Janet Howell

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Janet Howell
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 8, 1992 – January 10, 2024
Preceded byClive DuVal II
Succeeded byJennifer Boysko (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1944-05-07) May 7, 1944 (age 82)
Washington, D.C.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseAlfred Hunt Howell (1966-present)
ResidenceFairfax County, Virginia
Alma materOberlin College (B.A., 1966)
University of Pennsylvania, (M.A., 1968)
CommitteesFinance and Appropriations (Chair)
Education and Health
Local Government
Privileges and Elections
Rules
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Janet Denison Howell (born May 7, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1991, where she represented the 32nd district in Fairfax County and portions of Arlington County until 2024.[6][1][7]

Biography

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She was born to Edward Fulton and Elsie (Lightbown) Denison. Her father was a prominent economist at the U. S. Department of Commerce and the Brookings Institution, and fellow Oberlin alumnus.[8]

Howell taught in the Philadelphia school district, 1968–1969, and was a legislative assistant in the Virginia State Senate from 1989 to 1991.

The Reston Times named her Restonian of the year in 1984. In 1991 the Virginia Association of Social Workers honored her as Virginian of the year. She was named Senator of the Year (Fraternal Order of Police, 1998), Citizen of Yr. (ARC, 1998). She was Chairman of the Fairfax County, Virginia Social Services Board, 1979–82, State Bd. Social Svcs., Va., 1986–91, Reston (Va.) Transp. Com., 1986–91; pres. Reston Community Assn., 1982–85, Citizen of Yr., 1990.[2]

Howell reported financial assets in 2010 worth more than $US1.48 million and possibly more than $6 million.[9]

Electoral history

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Summary

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Virginia Senate, District 32: Results 1995 to 2019[10]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Third Party Party Votes Pct
1995 Janet Howell 26,470 57% Robert M. McDowell 19,738 43%
1999 Janet Howell 25,966 58% Whitney Adams 18,615 42%
2003 Janet Howell 21,252 57% David M. Hunt 16,214 43%
2007 Janet Howell 28,089 97% no candidate Write-ins 818 3%
2011 Janet Howell 26,026 60% Patrick Forrest[11][12] 17,122 40%
2015 Janet Howell 31,156 94% no candidate Write-ins 1,974 6%
2019 Janet Howell 48,546 73% Arthur Purves 17,303 26% Write-ins 127 0.19%

2011 election campaign

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Janet Howell ran for reelection in Virginia's November 8, 2011 election. The Virginia General Assembly drew new legislative districts to reflect the U.S. Census of 2010. As chairman of the Senate of Virginia's committee on privileges and elections, Mrs. Howell led the process to draw new Senate district boundaries, and she did so to preserve her party's majority and to improve her own reelection prospects within the law. If the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approves the plan, as required by the 1965 Voting Rights Act, she will acquire some reliably Democrat voting precincts and shed others that lean Republican.[13][14][15][16]

References

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Sources

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