John Bell (Virginia politician)

John Joseph Bell (born January 29, 1963) is an American politician and a retired United States Air Force officer. A Democrat, he serves in the Virginia Senate, representing the 13th district. From 2016-2020 he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th District. Both districts are located in Loudoun County and Prince William County.

John Bell
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byDick Black
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 87th district
In office
January 13, 2016 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byDavid Ramadan
Succeeded bySuhas Subramanyam
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Bell

(1963-01-29) January 29, 1963
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Margaret Bell
Children5
ResidenceSouth Riding, Virginia
Alma materRegis University
Western New England College
George Washington University
OccupationPolitician
CommitteesCommerce and Labor
General Laws and Technology
Local Government
Privileges and Elections
Website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1981–2007
RankMajor

Career

Bell served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 2007, working as a finance officer and retiring as a Major.[1][2]

From 2016–2020, Bell represented the 87th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

In August 2018, Bell announced he would run in 2019 for Virginia State Senate District 13, then represented by Republican Dick Black.[3] Bell's announcement came with endorsements from 14 elected Democrats in Virginia, including state Attorney General Mark Herring, House of Delegates Minority Leader David Toscano, and state senator Jennifer Wexton, who was subsequently elected to U.S. Congress.[3]

Bell won the election in November 2019, defeating Republican Loudoun County supervisor Geary Higgins in the general election.[4]

Personal life

Bell is married to wife Margaret, who is a local realtor.[5] They have five children and three grandchildren.[3]

gollark: You've doomed us all. It's too late.
gollark: I should really restart my GPT-chatbot project thing from ages ago.
gollark: I mean, you can, but it would be wrong, making you a wrong person.
gollark: You can't really accuse someone of being an AI because of poor grammar.
gollark: Language models can generally manage basically-perfect grammar/syntax nowadays, but just fail at maintaining meaning.

References
  1. "Delegate John J. Bell". Virginia General Assembly. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "MEET THE CANDIDATE: John Bell, Democrat for House of Delegates, 87th District". Ashburn Rising. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Herring endorses Del. John Bell's state Senate candidacy". Loudoun Times. August 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. Valerio, Mike (November 6, 2019). "Democrat John Bell wins Virginia Senate race in Loudoun, Prince William counties". WUSA. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. Greene, Renss (2018-08-27). "Del. Bell Joins Race to Unseat Black in Senate". Loudoun Now. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.