Robert J. Wittman

Robert J. Wittman REPRepublican

United States Representative, VA-1

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Robert J. WittmanREPRepublican United States Representative, VA-1
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VAResidence (state)

Robert Joseph Wittman (born February 3, 1959) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. The district contains portions of the Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads area, as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Virginia Commonwealth University
PhD Public Policy and Administration
1992
University of North Carolina
MPH Health Policy and Administration
1989
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
BS Biology
1981
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Virginia
2007 - Current
Delegate
Virginia State House of Delegates
2006 - 2007
Chair
Board of Supervisors, Westmoreland County
2003 - 2005
Member
Board of Supervisors, Westmoreland County
1996 - 2005
Mayor
Town Council, Montross, Virginia
1992 - 1996
Member
Town Council, Montross, Virginia
1986 - 1996
Former Employee
Leedstown Tomato Cannery
Former Field Director
Division of Shellfish Sanitation, Virginia Health Department
Other Experience1 - 23 of 23
Member
Republican Study Committee
Current
Officer
Northern Neck Christian Men's Group
2003
Member
Montross Revitalization Committee
1989 - 1996
Co-Chair
Westmoreland County Revitalization Committee
1994
Assistant Scoutmaster
Troop 252, Boy Scouts of America
1985 - 1989
Program Chair
Boy Scouts of America, Northern Neck
1985 - 1987
Member
Montross Jaycees
1983 - 1986
Chair
Montross-Westmoreland Sewer Authority
Member
Saint James Episcopal Church
Member
Bank of Lancaster
Member
Montross Fall and Spring Festival
Member
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
Former Chair
Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy
Member
Rappahannock River Basin Commission
Member
Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy
Member
Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Member
Pi Alpha Alpha
Member
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Co-Chair
House Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Readiness, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
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