Barry D. Knight

Barry D. Knight REPRepublican

Delegate, District 98

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Barry D. KnightREPRepublican Delegate, District 98
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Barry D. Knight (born September 26, 1954, in Princess Anne County, Virginia) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in a special election on January 6, 2009. He currently represents the 98th district, made up of parts of the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Kempsville High School
Graduated
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Delegate
Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
2024 - Current
Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates
2009 - 2024
Owner
Barry D. Knight Farms
Current
Other Experience1 - 34 of 34
Board Member
Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District
Current
Board Member
Military Aviation Museum
Current
Chair
Grounds Committee, Oak Grove Baptist Church
Current
Member
Back Bay/Pungo Civic League
Current
Member
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) Fund Advisory Commission, Virginia
Current
Member
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Current
Vice President
Virginia Beach Farm Bureau
Current
Member
Virginia Pork Industry Board
1995 - Current
President
Tidewater Pork Producers
1984 - 1990
Former Chair
Southern States Cooperative-Chesapeake Association
Former Chair
Virginia Beach Planning Commission
Former Secretary
Creeds Ruritans
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on General Laws #3, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Rules #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Studies, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Government and Capital Outlay, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Laws #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Joint Rules, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Commission of State Water, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Virginia Preschool Initiative, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Standards of Conduct, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Board of Trustees for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Commission on Transportation Accountability, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Commission on Virginia Housing, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Transportation #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Laws #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
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