ware, R. Lee	72nd	707	R	P.O. Box 689 Powhatan, VA 23139	(804) 598-6696	(804) 698-1072	DelLWare@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	3		Counties of Amelia, Chesterfield (part), Nottoway, and Powhatan	January 16, 1998	74	Fitchburg, MA	Wheaton College, IL (B.A., 1974)<br />Virginia Commonwealth University (continuing education)<br />Harvard College, MA	Male		History and government teacher	Caucasian	Roman Catholic
Fowler, Hyland F., Jr.	59th	1108	R	13029 Old Ridge Road Beaverdam, VA 23015	(804) 227-3177	(804) 698-1059	DelBFowler@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	20		Counties of Hanover (part), Henrico (part), and Louisa (part)	2014	71	Richmond, VA	Mary Washington College (B.A., History, 1995)	Male		Retired	Caucasian	Disciples of Christ
McNamara, Joseph P.	40th	813	R	P.O. Box 21094 Roanoke, VA 24018	(540) 384-0276	(804) 698-1040	DelJMcNamara@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	32		County of Roanoke (part); Cities of Roanoke (part) and Salem	November 26, 2018	63	Cleveland, OH	<span>University of Virginia (B.S., Commerce, Accounting and Finance, 1985)</span>	Male			Caucasian	Catholic
Walker, Wendell S.	52nd	812	R	P.O. Box 3331 Lynchburg, VA 24503	(434) 515-2264	(804) 698-1052	DelWWalker@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	33		County of Campbell (part); City of Lynchburg	2020	74	Macon, GA	Liberty University (Pastoral Ministry, 1984)	Male		Retired	Caucasian	Baptist
Runion, Chris	35th	708	R	P.O. Box 202 Bridgewater, VA 22812	(540) 255-0504	(804) 698-1035	DelCRunion@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	35		Counties of Augusta (part), Bath, Highland, and Rockingham (part)	2020	68	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., Accounting, 1980)<br />James Madison University (M.B.A., 1984)	Male		President/CEO (Eddie Edwards Signs, Inc.)	Caucasian	Methodist
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
Davis, Will P.	39th	717	R	P.O. Box 829 Rocky Mount, VA 24151	(540) 963-5221	(804) 698-1039	DelWDavis@house.virginia.gov	General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219	64		Counties of Franklin and Roanoke (part)	January 10, 2024	55	Roanoke, Virginia	Franklin County High School (1989); Bridgewater College (B.A. in Economics, 1993); Regent University (JD)	Male		Attorney	Caucasian

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